<p>Yes, that’s what HMFR means ;)</p>
<p>Good. Congrats to pkdof13’s DS for getting into HMFR. We never had that. While ShawSon didn’t get in everywhere, there was no school that was implausible (though not all were shoe-ins and he didn’t get in everywhere). ShawD self-edited so she didn’t apply to schools she probably wouldn’t have gotten into. Not a big risk-taker with her ego, that one.</p>
<p>cheermom, our experience was that we got great results following the advice of a poster here named xiggi, which involved doing a lot of practice tests, largely under test-type conditions. Search for the xiggi method. if Kaplan has helped cheergirl identify problem areas, you can find the sources and maybe tutors to help her understand those areas. That method worked for both kids – we didn’t use anyone for general testing but just for specific areas – ShawD in math and ShawSon to understand what they were looking for and how to game it to get a good score in the grammar area, which comes hard to him as a dyslexic.</p>
<p>It’s quiet on her today. I guess everyone’s busy cooking. Happy Passover!</p>
<p>S accepted to Skidmore! That was his last outstanding app. He was accepted to all his schools. Very proud and happy!</p>
<p>Happy Pesach everyone!</p>
<p>Mazel tov, Shulamit!! Does he have a favorite?</p>
<p>Happy Pesach, everyone.</p>
<p>He doesn’t have a favorite, but he didn’t care for Hofstra and there are 2 full price privates that seem less likely now. So it’s probably down to Adelphi Honors College, Goucher, and Muhlenberg, all of which gve him excellent merit aid, and also New Paltz. </p>
<p>Tired from cooking and cleaning! :)</p>
<p>Congrats on the acceptances.</p>
<p>Just completed gourmet seder. Fabulous food. Interesting to lead a seder with just my wife’s family. They don’t know that many melodies – I’ve got one to several for many parts all stuck in my head – Plug in tape 27 and out comes melody number 2 to X.</p>
<p>I had to drive ShawD back tonight post-Seder as she’s got an class at 8 AM and an exam at 10 AM. We’ll see her at tomorrow night’s seder/talent show at our vegetarian relatives. ShawSon decided to drive back to school tonight. He won’t be coming back as he’s 1.5 hours away.</p>
<p>DS waitlisted at Muhlenberg. Waiting on one more decision, College of Wooster.</p>
<p>Thanks Shawbridge!</p>
<p>PKD:Good luck with the wait list and the Wooster decision! Does he have a favorite yet?</p>
<p>I pm’d you, Shulamit, but his favorite is Wheaton (MA). They are touting their new Jewish Studies program, so I assume there’s enough Jewish life for him to be comfortable. But Goucher, Ursinus, Hofstra, Puget Sound are definitely still in the running. I don’t know how we are going to make this decision.</p>
<p>I feel the same. So many appealing choices, it’s hard to leave any of them behind.</p>
<p>Finished our seder at the vegetarian and now gluten-free family. So, quinoa balls in vegetable soup (not as bad as it sounds) and the rest of the food was surprisingly decent. The seder, on the other hand, was led by the two kids. Less talent show, but they don’t actually know that much, and so end up leading songs like “Afikomen Mambo” and “Go down Moses” but manage not to give the words to anyone else, so it is sort of like being at the kind of “plays” that our kids put on for us when we were little – dreadful but cute and we clap and pretend it is wonderful. I’m really surprised that the parents don’t get it, but the grandmother thinks it is wonderful and some of the aunts/uncles including my wife think it is sweet. The others are just looking for the exit as fast as possible.</p>
<p>Shalumit: Congratulations! Counting the days till we have all the decisions in…</p>
<p>Congratulations Shulamit! Good luck to those still waiting.</p>
<p>D2 got into Emory! What a nice surprise! She is committed to Tulane so Emory won’t be happening. Still nice to be invited to the party. I write this from Austin where we were supposed to be checking out University of Texas. Having committed to Tulane we are now just enjoying this fabulous city.
Congrats to Shulamit!</p>
<p>I know I have missed a few, so don’t want to name names and inadvertently miss anyone, but congratulations on all of the recent acceptances! Fabulous results. </p>
<p>If you are still undecided, and want input, let us know which schools your son/daughter is torn between. I’m sure we will have opinions and advice!</p>
<p>I haven’t posted in awhile since we have been dealing with a very bad case of senioritis, but that has started to resolve itself.</p>
<p>DS is close to committing but can’t take that final plunge. He is “80% sure” he will be in Boston next year at Northeastern. I think I am happy with this choice and wondering if anyone has any info that would push him over the edge. Second choice is UMBC. And tied for distant 3rds are U or Rochester, Case Western and RPI. Pitt would have been higher up but is off the table because it was the only school that gave no merit aid.</p>
<p>Alabama and UMCP are almost totally off the list, great schools with great merit, but he felt the campuses were too big for him and he is not a big sports fan. </p>
<p>He would have a full tuition scholarship at NEU and more then that at UMBC and would be in the Public Policy Honors program. He would be an engineering major at both.</p>
<p>DS was not accepted to Emory. No big deal, since we are already committed to Tulane, but would have been nice. I don’t think that Emory would have been a good fit, but still feel a little disappointed. DS could not care less.</p>
<p>mom24boys, I think the coop program at NEU is great, especially for an engineering major. He’ll get a sense of what different kinds of jobs are like and will be applying for jobs with a leg up on other kids. I think U of Rochester is fabulous if you want to do research, especially in science or medicine or social science, and may be the strongest of the schools on pure academic grounds – certainly the faculty is stronger across many fields than Northeastern. But, for someone who is not looking to go into academia, I would think the coop program makes it a winner. Does that help?</p>
<p>RPI is one of the best Engineering schools in the US. I would think long and hard about it. I understand that NEU had a co-op program, but many great Universities also have similar programs or help find internships for their students. I have no interest in any of the schools, I am just giving you my honest opinion.</p>