<p>Aside from providing emotional support what else do parents do in the admissions process? What are some important and useful things parents can do to help their son or daughter get accepted? This is coming from a student who had little to no support first time around (freshman application), but is looking to get accepted second time around (as a transfer applicant).</p>
<p>You can probably be your own coach to some extent, especially if your parents don't feel comfortable doing it.</p>
<p>-keep track of deadlines
-choose schools carefully, have a range of selectivity
-get early start on essays
-do well in your current school, be a do-er there
-know why the school you want fits you better than the one you are leaving</p>
<p>Parents are needed when it comes to FAFSA, etc for financial aid.</p>
<p>Good advice. I guess it's all about pacing yourself and doing your best.</p>
<p>Hmmm. I'd be very impressed with any HS students who could "do it all" themselves. Isn't CC populated with tremendously accomplished individuals who don't have all the answers?</p>
<p>Parents can help their student keep a calendar of deadlines, a grid of what needs to be sent where, a checklist of which schools have recieved what materials. Also, proofread essays, review applications, and then give their credit card # for all the app. fees :)</p>
<p>Parents should be very familiar with financial aid requirements and deadlines. They will need to prepare their taxes as early as possible.</p>
<p>This also means parents should know how much they can afford for college, and give their child those parameters.</p>
<p>I was anal about doing it all myself and I'm glad I did. I updated my parents on what schools I was considering and one of them always accompanied me on college visits, but that was merely because we were on a trip together. It's liberating to do it yourself.</p>
<p>hmmm, my parents didn't do anything except fork over the money for app fees. i did everything else myself. including the FAFSA...</p>
<p>I'm greatly indebted to my mom for researching schools and helping me refine my "list." Since she knows me so well, she was able to recommend schools that she thought would be good fits. She also filled out a lot of the financial aid material, since I honestly don't think her financial information is my business. However, I kept track of all the application materials and deadlines myself, since I'm more organized than she is.</p>
<p>My D did it all herself. Other than writing the checks, I did nothing but listen. I did help on FAFSA and Profile.</p>
<p>Since I'm gonna be the first person in my immediate family to go to college, my parents couldn't really help me out much in terms of the actual application process and all the essays and looking up the schools. </p>
<p>My mom pretty much constantly told me to get my applications done soon, but I just kind of left it, and then started doing them in mid-October. Pretty easy, even writing the essays was pretty easy, got 2 essays looked at by an English teacher at school, fixed them up a little, and did that. </p>
<p>Needed help with the FAFSA seeing as I don't know the exact amount my parents exactly make and all that complicated stuff. </p>
<p>Didn't visit any schools, probably not the smartest thing in the world, but oh well. I'm a believer that you can't know for sure if it's the best college if you were just there for a day or two. It takes time to really feel secure or insecure about your choice. </p>
<p>Probably the most annoying thing was hearing my mom ask me about it almost everyday.</p>