Don't Let Your Daughter's College Application Process Stress You Out

The college application and selection process can be a stressful one. But as hard as it can be on teenagers, it's often harder on parents.

Like our parents and grandparents before us, says [Karen] Stabiner, we are all looking for a way to give our kids more than we had - even though our youth was spent reaping the benefits of a thriving economy and a cultural and sexual revolution that may never happen again.

The world was our oyster, she says, and we’re desperate to believe that we can make it happen again for our children. - Source: ContraCosta (CA) Times

College is seen as the bridge to that bright future, making parents feel increasingly anxious as they worry that their kids will have to "settle" – though it's not always clear what that means. Ironically, most kids don't stress too much about college – until their parents get involved.