<p>Yes, it is Trinity in San Antonio. Missypie, did your son end up attending? If not, where did he decide to go? I hope that we hear a little earlier. Waiting is so difficult, but thank goodness the school has EA. Only two schools that our son applied to had an EA option and the rest are RD except for in-state which is rolling.</p>
<p>Congrats to songbird and best wishes on a speedy recovery to grandma.</p>
<p>Interesting discussion about the activities … we’ll give ours a once-over before submitting. But in both her EC and regular essay her generally quirky and imaginative self is coming through; I’m not sure in her case telling more “accomplishments” will do much. But I will ponder, since I seem to have a few more days before the Common App is going in …</p>
<p>Good morning, everyone! MOSB, hope your Mom is doing well after surgery.</p>
<p>Activities question – My son was involved in Destination Imagination for several years and his team did pretty well – advanced to States each year, Global one year. Can we assume that adcom’s will know what DI is and how much time/effort is put into this by teams? There’s not space for much explanation on the CA, so don’t know if he needs to put this on his activities sheet for further explanation or not. It’s not hugely popular where we live in Ohio, but I know it is better known elsewhere. He didn’t write about it in his personal essay or EC essay, but does have one school supplement where it fits a prompt and he will write about it. So, put it on a supplemental activities list or leave it off?</p>
<p>Confessions of an Obsessed Mom
“I confess, ds, when I picked up the mail around 5 pm, I had every intention to let you open that small envelope to xyz univ. I left it on the seat of the car and decided to put it out of my mind. Getting some groceries, I thought. That should distract me. But the light in the parking lot there was so bright, I thought, well I could just peek through that envelope window, what harm is that? Then the sinking feeling began to grow in me, this is one of those “small thin envelopes” that I have read about. What if this is it? I knew you should’ve re-written that essay, it was just so easy to press submit. I thought it would be ok but…here’s my baby, with a thin envelope? Damn if the type overlapping from one fold to another…can’t make out a sentance, did that say waitlist? I admit, I lost my mind. I didn’t care if you would be mad, I just had to know, had to know right then. You, at your gfs for the past 7 hours “working on chemistry” (HA!! Chemistry? Is that what they call it now?) you wouldn’t mind…you’d understand the inner workings of my crazed mind. “Thank you for your recent application for admission…” That was it? This was just a thin acknowledgement letter not a thin rejection letter? How many more envelopes will I have to bear to NOT open?”
“Mom, it’s ok, admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.”</p>
<p>OK, it’s finally November 9TH. And … she nailed the ACT! So much that we can revisit looking at a couple of reachy schools that we’d decided were too tight to try. She still has a lowish UW GPA (for top schools), but with an upward trend and however they might weight it, she’s at least in the ballpark to apply, and now has the scores to have a chance. I think this will spur some BIG work on the apps, too.</p>
<p>She might end up exactly where she would have otherwise, but with her old score she’d decided not to reach at all. I’m glad she’s giving it a try, and putting in more options. Mostly I’m happy that senior year continues to be about affirmation - that’s all I could have wished for. She’s had a long, winding journey through HS.</p>
<p>amandak: Howling!!! I think if/when the letters start coming here, I will have to take them to the neighbor to hold until he gets home. S2 would not be forgiving.</p>
<p>EmmyBet: Woo Hoo for your daughter!!!</p>
<p>Emmybet…congrats!! So happy for your d!!! Hopefully this will be the spark to ignite her!!</p>
<p>So far three acceptances with three different packages. One was by phone, one by thin envelope, one by somewhat thicker envelope since it included a few items like a bumper sticker. Another school sent a padded envelope- no acceptances but a nice carabiner.</p>
<p>EmmyBet, Congrats to you and your daughter! I so happy for you!!</p>
<p>Checked the Suny Bew Paltz site this a.m. Says a decision on her app has been made, notification by mail within 2 weeks. All this waiting is killing me! D is distracted by the play she is in this weekend… Not getting home from school until late at night. If any mail comes from any of the schools she has applied to the wait until she gets home at night will be torture! I may have to drive the mail toherat rehearsal!! Haha!</p>
<p>AmandaK: You summed things up perfectly! Luckily(?) our mail comes so late that my daughter should be home or reachable when the envelopes come.</p>
<p>Emmybet: Congratulations to your daughter! It sounds like she’s on a good roll.</p>
<p>Holliesue: It could be a long 2 weeks, but a decision this early sounds promising. Good luck.</p>
<p>Nothing new to report here. Now that her applications are pretty much complete, my daughter has decided to apply for a part-time job at the mall. That should keep her busy while we wait.</p>
<p>Emmybet, Congrats to your daughter on her scores! </p>
<p>My DS went up 4 points. He didn’t nail it but is thrilled, nonetheless, with his 32.</p>
<p>emmybet and Emilybee - Congrats on the great scores!!
mosb - Hope your Mom is doing well!
ds was gone from 2:30-10:30 with gf so eventhough our mail comes at 5pm or so (getting too late if you ask me), I succumbed. I will try harder next time, but ds is easy going, he didn’t even blink. I need to get a new hobby.</p>
<p>Amandak- my d is always telling me that I need a new hobby! My dh is dreading our empty nest because w/o d around he is afraid of all my attention ( honey -do lists!!)</p>
<p>Emmybet and emilybee - Great news about ACT scores!</p>
<p>holliesue decision was made, but you have to wait 2 weeks?! Two loooooooong weeks?</p>
<p>Listening to the torture of waiting for acceptances to arrive makes me almost (only almost) glad that D doesn’t have any apps pending. She only has one app in herself and the additional materials won’t be submitted until closer to the deadlines I am sure; her counselor et al will be concentrating on kids with early November deadlines.</p>
<p>Thanks for the very kind words on the one app in celebration. Is it crazy that I had tears well up to see those supportive posts?</p>
<p>MOSB, congrats on your daughter’s accomplishments. I know you are cherishing those moments.</p>
<p>Congrats to those with improved scores! What a great feeling! And knowing that doors are opening as a result is fantastic. No parent likes to think of doors closing for our kids.</p>
<p>Mil Mom- Congrats on THREE acceptances. Wowza! Funny how different they all are. A good reminder to not dismiss the thin envelope. And who sent the carabiner? That is awesome. I love hearing about the fun things schools send with their acceptances. Hopefully we can keep a running tally.</p>
<p>My accomplishment for the day so far was navigating the College Board site and ordering a set of tests. Just one school. Will tackle more later today if I have time. But it made me so nervous I felt like it was an accomplishment to do one without messing it up. After all these years of doing things online I was still worried I would hit the wrong button.</p>
<p>EmmyBet and Emilybee…great news on the scores. Emilybee…I think a 32 is nailing it. D got a 33 and was over the moon. 32/33/34 are right in the middle of top schools and of course 35/36 are what they are. But seriously? I think most admission committees look to see if a child’s grades are in line with their knowledge/testing abilities. They are looking for an overall good applicant. Only in the twisted world of CC, is a 32 or 33 not nailing the test. JMO</p>
<p>BTW…I HATE WAITING…lol.</p>
<p>Amandakayak - hilarious! Emmybet, Emilybee - congratulations on the good ACT scores. D still has to check hers - I am resisting the temptation to log on myself and look :-(</p>
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<p>I must admit that that is the reason I have been reluctant to warm to this thread…parents complaining about their kid’s “terrible” or “disappointing” score which is the score that my own D finally achieved after taking the test three times.</p>