My youngest in the clan is a senior in high school and so we
have been college shopping for the last few months. We did a massive tour
earlier in the spring ’12 along the east coast up to Massachusetts
and into New York.
It is really fun doing the tours because each time has been vastly different
that the time before. And, it helps that she really knows when to say STOP when
I become too opinionated. The one thing I have learned through lots of trial
and error is that things do work out and they will go off to college and end up
just fine. But it’s in those days where you see them pining away for the Ivy
league dream that you have to wonder, is it really worth all of the worry? When
I was applying to college back in the 70s, it was a fairly simple process.
Study, take SAT once maybe
twice then apply to three schools and go. Done. Well not so simple anymore but
I have to say that my kids have all been happy with their college choices and
that’s what counts in the end.
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