razed Parents and College Admission

Crazed Parents and College Admission April 8, 2012 Parents naturally worry during the college admissions process. Its normal. But try to avoid saying ridiculous things youll later regret during this stressful time. Theres a blog thats getting some press called The Neurotic Parent by J.D. Rothman. Weve written about Ms. Rothmans amusing blog on the highly selective college admissions process before. This country need more parents like her who are able to not only recognize the craziness and ridiculousness of some parents going through the college admissions process with their children but are able to write about it in a humorous way that so many others can relate to. Ms. Rothman writes about comments she overhears from parents (or sometimes theyre comments said directly to her) that are so outlandish. Heres an example: From our daughters school, you need to play golf or water polo to get into Stanford. Really? You certainly dont need to golf or play water polo to get into Stanford no matter what high school you go to. Its possible that the water polo coach recruits annually from your childs high school but to say that you need to play one of those two sports to get in should make Anderson Coopers RidicuList. Heres another comment reported by Ms. Rothman: Harvard was a big diss because shes not only a legacy, but someone who could absolutely do the work. Wow. We dont have to add any additional commentary to that! And one more: In a four-hour period last Thursday she was shut out by four Ivies, as well as Williams and Tufts. Yikes! Even worse that everyone is talking about it! But thats life, unfortunately. Bottom line: Dont be one of these crazy parents. Dont be the parent who obsesses openly to anyone who will listen about your daughters chances of getting into Princeton. Its normal to worry about this. Its normal to talk to your spouse about this. But theres no reason to have to talk about it at the grocery store so all can overhear it. Theres no reason to gossip about every other childs admissions results. Just worry about your own kid.