After a College Applicant Hits ‘Send’

Regardless of outcome, the application process itself forces the kind of growth parents dream of. Making decisions is hard. Imagine a heap of flea market jewelry where each piece is tangled in some way around another. SAT or ACT? When to take it and how many times? City school or the rolling hills of some rural outpost? Greek, Greek-lite or anti-Greek? Early action or early decision? Our kids decide. Ahh. But then a cool older cousin or trusted teacher points out a new wrinkle and they undecide. Read More