<p>My mom cried when I found out that I got accepted to my top choice school, not because she was happy, but because she didn't want me to go. She has a severe case of empty nest syndrome, but she's gradually coming to terms with it, I think.</p>
<p>umm yeah my parents are really involved except my mom helps me edit my essays for grammar etc. i wouldn't say that she pushes about deadlines (mainly because she doesn't keep track of them), but she is really interested in me going to a good school... hopefully i will succeed in that. </p>
<p>I overheard this guy at my school saying that his mom was filling out all the forms for him... like not the essays (i know people do that, too...) but all the tedious other stuff. i think that is so stupid, fillling out the forms is the easiest part!</p>
<p>my parents /were/are always there, but they've never touched upon my academics or extracurriculars. they've always stood by the sidelines to cheer me on. i've always been through it myself. they never nagged me over my grades, tests, sats, or anything else. my parents never bothered with teacher conferences or my sports events. i always thought they never really cared and REALLY envied some of my parents who were VERY involved. their parents would be at every sports events to talk and get to know the coaches, or solve out problems with teachers, or sit by them to help them on their homeworks or college essays. but they've always been there to simply listen and support me and in the end i think it has had such a positive affect on me, even as i write my college apps. sure, i whine and complain to my parents, but i think they've helped me find my academic independence through my own self. i'm very thankful towards them. and they're very supportive of whereever i want to go :)</p>
<p>my parents are like..."so which unis are you applying to again?"</p>
<p>My parents didn't do a thing</p>
<p>They signed some blank checks, and wrote down their credit card number on a piece of paper for me to use online.</p>
<p>I gave them financial aid forms, which they will complete by the 15th of Jan.</p>
<p>Given that my father does not know the difference between any of the colleges I'm applying to (He does not know what Harvard or UC-Riverside are.. so it doesnt really matter).... he wants me to go to college since I'll be the first in my family to do so.. but he really does not know much of anything about college (besides he doesn't speak english and has no formal education)... he doesnt really know how the admission process works either nor he cares (AP/IB, GPA, SATs are all just a bunch of letters without meaning to him)... he doesnt even know that I'm applying at this moment. All he knows is that I can be successful if I go to college.</p>
<p>In a way this is good and bad... good in that I'm not pressured to get into any specific college... but then it's bad since the only reason I've done well is because I've always wanted to do well in school since I originally thought high-school would be the highest level of education I would be able to afford (I'm so glad fin-aid exist).</p>
<p>Heh, maybe I should have written one of my essays on all this..</p>
<p>hmm.. originally, my parents really really really wanted me to go to upenn.. we live really close, and my dad works there, so big money, prestigious school, woo-hoo... i listened to them for quite a while, until last summer, actually. then i decided to change my mind, apply to stanford, and apply RD to penn (which is roughly equivalent to me not getting in). my mom especially was very against it, and we talked a lot about it. but in the end, she grumbled a lot and let me do what i wanted..</p>
<p>as for the actual college process.. i highly value my dad's imput for essays because he actually gives relevant comments. my parents pay all the fees, and fill out finaid forms.. they inquire into how my process is going, but that's more for conversation's sake than because they're interested. </p>
<p>one thing my mom's really anal about is scholarships, tho.. she made me start looking waaaay before any were due, like in june, or something. she wants me to apply to every one im elligible for, no matter how unlikely. she just keeps nagging me.. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>but otherwise it's ok</p>
<p>CC is probably biased since high school students who are posting here are a group already involved in applying to colleges by themselves.</p>