<p>^^ On the cover of the mailer, two girls in Columbia grad garb: she’s the one on the left. :)</p>
<p>Jackief, we want DS to go out of Maine to school, and he agrees.</p>
<p>Youdon’tsay, DS just passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review, so I need to plan his court of honor, also. Every time another scout has had one, I’ve been out of town or busy! So weird. Anyway, do you have any advice for me for planning it? I feel lost.</p>
<p>DS starts his SAT review class tonight, so I have go run and make dinner FAST!! It’s always a scramble, isn’t it? :-)</p>
<p>The two girls in blue gowns on the top right corner? Yours is the one with the glasses?</p>
<p>Tomorrow evening is Open House at the HS. While H and I go and visit the classrooms, we’ll send S off to the mini-college fair the College Center has the same evening. It will have about 30 colleges represented, primarily the UCs, CSUs, CCs and prviates in CA. S can have the chance to speak to reps from some of the UC campuses that will be his safeties and that we won’t be visiting until, if needed, this time next year. </p>
<p>By then, we’ll all be in a state of 
:eek: :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Just thought I’d try out those smilies!</p>
<p>I am so excited. My D and I are going to do a road trip during our spring break next week. She already has plans to go to UF with her BF’s family on the second wkend, anyway. He has 3 sibs there. So I suggested we drive to Atlanta to see Emory and Georgia Tech and then I will drop her at UF when he arrives with family on Friday. She agreed and I am really looking forward to it. I thought it was so important for her to see a school while it was in session. We will have to do most of our visits in the summer. I love road trips. My husband Hates them. I think it will be fun.:D</p>
<p>Maybe we’ll see you in Atlanta. We are also doing Emory and GT (and Agnes Scott as well).</p>
<p>Hello. I’m pretty new here. Hoping this is an appropriate place to ask for any parenty advice for an upcoming Spring Break road trip to the DC area. We’ll be visiting American, GWU, and Catholic. D will be siting in on a class as well as tour, info session, and interview where permitted.</p>
<p>I’m reading the collge visit posts too, but I wondered if anyone here had any suggestions or idea about best ways to support D as she walks through these visits… I’m thinking my job is to pay (of course), manage transportation details, and act as neutral sounding board… plus making sure there’s something fun sprinkled in here and there… change the channel in her head during down time. </p>
<p>Any suggestions or ideas for making it a happy and productive trip?<br>
I’m thinking a solid, healthy, slow, positive breakfast is important for three marathon days of visits.</p>
<p>Would appreciate any thoughts you might have!</p>
<p>1sttimemom, we’ve been on only one trip, but I can think of a couple of things. Suggest that D take notes - it really helps keep the schools straight. She may be the only person doing it, but I still think it’s a good idea!</p>
<p>I also had my SON ask questions. For example, he wanted to talk to a coach who we hadn’t been able to contact beforehand. I told him he needed to go up to the admissions people and ask about it himself. He did, and they helped him out. I want him to get the idea that this is HIS project, not mine. </p>
<p>At one school, the coach said he could work out on the indoor track. Our car was a couple of blocks away. I handed S the car keys, and said, “OK, go get your stuff.” He said, “What are YOU going to be doing?” I replied, “Sitting here!” I can tell I have a bit of a job ahead of me to kick him out of the nest!</p>
<p>I found that a nice dinner each night helped a lot. It was a great time to talk about schools. I really tried hard to keep my mouth shut before hearing what HE thought. I was surprised at how much we agreed on everything! We also spent time together running on treadmills and relaxing in hot tubs. As my friends of older kids said, this was a very special time, and we won’t have many more opportunities like this.</p>
<p>Of course, make sure your D writes thank-you notes to anyone she speaks to personally. S did that the day after we returned, so he wouldn’t “forget” to do them.</p>
<p>I envy you all your roadtrip Spring Breaks. Living in Texas with a kid determined to go to a college in New England is enough of a problem. Then he had play rehersals 4 of the seven days. </p>
<p>It will all work out, right?</p>
<p>pugmadkate, your child will probably end up a few miles from me, and mine will end up close to you! It’s funny how it works out that way.</p>
<p>I’m actually taking S out of school for two days to go down to Texas next week. His teachers are pretty good about letting him make up work (he misses for meets a good bit).</p>
<p>QM - What days are you visiting Emory and GT?</p>
<p>Which schools in Texas?</p>
<p>S just called, they did not advance. This is now the third year that they have not made it past the first round. My heart really breaks for these kids, they work so hard. </p>
<p>I’m going to schedule a meeting with the theater teacher. My kids is most likely not going to do this his senior year and I just cannot not say something. The kids love her and she’s a good teacher in a lot of ways but this is the third year running that the play has not made it undertime until the second to last rehersal. </p>
<p>She plans these big, elaborate plays and there is simply not enough time. I know that someone has to lose these things but it has to negatively effect the kids that they’ve had weeks of going over time, getting lectured about it and then only have two rehersals that come in under the time line with one of those rehersals being the morning of the competition.</p>
<p>By the name, I’m guessing UT. ;)</p>
<p>Oh, dear. Is being a Yankee a good enough excuse for missing that?</p>
<p>Rough day for Son yesterday. He hurt his ankle at track practice (pole vault). Then, while he was getting first aid, GF (also on the team) came over an broke up with him. </p>
<p>I think THAT’S what they call adding insult to injury. Literally. :(</p>
<p>Of course, Son is downplaying it. “It was mutual Mom. I was thinking about breaking up, too. We just want to be friends. I’m OK.” He does seem a little bummed about not having a date to Prom, though. Oh well, there’s still 5 weeks. Maybe he’ll ask someone else.</p>
<p>We will be there April 6 and 7.</p>
<p>Oh, DougBetsy - ouch! So sorry to hear about your S and his ankle injury. And then to have his gf break up with him - poor guy. I’m sure he’ll get over that quickly enough, but still, now he has to find a new date for prom - if he wants one. D’s school doesn’t have a junior prom, so we’re spared that drama this year. She went to the Sr. prom last year with her then BF. They broke up over the summer before he went to college, and they’ve stayed friends, so it does happen. Anyway, cyberhugs to you and your S - I hope he’s feeling better today, physically and emotionally.</p>
<p>Thank goodness my D is currently boyfriendless. The last one was too much drama for me. He was a nice boy, but…</p>
<p>It sometimes freaks me out that I met H when I was D’s age.</p>
<p>Youdon’tsay, you’re very astute! DS would be the 4th generation to attend UT. There’s not really any pressure on him to go, though, because he has at least one cousin who will easily be in the top 10% of his class (probably valedictorian, actually, the boy is so smart). We also look at Rice, because he probably has a better chance of making the track team there.</p>
<p>pugmadkate and DougBetsy, sorry to hear about your kids’ disappointments. It’s so hard for me to see my kids go through stuff like that, but I know it’s part of growing up.</p>
<p>Youdon’tsay, do you have suggestions for how I should play my son’s Eagle Court of Honor? I’m lost! Thanks!</p>
<p>Greetings all,
Have been away for the past couple of days on a road trip. Visited Brandeis, Tufts, Amherst and Wesleyan. (Saw Penn, Swarthmore and Haverford earlier last week.) Any questions while I’m home for a few hours before heading off on the next road trip?</p>