Good luck with another recruitment Scrapcat! After experiencing all the emotions of recruitment two weeks ago, I am glad I only have one daughter!
My reasons for joining GC are very similar to yours.
I joined while my daughter was a senior in high school because she didn't know which University in Alabama she was going to go to, but she knew she wanted to rush and I knew nothing about the process, except it was extremely competitive at both of her schools of interest.
The advice on here was great. I followed both the Alabama and Auburn threads last year and read some previous years and realized that every year there are many good endings but sometimes things don't work out as a mom would like.
I was able to ask questions to some experts on the topic and get really good, quick answers.
Obviously, I didn't plan on staying on at the time I made my screenname,
, but I did get hooked. Lots of fun stuff here at GC.