<p>Dadwoclue,</p>
<p>It occurred to me that unless you explicitly stated so in your parent essays, you may also want to somehow let the schools know that you support your son’s application. While his independence is certainly a quality schools look for, they also want to know that the parents are committed as well. Sometimes, kids apply without their parents’ blessing or support. You don’t want the schools to get the wrong idea. </p>
<p>By the way, your son sounds like I was in high school. I remember my mother asking where I was when I came home from taking the SAT. She thought I had been sleeping over at a friend’s house and was more than a little upset. I had decided that I had had enough of high school and was ready for college. A few months later, I told her where I was enrolling and not to worry, I had secured a scholarship. Hopefully, your son does a better job of keeping you in the loop than I did my mother! She did a lot of head scratching when I was a teen. Be proud that you have raised a smart kid who knows how to take control of his own future. He will do well regardless of the outcome on March 10.</p>