<p>Pennylane2011 and LuvMomN8ur - I remember the stress of applications well! I can’t believe it was just a year ago that we were stressing over the applications and I am not looking forward to stressing over them in one year with D2, but it is a blip on the radar once they start getting those acceptances to the schools that they love! </p>
<p>Just remember the golden rule…Love thy Safety! D1 had some safeties that she would have been perfectly happy at and D2 already has some. I think that helps with some of the stress of applications. Also one rolling admissions school if you can, just to have that one acceptance in hand.</p>
<p>Now that D1 is launched and D2 has decided it’s time to start focusing on the college search, I should be on cc a bit more.</p>
<p>I know, this should be in the parent cafe area, but I wanted Jewish posters to know that Morris Katz, the fun quirky painter (ie: painted with things like toilet rolls) has died. I have one of his paintings. He was such a fun man, and will be greatly missed! So sad.</p>
<p>Apps going very slowly! He has done a minuscule amount. I keep saying, “will it be any easier if you wait til you have homework?” but not getting thru to teenage brain!
By the way, I learned today that he would be happiest in community of fellow uncool kids, with an artsy bent (like those in his school literary magazine club). Any northeast schools come to mind? Goucher is already in the line up. I can’t overemphasize the nerdy vibe that would be a fit for him. Thanks!</p>
<p>^^ I just met two friends of my DD who worked with her at her URJ camp this summer who both LOVE Clark. They will be juniors.</p>
<p>Shalumit: I feel your (application) pain. It’s going slowly here too but we are making some progress. There’s a lot I want to get done before school starts on 9/5, but DS is busy with his job (done this weekend) and then we spend a lot of time at the US Open next week. So application time is running short. It will get done…</p>
<p>Shulamit–
Brandeis could be good for a nerdy vibe. That’s what my daughter was looking for as well and it seemed she could find it there, although she ultimately didn’t choose to go there. Our quirky/artsy next-door-neighbor just graduated from Brandeis and really liked it.</p>
<p>I stand corrected about Morris Katz. I read an article which led me to believe that he just died. Apparently he died 2 years ago! Anyway, it is still pretty sad for me to learn that he passed away.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Yes, Muhlenberg is on his list. Clark doesn’t seem to have his major, so we never took a look at it. Brandeis looks great, except for the price…no merit aid, I believe.</p>
<p>I am way too into this college admissions process. Someone save me.</p>
<p>Last night I helped out at a local Northwestern admissions presentation. Spoke about my experience at school, chatted with prospective students and their parents. Enjoyed it way too much.</p>
<p>Reading all I can about college admissions and launches (even though we aren’t launching this year). A college friend posted this on Facebook today; yet another article to give parents perspective. I can’t get enough.</p>
<p>Hope to work with DS on apps again tonight. He is most productive under my watchful eye (turns out great stuff, but it takes some prodding). Can’t wait.</p>
<p>Fortunately, I actually have a full plate besides all of this, so I will be plenty busy with other things a year from now when DS is settling in, wherever that may be.</p>
<p>But for now, I am in pretty deep and I’m sure it will only get worse as DS gets more into the process and we start getting decisions.</p>
<p>Of course I could block CC on my computer and take a step back. But you know what? I am having so much fun with this. I enjoy my obsession (probably because I loved my college years). I have also met so many great people (many here on CC who are interested/obsessed like me - I’m sure there’s variance on the spectrum!).</p>
<p>Thanks for listening to my Thursday morning rant. Which, by the way, has nothing to do with Jewish life at college. But you are my CC people. So I feel better now :)</p>
<p>LOL LINYMOM, I can’t save you as I am in it myself. We can help them navigate the process of applying, but they have to do the work of it. We might want them to do it our way :)…but they have their own path…</p>
<p>Being on CC has been very helpful and informative. I have learned about some schools I would never have heard of otherwise. ( and met some nice people too!) The most I can do through, is suggest them to DD. She is going to have to read the websites, ask her own questions, apply and decide. You know your child best- and the prodding and nudging may be exactly what he needs to get this job done. Next year though… he’s going to have to prod himself… but it’s a process.</p>
<p>This application process is one of the big steps of letting go. We still have a role in their lives. They still need us- if only at least to put our credit card number in at the end of the application to pay the fee. However, we also know that in this process we have to back off, let them do it their way as they are going to do college their way. They won’t need us for long- and in the long run, we don’t want them too. We want to help, but we recognize how helpless we feel at launching them. If we have done our parenting job well, we are taking the first step to our “unemployment” and we want this to be done well too. Maybe this is why we are so obsessed with it emotionally. </p>
<p>RVM: that is a great article- thanks- and if Hillel can get more kids connected, hat’s off to them.</p>
<p>We heard yesterday, about S’s acceptance to UA. As is his typical presentation, he said “cool” went back to playing his guitar or video games or something and never even posted about it on FB. I’m just pleased as punch to know he will be going to college!!! </p>
<p>I think S is really on pins and needles about his first choice, which he won’t likely hear back from until December. I hate that, because I don’t know if we should go ahead and put the deposits in at Bama. He’s not applying anywhere else besides those 2 schools.</p>
<p>In the mean time, I still can’t get the GC to write me back and let me know she’s written a letter for him. Oh well.</p>
<p>Momom2,
I would check on Alabamans housing deposit policy. I seem to recall(though not 100%) that the order of deposit received, affects your choice. If so, may want to give the two deposits and get a spot reserved. If you are only dealing with two schools, I would protect yourself. Housing is important. Call or check.
Congrats on the good news</p>
<p>lol. I console myself with the thought that my youngest is about to start high school and I have to keep up with developments. ;)</p>
<p>I also have a nephew going into 11th grade and I just don’t trust his parents to do what I can do for him. That’s a joke-really nothing wrong with his parents. I just know better than everyone because I’m on CC constantly. ;)</p>
<p>Thanks. Socaldad - I think I will place deposits at UA since, I agree that getting in early on the housing is important. In the scheme of things… if we lose some money on UA it is still a drop in the bucket.</p>