<p>October- I may be one of the parents you are asking about micromanaging the college process, as I pointed to myself up thread. I was heavily involved in the college process. Helping my child research scholarships, schools, setting up visits, etc. However I would not call it micromanaging her. She wrote all the essays for the scholarships, the interviews were all done by her and the grades and tests scores were earned by her.</p>
<p>I was there to pave the way to college choices. Her numbers and writing skills could land her at a great number of schools but we could not afford 50-60 a year. So helping uncover choices was something I took on. In my mind that was what I could contribute to the process.</p>
<p>She is half way through college, and just as in high school, she is very organized, involved in clubs, on the Dean’s list each semester and has a social life. She is 3K miles away from home and doing well. </p>
<p>In short I guess I am really saying, I helped manage the process but I did not have to manage her. :)</p>