<p>S just got into Brandeis!!</p>
<p>Shulamit: AWESOME! Mazel Tov!!!</p>
<p>Thanks LINYMom! I am excited and nervous because it’s so expensive.</p>
<p>Shulamit: Congrats on Brandeis!</p>
<p>Fantastic, Shulamit! My Jewish A student, DD, also just got into Brandeis!</p>
<p>Pdkof13!! Can you see me jumping up and down for you?!?! Congratulations to your DD!!</p>
<p>Momjr: thank you so much!!</p>
<p>Thank you, Shulamit!!</p>
<p>Umich, his grades might not be as good but I think you will find him better prepared for college work and life after. College admissions is not the finish line…</p>
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<p>shulamit and pkdof13-awesome! congrats on brandeis!</p>
<p>Thank you Vitrac!</p>
<p>Congrats to PDK’s D on the Brandeis acceptance!</p>
<p>Congratulations on the Brandeis acceptances - fabulous news!</p>
<p>congratulations on Brandeis. So exciting!! Very happy for you.</p>
<p>Thank you RVM and tootiredtocare!!</p>
<p>Congrats on the Brandeis acceptances!</p>
<p>Thanks for the encouraging words, chocchipcookie and Seattle mom…I am convinced that he is learning the skills he will need to do well in college. I do believe that he will be better prepared than a lot of the kids who will be accepted into a school that will accept him (I know that doesn’t sound great the way I phrased it) and he will have a chance to rise to the top, as long as he keeps a good head on his shoulders. That’s the main reason we’ve kept him in the private high q school he’s attended.</p>
<p>Hello all! I continue to be completely blown away by the genuine warmth and support on this thread! I’ve been MIA, soooo busy trying to help cheergirl get caught up before the end of the quarter next week and avoid mono relapse.</p>
<p>First of all, spectrum2: I am so so sorry about your son’s mono and school withdrawal. While I can relate, your stakes are/were so much higher. I always tell my kids that they develop true character when things don’t go their way, but such a huge disappointment. I hope he’s on the mend? My D/cheergirl also had 3 weeks of fever and now continued exhaustion but she’s pushing herself.</p>
<p>All the advice and support from so many of you has been tremendously helpful and I’m in a better place. We decided to move forward with ACT test prep for the April 13 exam. The thought of waiting for June was too frightening for cheergirl. The 4 hours (class plus travel time) 2 nights a week has made catch-up in school a bit harder but hopefully will be worth it.</p>
<p>Other news is that I’m taking her for neuro-psych testing, found a recommended doc for less than a bazillion dollars. We’ll find out what this “test anxiety” is all about and how to fix it. Might get extra time on ACT? And will probably put 504 plan in place for her senior year instead of informal accommodations, which is what we’ve been doing.</p>
<p>On a more fun note, we visited UDel last Saturday and we all LOVED it, including cheerdad who’s been a bit of a grump about the whole process. Definitely NOT a safety school by any means, at least not for us. High GPA and scores and Honors seemed out of reach. But, it’s probably #2 on cheergirl’s list, after UMD/CP. LOVED the building architecture, felt like we were in Williamsburg! So many grassy areas where kids were throwing a football, a frisbee, whatever…and SO MANY bicycles!!! Felt like a great fit, our first campus visit so we’re off to a good start! </p>
<p>Visiting UPitt next Friday and then UMiami over spring break on 3/28, while we visit Bubbie for Passover. I was hoping to visit University of South Florida in Tampa, the daughter of a good friend will be attending next year, but too long of a drive for my mom and I don’t want to leave her out. </p>
<p>We have appointment to visit Ohio University next Saturday (3/23) day after UPitt but on the fence about going or cancelling. Any thoughts? Not a huge Jewish population but growing, from what I hear.</p>
<p>Congrats to all that are receiving acceptances! I’m determined to make more time for this wonderful thread! And eventually I’ll be able to give back, as so many of you are giving to me!</p>
<p>Happy Friday!!!</p>
<p>cheermom: What a newsy update! Sounds like are getting all under control. UMDCP was one of my DD’s top choices. She got in for Freshman Connection for fall or Spring admit. She wanted no part of that. Went to one of her other top choices, University of Delaware. Loves it. I’m glad to hear you love it too! Any questions, on those, let me know.</p>
<p>Hows the Jewish Life at Penn State?</p>
<p>LINY - I hear ya, re: Freshman Connection. The difference however, is that for you, UMD and UDel are both OOS while for me UMD would save sooooo much money! Of course we have fingers (and everything else!) crossed for Fall 2014 admission to UMD but to be honest, we’d count our blessings for Freshman Connection! Soooo many seniors at cheergirl’s school with high GPA’s and rigorous schedules and decent test scores didn’t get in at all. </p>
<p>So your D loves UDel? Seemed like such a nice, manageable size and the kids were SO friendly to cheergirl! We walked down the main street and strangers were stopping her to say she should apply, that she’d LOVE it, haha! I’m sure she stuck out like a sore thumb walking down the street with her parents carrying a Welcome Folder, and she IS a cutie…but still…VERY friendly!</p>
<p>Cheermom: DD loved UD from her first step on campus when she was a HS junior. Yes, everyone always seems so friendly. Like jaynebe’s DD, she knew right away it was for her. The campus is totally manageable. She hasn’t had any problem getting her classes and very few have been large lectures. She’s an English major with a Jewish studies minor.</p>