You have a child attending college soon? Then get to know those acronyms! But wait — there’s more, so much more!  You will be editing an endless stream of essays! You will be there to console your child if he or she is rejected from a “dream” school! And you may even have to deal with the dreaded, inscrutable…waitlist!

And here’s the best part: This journey will likely cost you tens of thousands of dollars!

We’re at the end in our household — well, the end of choosing a college, anyway. It’s down to three schools. But let’s go back to the beginning and start tackling those acronyms.

Source: Dailykos
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