<p>So, I was just talking to my parents about March 10th and I asked them if I could just skip the first two hours of school to get my email at 9. They said no. But what they don’t understand is I literally have put everything on the line and if I don’t get in no doubt I’m going to break down because I hate the school I’m at. If I do get in I’ll be happy and excited and start thinking about everything. Regardless, either way it goes I won’t focus in school all day. How can I convince them to let me stay home?</p>
<p>Hate to break it to you, but we can’t always plan when bad things happen to us. While it may sting, it might be good practice or life lesson to get bad news in the morning and carry on the best you can. In the case that it’s good news, you’ll be able to share it at school.</p>
<p>Also, had you considered staying home and waiting will be more torturous than you think? You’ll just be constantly refreshing and driving yourself crazy. Though you may not perform optimally at school, it’ll provide a distraction. Same with if you don’t get in; it’ll be nice to have a distraction in school instead of wallowing in sadness.</p>
<p>Is there a way you can check during the school day?</p>
<p>A good way to convince parents is to explain why. Avoid being whiny about it and simply state your reasoning in a clear, concise way. This way they will actually listen, instead of giving you the answer they had ready before you even started talking. If, that doesn’t work, there’s always plan B. Go to a library computer during lunch or check on your phone.</p>
<p>@needtoboard Yeah, we have laptops but I’d honestly keep my eyes glued to my screen all of study hall (first period), and get the news 10 minutes before that is over. I honestly am going to be so crushed if I don’t get in. I’ll be able to get over it in an hour or so which is why I just want to stay home for the first couple hours, all I could miss would be Study Hall and Chorus, no academic classes </p>
<p>I think many schools notify by email these days, or by releasing results to the candidate’s portal. They seem to take care not to notify students during the school day, i.e. before or after school, not during school. I persuaded my first kid to go to school by promising to open any envelopes delivered during the day. That was before everything was online, though, so I’m a dinosaur.</p>
<p>Think about it–do you think the schools want to create the chaos which would happen at some schools if they released results online at, say, 9:00 a.m.? I don’t think that would go down well with the feeder schools. (And maybe they do.)</p>
<p>As a parent, I would prefer to be in the vicinity when my child opens the envelope, or checks the email. For every student accepted on March 10th, many are waitlisted or rejected. I think it’s better to absorb the results in private at home, rather than in public, with many drama-loving teens nearby.</p>
<p>Go to school. </p>
<p>My DS will be going to school. I think that, as anxious as we all are, it’s a good idea to remember that life goes on, and to try to live in (and appreciate!) the moment. Good news or bad news, I’m sure that we all have many things to be thankful for, so I have encouraged DS to focus on that. FWIW, he rolled is eyes at me in SUCH a big way after that speech!!!</p>