No. My D20 maintained control of her own portals. For us, it’s a good thing. We are very close - she’s my only kid left at home and we spend an inordinate amount of time together. It was a big deal for her to say “I’d like to do the portals myself” and a good way for her to spread her wings a little bit. She’s extremely reliable and responsible (honestly, probably more than her ADD addled mom) and I have no worries that she might miss something important or neglect to tell me something.
The kid who did not give me access is male. Of the variety that would realize there was old food in a knapsack only because someone else spotted a trail of ants marching in and out.
Some of the hands off crowd did not have girls. So there goes that hypothesis!
Good for your son and the the other “hands off crowd” who have sons. My statement wasn’t a hypothesis. I said MIGHT !! So there goes THAT !! My statement that girls ARE more organized still stands. I’ve been around enough of both to know and in my experience, which is what we’re sharing, our own experiences, that’s how it is.
Short answer, no access to both the application portal and college portal but you have to do what is right for your family. The expectation my husband and I have is, if you want to go to the college of your choice, it is YOUR responsibility to follow through on what is needed, as well as tell us what you need from us. I was blessed that both of my kids did what was needed to get into their chosen schools.
Not if you have their log in info. I log into my kids’ portals and hit the “pay bill” button.
I did not have access to anything during the application process at all. Not the Common App, not to any portals once the application was submitted.
While in college, I only had access to a portal for seeing and paying bills. I can’t recall if this required “permission” from ds via FERPA or not. I just can’t remember. That log-in/portal for bill paying was completely separate from his student log-in.
We asked that he simply tell us his end of quarter grades. I did not require that he log into his student portal to show me those grades - I trusted what he said.
I am another one who did not have access to anything during the college application process. My child wanted to have ownership of the process and manage it alone, and I respected that. That included communication with coaches as well, as that kid is a recruited college athlete.
We had no access to portals. School for D1 and D2 both had separate financial portals for parents so I had no access to the student portal. I have in my head that one of the schools explicitly stated that it was a violation of the IT policy for a student to share their log-in with a parent
All of my kids’ college had parental access to the bill pay portion and finaid with a separate login and PW. No visibility into final grades. We did not ask for access to their individual college grade portals, email etc such as Canvas, college intranet etc.
The OP’s question was about college application portals. I don’t think schools can find sharing college application portals an IT violation since many or most applicants are minors.
- Application phase - what do you need to know? are there actions the student needs to take? Sitting down with them and going through it without having logon is fine.
- Post deciding on a college/May 1: You want to make sure that they have done all the things they need to do…Apply for housing, get vaccines done, etc.
- Once they start…one of my kids let me have the login and the other didn’t, but as “i am paying” I did ask to see grades each semester.
It depends upon individual kid, guide and advise them but don’t takeover their application process.
No, I never had access for my son and won’t ask for my daughter. Both attend/will attend schools that have a guest-pay portal where I can see what’s been paid and what’s outstanding, and make a payment if needed. They were/are pretty prepared to take on their own responsibilities, and they know to not be embarrassed to ask for help with whatever payment or decision they are/will be facing. I will say we concentrated on transitioning decisions to them during their senior year, serving as a sounding board and backup assistance - how to save or spend job money, whether they were planning ahead for schoolwork or their own scheduling, etc. It’s worked really well for our son, and I expect our daughter will be fine, as well.