To parents who are:
Talking excessively about getting your kids into “good colleges”
Paying for the expensive test preparation
Filling out your student’s applications or writing his essays
Turning the process into a status competition
Communicating with colleges for your student
Mixing up your pronouns and saying things like, “We are applying to…”
Picking activities for your student
Arguing with teachers who don’t give your student an “A”
Making everything about college admissions
Acting like an acceptance from a prestigious school is the only acceptable outcome
Remember your own advice you’ve likely given to your kids: Just because your friends do it doesn’t mean that you should, too.