<p>hahaha…I was just out running an errand and saw a bunch of guys (young) in shorts…now my memory will be indelibly etched with visions of your boys (even though I don’t know what they look like!!) in shorts during the winter…</p>
<p>but boots and shorts? ew…you must take a pic and send it to me…</p>
<p>MHC48 - congrats on Oneonta. I think we have really made the point on this thread as to the value of rolling and EA schools. So much better to be heading into winter break with at least one acceptance in hand. I cannot believe there are still kids who insist on doing only RDs and waiting til March/April for any results. </p>
<p>And the shorts thing is bad enough in MD - cannot believe boys would be wearing shorts year round in Michigan!</p>
<p>Rodney - if we get snow like last year I’m sure the shorts/boots combo will return. That’s how S2 would walk the dog.</p>
<p>Congratulations on the acceptances! Hopkins - woo hoo! (It’s on my list for S to look at). Penn State!!! Great!!! (I may take S there too for comparison - good integrated business/engineering program – plus, I’d love to see the school). So happy for all of you!!</p>
<p>From snowy Newark, DE, where I am spending quality time with D before we head home in the am…</p>
<p>About shorts, NH students wear them in winter as well! While running an early morning errand at Keene State College a few days ago, I saw a student in shorts rushing over a snow covered path (light dusting of snow) - carrying his hockey gear - to join the rest of the hockey team on the bus. I figured his pants must have been left behind in dirty laundry. Maybe not.</p>
<p>Thinking about Indiana, it is very upsetting to think that someone who was in charge of administering an honors scholarship appears to be virulently anti-semitic. You really do have to wonder what impact this may have had on the program.</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to Northeastern yesterday with a nice merit scholarship, but her heart belongs to BU.</p>
<p>I couldn’t agree more about the advantage of starting early and applying to rolling, EA and ED schools. My daughter had her heart set on BU, but I wanted her to have other options if it didn’t work out. They have to do the applications eventually, so it’s much better to get in gear early and send them in.</p>
<p>MCH48 - “Mazel Tov” on Oneota.</p>
<p>Linymom - Penn State is beautiful and has a great college town. We were pleasantly surprised at how lovely the campus is and students seem to really love it there.
I remember reading somewhere in this thread or it may have been somewhere else, is it worth going to another state school when your own flagship school is good…
We live in Maryland and it’s very competitive to get into UMD/CP instate. It’s not a sure thing for a B student. S1 has applied there but is not sure he wants to go to MD for several reasons - it’s too close to home, too many of his h.s. peers go there, and he hates the town of College Park. I made him apply there because he may change his mind at the last minute and want to stay closer to home! They do have a great engineering program from what I hear - I’m keeping Penn State on the list for S2. Penn State was recently voted by Wall Street Journal as a top school where recruiters go to.</p>
<p>Congrats to Mom Jr on Northeastern! I hear their co-op program if fabulous!</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptances, Momjr and mhc48 </p>
<p>UIUC comes out today at 5…hoping for 3/3. If not…it’s still all good.</p>
<p>My S2 is going to be so happy that all of the college talk will subside now that our acceptance pd is ending. He’s definitely feeling the pressure, and I don’t want to do that to him now.</p>
<p>Talk about pressure! Today S finds out if he got into Michigan, D finds out if she got into local medical school. To top it off they are both in the middle of finals, and finally S is going to debate in the state regional competition on Saturday (what idiot scheduled that during finals???), which determines if his high school goes on to compete at State! You can cut the tension with a machete.</p>
<p>1st acceptance in! Green Mountain College! A safety that he’s rather blase about as well, but hey…he’s going somewhere!!! They also recommended a scholarship as part of his package so every bit will help…1 down…8 more to go…OY…</p>
<p>Congrats Rakenjake
Good luck MoltoBene…lots going on</p>
<p>MoltoBene, here’s hoping for the tension to be cut instead with a laser scalpel…manufactured in Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>MHC: LOL that was perfect. </p>
<p>S just texted me that he got into Wisconsin and has been recommended for a scholarship, so that might alleviate the tension somewhat.</p>
<p>Boychild was accepted to Ithaca and with a small scholarship. It’s not one of his top choices but as MoltoBene said will alleviate a bit of of the tension. </p>
<p>So, I down 8 to go. :)</p>
<p>wow, and I just missed 12 hours or so…congrats to all!!! </p>
<p>thankfully notifications have stopped here; withdrawal letters must have reached their destination (finally); we were kinda uncomfortable getting decisions…</p>
<p>like many of us on this thread, our children attended summer camps: the admissions results from camp kids have been shockingly positive; all of my d’s friends have been accepted to their ED schools…and these are not “shlocky” schools; top 20 and Ivies all of them…getting her a little depressed; but just a little…she is at her dream school!!</p>
<p>emilybee: Ithaca was towards the top of my daughter’s list; she really liked the size, etc (except for the cold!!)…congrats on the scholarship!!</p>
<p>molto: There are kids at UMich that wish they would have chosen UWisconsin…especially liberal arts majors…!</p>
<p>mhc: I hear ya; I have a feeling good news will be coming down your daughter’s way very soon that will make her a little more excited…</p>
<p>Thanks Rodney!</p>
<p>You can add boychild to the summer camp list. From the age of 6. He was an 8 yr camper.:)</p>
<p>Congrats, emilybee! I’m so glad you have one in the bag. It’s a nice feeling.</p>
<p>I thought Ithaca was great when we visited, emilybee. And at the time, so did my D, but eventually, to my surprise and chagrin, she decided it was too arty for her and didn’t send in an application. After all my talk about “fit” there was not much I could say.</p>
<p>But I still think even the non-top choice acceptances buoy them up. It’s still validation.</p>
<p>Turning out to be a good week, D just called to say she got into New Paltz. It had been one of her two early favorites, now eclipsed by a few others, but this and CofC made her genuinely happy.</p>
<p>Now I’m trying very hard to keep up the good luck by keeping out the Mommas & Poppas lyrics from my head.</p>
<p>So many acceptances! I think I have lost track a bit but congratulations to everyone. Really great results.</p>
<p>Changing topics a bit - I have a question for parents - how would you react - how would you feel - if someone said “Jesus loves you” to your child or wrote a similar sentiment on their whiteboard at college. (Not my son - an acquaintance at a southern university). How offensive is this to you? Would you suggest they just shrug it off or would this be highly offensive? Is this a born again Christian version of “Have a great day” ? I’m honestly not sure how to take this and am curious how others feel.</p>