Help with an overbearing parent

college_query
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:04:42 +0000

Different students have different application strategies depending on their situation - here’s our story:

our daughter applied to 13 schools, a couple were safeties, the rest were reaches.

Our strategy: due to our low EFC, have her apply to tippy-top schools that meet full financial need. We were aware that it would be difficult for her to get in.

We used fee waivers for the applications (we qualified based on our income).

My husband’s mantra: you only need to get into 1

She picked the reach schools based on her research - she wanted certain majors, certain size, size of city, etc. She felt she could be happy at a number of schools.

The result: besides the safeties, she got into one reach.

Now, that’s just our story, but it’s entirely possible your dad has a similar strategy. Or a completely different strategy.