College Application Reality Check
Are you overwhelmed by—and possibly in despair over—the college application process? In response to a number of requests to talk about supporting kids (and not losing your mind) through college applications, Christine shares eight reality checks to approach and work through the college application process in a way that is true to you and your kid, and will hopefully help avoid unnecessary anxiety.
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Resources mentioned in this episode
- Minimalist Parenting
- Episode 242: College Application First Steps (Asha’s solo episode)
- Episode 121: Choosing the Right College (with Lisa Heffernan of Grown & Flown)
- Episode 81: Reducing High School and College Stress (with Gabrielle Blair)
- Grown & Flown college admissions resource group
- College rejection season doesn’t have to hurt this much. We need to rethink the college admissions rat race. (Christine’s piece in the Boston Globe)
- Allison Slater Tate of Dunbar Consultants
- Early vs. regular decision acceptance rate comparison data by Jennie Kent and Jeff Levy
- College merit aid data by Jennie Kent and Jeff Levy
- Stephanie Meade of Collegiate Edge
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