<p>I would be crying and begging to forgo that ridiculous 4miles rule.
are there loads of students in the same situation that school could not possibly accomodate? or is your D1 the only student who got allergy that happened to lives 4 miles too far?
I can not see why in the world they could not bend the rule.
Why do they want to keep students in the dorm? for workload, safety, profit, what?
If for workload and safety, you should be able to promise and be sure to provide what your kid need far as I know about you. You aren’ just gonna kick out adult kid, never.
If for the profit, too bad.</p>
<p>I know it is not going to help in anyway but
when we are living in, ahem, living quarter on wheels (OK trailers) for our theater (OK, it was something else but let’s not get into details) job, our house trailer was parked in the ground two blocks too far from the catchment of the most coveted NYC public elementary school.
All my mommy friends urged us to pull our house trailer two blocks up so we will be in the catchment for time being; kindergarten app
The school district did bent, without us pulling our house up. You can move mountain if you are polite, humble, honest and needy in good way.
I suspect your family is not needy enough, but you are so polite and nice, fair and honest.
They just had to bend.
or
do you have a little camper that you can park 4miles up the road?</p>
<p>Thank you bears, polite and nice will probably be the way to go, with a good dose of worry about D’s health.</p>
<p>ugh now Im worrying. Be the world’s squeakiest wheel!!!</p>
<p>I’m with Bears . . . go figure a New Yorker and an ex-New Yorker advising you to push and push hard. I’d have a real serious talk with your allergy doc, make sure he’s going to push the issue enough, get the name and number of the actual person who makes the decisions, have the doctor call and then you do a follow-up call to that same person AND the dean of students where you sweetly but emphatically make it clear that while your daughter loves loves loves the school as a parent you aren’t sure she will be able to stay unless she can live in a healthier environment as asthma related problems (as they should well know) can be a very serious matter. Could they not waive that extra 4 miles in a case like this?</p>
<p>If it were any other type of school that might do it. This being nursing school which is probably one of the few fields that aren’t crunched and looking for tuition payers since nurses can actually find jobs when they graduate you should push it this hard. Jeez, of all the people who should be taking health issues seriously you’d think a nursing school would. However in their defense as a student who really pushed the envelope to live off-campus back in the days when girls were actually required to live in dorms (with hours) until graduation, I can understand their wanting to speak to the doc. Maybe they really want people to stay in the dorms for financial reasons but boy I’d just come right back at them. Be really really nice but really really firm.</p>
<p>Forgive me, but I’m missing something here. D1 isn’t really going to commute 60 (64) miles, right?</p>
<p>I think allergies will fall under the disabilities act… her allergies interfere with normal ‘life’ activity, right? I think that’s the qualifier for celiac disease–eating is a part of normal life activity. Is there a student disability office you could use to help make the case that she needs out of the dorms? Did you try the disability office with the doctor’s form letter or just the housing office? A more personal letter from the doctor would be better, but I might try to pursue the disability office route. I know at MICA that we were planning to use the disability office to secure on-campus housing for D1 during upper class years when they’re short on housing. It looks like maybe that’s a non-issue for us now – but maybe the disability office at Shepherd can help.</p>
<p>Gmom, shhhhh
they can hear you!!</p>
<p>ahem
be honest, sincere, look in the collarbones when you speak!!</p>
<p>NO NO BEARS
not between the collarbones, that’s for Japan
ya gotta look 'em in the eyes while moving your
hand around in your pocket as if there might be
a weapon in there…that’s the 'merican way</p>
<p>Sorry couldn’t help myself
but actually Bears I’m a bit serious, just a teeny bit.
Unlike the Japanese who notice a slight and subtle
tone or body language hint of respect and appreciate it
here they might interpret it as “wimpy” or a sign of weakness
and take advantage.</p>
<p>no no I got that from some American how to book. center of the tie or collarbones, so you don’t appear too eager or combative, but confident and be on equal foot ground, whatnot.
Japanese look at their toes or don’t look at anything because they’d keep bowing forever.</p>
<p>Well maybe the center of the collarbone is where they look in the more civilized East, as you can see I’m originally from the Wild West!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice everyone. I’ve drafted a very courteous letter that only mentions her health problems and the side effects of the medications she needs to take now (for Advair, you are at increased risk of infection and should stay away from sick people. Great for a nursing student!). </p>
<p>We’ll save the 64 mile distance and the likelihood of her applying to other upper level nursing programs for later. If we end up meeting someone in person, I will let you all know about their collarbones!</p>
<p>awwww
English patient.
collarbones
nurse.</p>
<p>^sorry I’m not connected very good.
I thought the Oscar winning movie ruined the book and only remembering the thumb chopping part and the spy talking about his lover’s collarbones.</p>
<p>save the launch! bump
I will save cooper after MoMA German Impressionist or something.
what? who cares who read them.</p>
<p>Bears:
Is there a nice Bakery place, I can call to have them deliver a birthday cake?</p>
<p>for you, my dear,
I would personally purchase, spell icing out icing name, deliver in my (pick one) clown/bear/monster costume to Cooper doom with bunch of balloons.
just PM me how big ( how many kids) what (chocolate, strawberry, buttercream, no cream, etc) and when, we can talk.</p>
<p>Bears, you are so sweet1</p>
<p>Darn Bears! When you brought the cupcakes to Penn station I didn’t know that you would have done it as a bear or some other character! Next time, OK? It is so grim and grey in the NE this week so Little blue will need a very colorful cake to mark the day! My d is going with girlscouts this weekend; they go on the chinatown bus tonight. I declined although I had a great visit two weeks ago. I have so much work to do. What is the address of the cupcake place Bears? I am printing out some highlights for them to visit. I have noted Eataly for the other mom’s…not to be missed even if only to have a drink and watch the foodies having fun.</p>
<p>fammom
now that you spilled beans, THAT was my bear suit, in case you haven’t noticed.
cupcakes here, listed all.
[New</a> York : Magnolia Bakery](<a href=“http://www.magnoliabakery.com/find_us_new_york.php]New”>http://www.magnoliabakery.com/find_us_new_york.php)
click the location and you see hours and addresses. all open late.
the most convenient one would be in downstairs of the Grand Central terminal, in the food court. That’s where yours came from. just a small kiosk but all the basics, service is quick.
the one Carrie and what her name ate in front on the TV show was the original shop in Greenwich village, on Bleecker street, usually mobbed by tourists.
[YouTube</a> - Carrie and Miranda from SATC eat Magnolia Bakery cupcakes!](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)
or
maybe girls would visit Rockefeller ctr? then there is another shop on 6Ave.
the sex-city success-get rich quick expansion story!!</p>
<p>Just FYI - Mica ran out of housing during the recent housing lottery. D has decided to live out of the dorms anyway, but there are unwilling students who will be joining her in looking for apartments!</p>
<p>I wonder if that means there won’t be any housing for transfer students either :/.</p>