<p>I avoided this whole issue by always having a single room. But really I’ve never let it get where it takes more than an hour to put it to rights. </p>
<p>This D is also such a slow cleaner she gets lost in there for weeks ("Oh, wow, I haven’t worn this shirt since 5th grade … I remember when we did XXX … and gosh, here’s my old notebook! I wonder what I wrote in it … ").</p>
<p>And we wonder why these kids don’t have all A’s … or maybe we don’t wonder …</p>
<p>Emmybet- our daughters sound so much alike it makes me smile!</p>
<p>I think yabeyabe said a few months ago that your D, rodney’s D and my D are triplets. Yet another reason!</p>
<p>“What’s old is new again”</p>
<p>Emmybet-If they met, they would either love each other or hate each other passionately!</p>
<p>Update: So my son is now about to embark on his college experience. I have seen what I believe to be his official schedule (unless he drops and adds a class). It is just wonderful to see that his largest class is enrolled with 25 students (capped at 25)! His smallest class has 16 students (it is over enrolled since the cap is supposed to be 15 students, but this is a very popular teacher and popular class. Frankly it is amazing that my son was enrolled as a freshman because upperclassmen have a hard time registering for this particular instructor, and this class satisfies a core requirement for all students). 3 out of 5 classes are closed out. There is room for 9 more students in math though! This is what I see as the upside to a small school that offers small class sizes!!!</p>
<p>Oh, thank you for the update! This is what this thread is nice for - the stories of the post-grads and how things go for them.</p>
<p>I’m stunned that a few weeks ago we were talking about whether he’d get accepted, or where he’d choose to go, and now he knows his college schedule!</p>
<p>Veterans - please keep posting. Maybe it would be helpful to remind us where the student is going, maybe a teeny bit about his/her journey. This is the next course (I won’t say the dessert - we have a long way to go) in this remarkable banquet!</p>
<p>Well, my son applied early and had lots of acceptances early in the process. He chose the school he wanted to attend fairly early in the process.</p>
<p>The big question looming for our family, like many other families, was cost. Comparing FA packages was very important to us. Everything worked out in the end, but until the packages came in and our FA package was ironed out, it was pretty stressful.</p>
<p>Scheduling was the easiest part of the process.</p>
<p>schedule sounds great NEM. I’m happy all has worked out well for your S and hope he’s really happy at his new school.</p>
<p>re:messy kids/rooms…My oldest S, who is super messy, once told me (after I had commented for the 1000th time about the condition of his room)…Mom the floor IS the largest shelf in the house!</p>
<p>Thank you Packmom!</p>
<p>Packmom, I love your son’s comment about his floor! You know, he is absolutely right!</p>
<p>I think those are great class sizes for a freshman</p>
<p>Norteastmom- that is great news! Sounds like your s made a great choice!</p>
<p>Glad this thread has continued, so we can hear success stories. For those of us about to embark on applications, it keeps us going to know how it works out for the kids in the end!</p>
<p>AParentalUnit, for us it was never about “getting in”, as my son never followed rankings and was not interested in going to the “highest ranked” school where he could gain admission. For our family it was all about fit and cost to us. </p>
<p>In fact, one person recently commented that since my son had so many letters of admission that he did not “shoot high enough”. That comment did come from someone who is very in tune with rankings and name brand recognition. I disagree with this comment completely because our concern was always about a great fit, a place where our son would thrive while being very happy, and finding such a school at a price that would not bury us in debt, and create added stress.</p>
<p>You did good northeastmom, I look forward to hearing all about freshman year!</p>
<p>That’s great NEM, as my son is also looking for the right “fit”. </p>
<p>He’s in a well-known public h.s. where most kids are striving for Ivys and MIT whereas he is looking at a range of public and private colleges that have majors that interest him and the right social atmosphere for this well-rounded, happy, smart but relaxed kid. He really doesn’t care about rankings. He’s visited a lot of schools so far, and likes a number of them that might be in his range, but it’s hard to know for sure where he’ll get in because of his lopsided stats. So, there is some stress, but this thread helps keep in in perspective. It seems that as long as the kids are realistic, they’ll find something right for them. Congrats to the kids who are heading off to college in the fall!</p>
<p>AParentalUnit, if you are not feeling comfortable with lopsided stats with respect to admission, I would suggest finding schools where your son could be happpy, that offer rolling admission or early action. Having a couple of early admission letters makes the rest of the process so much less stressful. My son had two acceptances in hand by late September. He applied to both schools over the summer and his GC was most helpful in helping us with those summer apps.</p>
<p>Thanks Kathiep!</p>
<p>My son fits in with the parameters of this thread. I am looking for suggestions on which colleges might be a good fit for him. He has a GPA of 3.3, SAT score of 1930 and has not taken the ACT yet. He will be senior next year. He wants to live in an urban setting, of course attend a school with good school spirit, live in the dorm etc.</p>
<p>He would rather attend a mid-sized to smaller campus. Hasn’t decided on a major yet but is good at history, english rather than the math and science track. Out of state would be tough since the cost is high.</p>
<p>“Out of state would be tough since the cost is high”</p>
<p>Can you tell what state would be in-state, to help us think of some suggestions?</p>
<p>Reminder - for new posters: This thread was getting so long and hard to keep up with, that a newer thread was started for parents of rising seniors, the class of 2011. It would be great if you joined us there and we left this thread to be used to just update the class of 2010.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/939933-3-0-3-3-gpa-parents-thread-2011-hs-graduation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/939933-3-0-3-3-gpa-parents-thread-2011-hs-graduation.html</a></p>