At one of our weekly team meetings, we were discussing how difficult it is to be a parent going through the college process. I had done a Personal Needs Assessment with Abby’s son, which we recorded for training purposes. Abby recognized after watching that video how much she had been interjecting on behalf of her son as we were going through the questions. After watching that meeting, she realized that the best way she could support her son was by pulling back from the process, letting him find his own way. Perhaps some of his answers to important questions on school size, location, and academic environment may have been different with less parental participation.
I had a similar epiphany when working with my own kids on how my behavior was hindering, not helping the process. Here are some tips for how to have a fun, friction-free college application process:
