<p>Your good thoughts worked! D reported her phone interview went well, and they would like her to come to NYC for an in-person interview! Not sure when it will be (they said within the next month) - she may already be home by then, but that’s what airplanes are for!</p>
<p>Whoo-hoo! What a fabulous thread this is!!</p>
<p>C_Q, that is terrific news!!!</p>
<p>Yay!!! Fingers crossed for next step(s)!</p>
<p>missypie, the stories of the six young men leave me wondering about our educational system. When bright young men finish high school, you would expect that they would have the habits, knowledge, and skills that, combined with hard work, would enable them to succeed in college.</p>
<p>Yay for c_q’s D! And for arabrab’s D starting her new job.</p>
<p>And that salon name cracked me up!</p>
<p>Yippee for all of the happy news this week.</p>
<p>DTE - You are sick this week. Flu?</p>
<p>great news c-q and arabrab.</p>
<p>MP, does your son’s friend group suggest GT programs are somehow defective? Or just GT kids can have problems at a higher rate than the norm? Or that this is the same percentage as non-GT college-going kids? Or that this is just randomness?</p>
<p>mazal tov, NM-- any wedding date for D2 yet?</p>
<p>And congrats to those whose offspring are graduating and getting jobs…including Sabaray H in this one.</p>
<p>and good luck-fairy dust to all who are interviewing.</p>
<p>S2 received his masters on Saturday, and S3 received his bachelors on Sunday.</p>
<p>S2 had follow up interview for the job he has his heart on set on, and it went well…the final step is a telephone interview with the NY office next week.</p>
<p>S3 has a telephone interview with a job in Chicago tomorrow…</p>
<p>lots of fairy dust and good thoughts needed here.</p>
<p>Congrats to both of your S’s boysx3. And I’ll send the good vibes their way.</p>
<p>Sending positive thoughts your way boysx3!</p>
<p>OK the restaurant is opening the patio so we snagged a later reservation AND we can go to the 5PM reception for D’s Research Scholars group. (Yes I know this is nowhere near the excitement of jobs and engagements but in woody world, these things are important.)</p>
<p>Do you remember D was asked for a 2nd round interview at the firm she would love to be a part of? Well, she gave them dates, heard nothing. Sent a followup email last week. Again nothing. Anything else she should do? Or is she done here?</p>
<p>popping in</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone’s grads who are interviewing. It’s a wonderful and slightly scary time. You must all be so very proud! I am happy for you and a little envious, but things are finally feeling like they are coming together for us.</p>
<h1>TS is hoping to get an interview this week as well for the Seattle start-up he applied to for a summer internship. This will be his first “tech” job if he gets it. He had to use the company’s iPad app to make his resume and when they acknowledged receiving the job application they said it was “nice looking” and they would be in touch soon. Fingers crossed that that means they are interested in him, but who knows.</h1>
<p>He ended the year in good shape grade-wise. But more importantly he seems completely engaged. He moves into his condo in a couple of weeks once we get a chance to drive over to IKEA to get furnishings, so he is home for the moment - driving me crazy :-)</p>
<p>I have completed my thesis and it is off to the bindery. It feels odd, I will need to find ways to motivate myself to write even when I don’t have a deadline or someone waiting to see what I have done. </p>
<p>I hope to be able to pop in here more often to see how everyone’s graduates are doing in life beyond undergrad.</p>
<p>My best to you all</p>
<p>Good Mojo to everyone and kids. I am still waiting for details of NMN D2’s engagement! </p>
<p>D1 came up yesterday with her Maid of Honor, and while I like her very much, I haven’t seen D without her by her side through this entire planning. Honestly, I feel that my opinion is sometimes an after thought. But yesterday we met with the planner and the coordinator at the hotel where the reception is. Got a phone call from planner at like 10 to say the florist didn’t have peonies in and wanted to know if she could substitute a different flower for the sample floral arrangement. Peonies are kind of the main flower. Peonies, Hydrangea and Roses. Anyway… she brought the arrangements and they were absolutely nothing like we had envisioned and D had sent her a ton of pictures. D had said no green and certainly no green filler. I am not kidding to say it was a LOT of green filler and honestly, I could have arranged better and I KNOW my MIL would. Fortunately, I had a bad omen on the missing flower and had already called another to see if she already had a wedding on our date and miracles of miracles she did not! So we got an appt for 3, met with her for an hour (showed her pictures, she showed us other weddings etc) and then sent the planner to the other florist to cancel our contract. She kept the deposit but it wasn’t too much and I did have two arrangements (although I rearranged them).</p>
<p>Today we finished the menu. And I am fried.</p>
<p>What is SO completely frustrating to me is that D has had two years to plan this and we’re still making decisions, including Bridesmaid jewelry, her own earrings (why she doesn’t want to wear my Grandmother diamond and pearl drops is odd since everything she picks is really quite similar. And certainly we’re not buying real! It’s probably because I wore them or something. :)</p>
<p>They are both leaving tomorrow and I honestly need the break. I still haven’t unpacked completely as I am trying to declutter and put things in order so when her future inlaws take over, it’s really organized and leaves them plenty of room for their clothes and stuff. Kind of a pain.</p>
<p>I have no tips on interviews or trying to get an interview. And I honestly have no clue where S is on that front, but he has something for the summer, so I think he is counting on some networking then to lead to something in the fall. H&I on board and looking forward to joining the president for lunch following graduation. Leaving my sister out of it, although feeling badly about it. We will do dinner the night before and that night though… but it’s really a once in a lifetime invitation, for real.</p>
<p>Cq, awesome news. Boysx3, the mojo machine is churning.
Moda, cheers to a deserved break and a new florist :)</p>
<p>Shaw and missy…one of the parent groups I worked with re GT kids used to talk about how GT kids were as at risk for outcomes as LD kids (because schools are made to accommodate norms, not the extraordinary, and both are outliers). Of course, many GT kids like mcson are double jeopardy ;)</p>
<p>Mcson’s group is pretty similar in outcome to missy son’s group with the exception that most of them don’t live at home (some by their own choice). So out of 8 kids who all used to run together in HS, and who all were GT (some with LD dx’d), only mcson and one friend has graduated, a third graduates after summer semester, #4 graduates next year after a gap year, #5 has gone back to school pt while working ft, #6 dropped out of a prestigious school, and #s 7 and 8 didn’t go to a 4-yr uni at all and each dropped out of a local jr college.</p>
<p>Two of those guys are the smartest guys I’ve ever met – one dropped out of hs entirely, self-educated, went to jr college, then transferred to mcson’s rigorous uni and graduated with mcson…no small feat! The second is the prestigious u drop-out whose making quite a decent living these days. </p>
<p>I don’t think this is necessarily a failure of GT programs. I think it just goes with the territory.</p>
<p>Hang in there, Moda! I’m exhausted just thinking about all you have on your plate.</p>
<p>Well, after her invite for an in-person interview, D finally heard back from the other place she had interviewed and was waiting to hear from (another lottery job) with a “sorry”. She’s mainly bummed because she diverted a lot of effort from school work on their lengthy application process, which included a timed assignment she had 24 hours to complete. But at least she has resolution, and doesn’t have to turn down the chance to interview in-person with yesterday’s opportunity, which would be a better fit/position for her. Both are in the Oscar-contender category, where it truly is an honor to be interviewed and a finalist.</p>
<p>Today grades are due at the university where I work. Last night I disabled all the links for students to check their grades and replaced them with messages saying the system was disabled for processing. Tonight I get to disable the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Process links! Fun times! Will be busy the next 3 days and I hope there are no glitches.</p>
<p>Was thinking about D’s group from HS graduation recognition at church. Six kids. Lost touch with one of them (lucky to see him once a year at church), but of the other 5, only one other besides D is graduating from college this spring. Two are still working at it, and the other is married with a child and is not in college. </p>
<h1>theorymom, congrats on the completion of the thesis! What an accomplishment!</h1>
<p>Woody, does your D have a phone number she could call? The position D heard from yesterday (the rejection) had originally announced they would be making a decision at the beginning of May; her interview was in April. She had sent an email last week when she hadn’t heard anything and did hear back with an email they were still making decisions. </p>
<p>boysx3, spreading lots of fairy dust everywhere!</p>
<p>NorthMinn, you are teasing us. Get back on here and tell us everything. I had to look at pics of your D1’s wedding to pacify myself. Will D2 be married at the same location? And you are so crafty!</p>
<p>Congrats #tm on the thesis and sending more of the good luck vibes to your S. </p>
<p>Moda you have completely convinced me to hire a wedding planner when the time comes for D. And NM, I too want details! Have they talked about a date yet?</p>
<p>I am another year older today:). Had two nice surprises, a friend I grew up with friended me on FB and also got a card from a work friend whom I hadn’t heard from in awhile. it seems like it’s always fun when it is unexpected.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday FallGirl! Those are indeed nice surprises. Hope it’s a great day. </p>
<p>C_Q, good to have some resolution. Hoping the other job is the fit! Your post about disabling links made me think of D - her grades finally posted yesterday and she is good to go. I had to laugh - she told me she had calculated that she could have gotten zeros on all of her finals and still have passed her courses. As she told me, she just wanted to make sure she was going to graduate. I am glad that she found her calling. First year I wasn’t so sure she was even going to make it through! </p>
<p>eddie, what are your D’s plans? When is graduation for her? </p>
<h1>TM, sounds like everything is going really, really well for both you and #TS. Crossing fingers that things continue on that path.</h1>
<p>Feeling a little stressed about logistics with my mother along for the weekend. I told D I needed help planning out routes that would get us easily from point to point without a lot of extra walking. It’s very easy to get turned around or to take a longer than necessary stroll.</p>
<p>So much going on here. Happy b’day FallGirl. So happy to hear about the engagement, the job successes and the interviews. </p>
<p>D is at Cedar Point riding rollercoasters for her last math class. Gee I don’t remember math classes like that when I was in college.</p>
<p>Sending more congratulations, best wishes for job interviews, and Happy Birthday wishes!!</p>
<p>Have thought of all of you and sent out interview/job mojo and some fairy dust to all who need it.</p>
<p>Haven’t kept in touch with many in my Ds’ TAG program. Will have to think about where they are at the moment.</p>
<p>Happy birthday FallGirl!</p>
<p>RM…I love Cedar Point! (And the winery across the water at Put-In-Bay! 
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<h1>Theorymom…Congratulations! So happy to hear from you. What an accomplishment! Glad to hear #TheorySon is doing well. Sending mojo for his job interview!</h1>
<p>Congrats to cq D! I think she will be a great employee! What an exciting time for her!</p>
<p>Congrats to your family, too, boysx3! Woohoo! :)</p>
<p>Moda…you have me feeling exhausted! You really have so much on your plate right now! Sounds like you are getting details under control and I am sure the day will be absolutely beautiful! </p>
<p>D2’s BF proposed at a beautiful park-like setting along the Mississippi River where she runs on a daily basis. The ring is stunning. H and I knew the proposal was coming but I was thinking it would be next fall. The BF talked to both H and I and asked our permission to marry D2. He is good for D2 and is very outgoing. Quite the opposite of her quiet temperament. There is no date set for the wedding at this point. D2 was a little prickly when I asked if they knew when they wanted to get married. She said she was “annoyed” that people couldn’t let them enjoy being engaged without asking when the wedding would be. Ok, then… So no date but when I pushed a bit it sounds as if she is thinking Fall 2014 but wouldn’t commit to that. When I said what a busy year she would have have with engagement, graduation, grad school , a new job and a wedding within a year she freaked out and said I was being negative and that meant I didn’t think they should get married until they had jobs. Well, duh, they shouldn’t get married until they have jobs but that wasn’t what I said! We talked about having the wedding at the cabin but she decided the logistics for guest transportation and housing would be too difficult. She also said something about wishing there wouldn’t be a big wedding and that she could just be married. Hmmm…she really hates to be the center of attention so who knows where this will end up. She really hates change so I think she will be calm after a few more days when finals and graduation are finished. D2’s wedding will be very different from D1’s! Should be an interesting process where I will need to bite my tongue quite a bit! ;)</p>