Comments on: Getting Kids Into College: A Sisyphean Challenge

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By: Alistair

Alistair — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:21:12 +0000

Hey, thanks for all the thoughtful comments. I feel thoroughly commiserated with. To give an update, Mirella took the SAT last Saturday and is registered to take the SAT II in December. So that’s good news. Now for my other forty or so seniors.
Hoke, I especially liked your “a college degree is a symbol of perseverance” comment. When I finished my Master’s of Ed at City College of New York, I felt like I deserved the degree just for leaping all of the bureaucratic hurdles. I had a good experience at the school, but damn, their registrar’s office was worse than the DMV.

By: J.

J. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:02:28 +0000

I wish I could help the unfortunate. But I have a senior daughter, my husband and I are both educated, he especially with three stellar degrees. And I can tell you this process is so difficult and time consuming, half the time I’m clueless too. School counselor? Not so much help.

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:50:56 +0000

I wonder if there’s some sort of Big Brother/Big Sister type program that matches volunteers who are familiar with the college application process with needy students? God knows I’ve helped plenty of kids who had so much more going for them than the girl in this story…

By: Harold Holcomb

Harold Holcomb — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:42:09 +0000

Al,
A college degree is a symbol of perseverance, not intelligence. You must set the example for your students or they will give up out of frustration. That is something they learn usually by imitation. Keep up the good work and good luck!!
Hoke

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:19 +0000

Yes, we all have to do this. We do it for our own families. First-time students do not know what to do. If we don’t then who will? The school counselors don’t seem to know.
Oh by the way, FAFSA is coming…
(and the first time you sit down with one of the parent’s tax returns to fill in the fafsa for them, you realize just how poor poor is. And how much they trust you.)

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:47:04 +0000

This is such a terrifically true post. I just recently blogged about how confusing it is for me, as a parent who went to college and has graduate degrees, to figure out the college application process. This despite the fact that my son has a very-on-top-of-it counselor at his high-performing public school. Here’s the link and I will link back to you. http://a2schoolsmuse.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-best-and-brightest-what-has-your.html

By: andrea

andrea — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:43:33 +0000

Alistair,

That is such a funny post. Too bad it isn’t fiction. Good luck to Mirella. Keep pushing.