’Tis the season … of college application self-sabotage

It’s the last week of October. Do you know where your teen’s Early Action supplemental essay is?

If you, like many other parents, are wringing your hands as you watch your high school senior hesitate, procrastinate, and renegotiate their college application intentions, you are not alone.

Most Early Action deadlines are just one week away; in California, our public university system deadlines are fast on their heels. Even with a good process, many students felt not enough pressure to complete November essays in…