<p>Runnersmom: My nephew goes to Chicago and people wonder why he had to go so far for a state school in Ill. when UMD is so good.</p>
<p>I think she’s too modest to post it here, but College4three’s son was accepted to Columbia!</p>
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<p>^you’re right. But now that the cat’s out of the bag…I can’t wipe the goofy grin off my face!!!</p>
<p>Congrats to 2flipper2. WashU is such a great school. It sounds like your “friends” need an education. </p>
<p>You guys have been hugely helpful to me and I hope that I’ve been the same to you when chiming in with suggestions. I think it really does all come down to fit and also a healthy dose of luck. It’s impossible to tell the difference between the stats of accepted kids from those who were deferred/rejected. The process is just that complicated.</p>
<p>okay, forget to add my two cents about travel: with my kids DH and I have said that they should look wherever they want, but that maybe (maybe?) they can look at the Southwest map to see what makes the most sense travel-wise. It’s not like we’re saying no to everything. Keeping the list of possibilities open to thousands(!!!) of schools seems fair to us.
If it turns out that they want to go someplace that’s harder to get to, then they have to accept that they won’t be coming home as much because we just don’t have the cash to do that.</p>
<p>Congrats on Wash U and Columbia. Both are great schools but hardly for B students (or really for most A- students either). momjr, I know what you mean about your nephew at UofC. My husband’s grandmother lamented that he was going half way across the country for a state school, when he got into Brandeis. ;)</p>
<p>Congrats College4three. Getting into Columbia ED is an amazing accomplishment. I couldn’t believe the qualifications of the students getting outright rejected.</p>
<p>Congrats to you too holliesue on your D’s acceptance to Oneonta</p>
<p>Congrats about Wash U and Columbia! I always say that if I could do college again I would attend Columbia and take their “Great Books” core curriculum class. My husband went there for law school and loved it, although he didn’t appreciate it when his 1L Contracts professor asked him if he lived on a reservation, when his hometown was listed as “Shawnee Mission.” Yeah, right, short curly-haired Jewish guy was from the reservation…Wash U has a great reputation nationally and in the midwest. My husband’s aunt went there and loved it. We have friends whose kids have thrived there and are heading to grad school. It is intense academically, but most of the kids who go there are looking for that type of atmosphere. The area around the campus is beautiful and my D said that, by far, they had the best dorms in any of the schools she visited.</p>
<p>Mazel Tov to everyone on the college acceptances. How nice to have it done and out of the way!</p>
<p>2flipper2 - Wash U. is one of my D’s reach schools, I hope you will post how it goes for your s.</p>
<p>More good news here. My daughter was accepted to BU! She chose this school out of the Fiske guide and loved it through a rainy December visit and a two week summer program. I feel that it is a great fit for her. We’re very happy. I hope everyone else waiting for ED results gets good news also.</p>
<p>Congratulations Momjr!!!</p>
<p>WE"RE IN TOO!!!</p>
<p>TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Boston, Massachusetts</p>
<p>YAY! YAY! YAY!
Percentage of admits goes down every year, now @22-24 percent admit rate.
He is SOOO happy, I’m so happy for him.</p>
<p>Congratulations to momjr and chocchipcookie! I hope that good news keeps coming for all of those still waiting!</p>
<p>D1 is also in at Tufts. Her unweighted GPA is in B territory, though her weighted GPA and test scores aren’t. It will be a very, very good shabbat.</p>
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<p>WOW!!! What amazing results - congratulations to everyone. Very impressive schools.</p>
<p>Mazel Tov on all the acceptances! So excited for everyone!</p>
<p>congrats momjr CCC and ST on your student’s acceptances!!! You are done now!!!</p>
<p>Adding my congrats to all…well done!!!</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone!</p>
<p>Zowee!!! What an amazing day. Let me see if I’ve got them all since I just logged in:</p>
<p>2Flipper2: Wash U (also one of our favs from S1’s search. The surrounding area is beautiful don’t let anyone tell you otherwise just because “St Louis” is in the name.)</p>
<p>College43: Columbia
Hollisue: Onienta
Momjr: BU
CCC and ST: Tufts</p>
<p>I hope I didn’t miss anyone, a heartfelt congratulations to all of you!</p>
<p>Texasmother: Thank you so much for summarizing your search. I think you are not far from me because Trinity was too close to home for S1 as well but also happily close enough to allow us to easily tour a small campus to get a feel for the small school vibe. I find it interesting that most of the schools you considered that were out of state were schools discussed on this thread. All of the Texas schools you mentioned are ones that I have at least fleatingly thought about. Particularly TCU and SMU. We are going to visit UT and A&M this Christmas break so that will give us the big school vibe for sure. Happily S just got his transcript today and somehow at the end of soph year he was still comfortably in the top 10%, I’m hoping he can hang on through Junior year where there is potential for a lot of shifting with the increased number of AP options. We also cast a wide net for S1 all the way from the mid atlantic East Coast to California! On distance I think it depends a lot on the kid and how and why it is important for them to go to a school far away. S1 only comes home for winter break and over the summer. We miss him but he hasn’t had any issues with staying on campus. By the way he had a similar feeling about UT. Actually, he preferred every other choice he had to it when it came down to it in the end. UT is actually S2’s dream school and he has the personality for that type of size. One potential issue is that while he may have the grades to get in he almost certainly will not have the grades for the B-school and if he somehow miraculously got into it I don’t know that he would be comfortable with the mix of students in that program. </p>
<p>For those of you who discussed what your kids did to store there things when going to a school far away, I’m wondering what kids do when they do a study abroad semester. Do they move everything home from a distant campus and then start from scatch the next semester to move it back, or do they keep it all in storage. I think its coming up next year so we are just starting to think about that.</p>
<p>I go out for a few hours and the whole world changes!</p>
<p>YAY YAY YAY!!! chocchipcookie and slitheytove: your kids are going to love Tufts. The kids I know there have the best time and are loving every minute. Especially the naked quad run!!
momjr: some of the most successful kids I know have gone through BU. Such naches!</p>
<p>I am unbelievably happy for all your kids and for you guys too. It’s going to be a great weekend.</p>
<p>Congratulations CCC and ST on Tufts. Thanks everyone for your good wishes. I really appreciate all the sharing and support I got on this thread. I’m really looking forward to sharing the journey with the rest of you.</p>