Seriously, What's Wrong With Me???

Chedva
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:14:25 +0000

I’m addicted, too - I learned a lot, and d (my only) is now happily getting ready for orientation at her new school. But here I am anyway!

I think one of the reasons that we all started out here, particularly those like the OP whose kids know where they want to go is a “control” issue (not a helicopter-type control). All their lives, we’ve had a significant degree of control over our kids and over the processes their in - their schools, their EC’s, what they eat for breakfast. The college admissions process is something that is totally out of our control - at this point, we can only influence it tangentially. We can advise, cajole, inform our kids. We can help them with forms and deadlines. But the ultimate outcome is out of our hands. Knowledge is power, and at least for me, this site helped me with the illusion that there was still something within my ability to influence.

And now, I’m here to pass on what I’ve learned to anyone who thinks it’s worthwhile.

I don’t know how long it’ll take before this obsession ends, but until it does, I’m enjoying the ride!