<p>Thanks everyone for the concern about my daughter. It appears to have been a 24 hour bug, and she seems fine today. AmandaK, I hope your son feels better today.</p>
<p>I’m busy getting ready for Thanksgiving. I’ve ready hit Costco, Trader Joe’s,the grocery store (twice) and the turkey farm. Now I’m starting on the sweet potato pie and will boil and peel chestnuts for the stuffing. I picked up my older daughter at the Amtrak station last night and got a taste of holiday traffic. In spite of all the work, I’m thankful that I’ll be home with my family for the holiday. I couldn’t help thinking about next year when I’ll be picking up both daughters. </p>
<p>Congrats BI. Feels so good to see a high score! Son hit submit on 5 more, so now we only have 5 left and most of those are done except for the dreaded 'why x" essays. I am still very nervous from having submitted the apps, out of our control now, keep thinking maybe there was a typo or something written that shouldn’t have been…well, n othing to do but wait now.</p>
<p>Disclaimer to any of the fathers here…sorry, but I have to share with my fellow moms:</p>
<p>I just reviewed Bluejr’s common app and supplement. I do better with this in hard copy than on the computer. A cup of coffee and a red pen, I’m ready to go. Bluejr did quite well. Blue Dad…? Oh My Gosh, who let that man near this thing?!? (Actually I was sick this weekend and they were trying to slog thru the admin without me). The section he helped with was on parental information, dates at current address…all the bs admin stuff…he even goofed on the number of years/months we have lived in the state! I’ll give him a bye on getting my cel number wrong as they all have it on speed dial, but it doesn’t take much to pull it up under the cel directory (that’s on the phone they are holding in their hands!), and they left the ssn blank…I understand it’s not on the tip of their tongues and I’ve told Bluejr NOT to carry it in his wallet, but it’s readily available on the tax records.
The main reason it’s so funny is Blue Dad was quite snippy with me last night, saying I was dragging the process out when I wanted to do a ‘once over’ on the common app and supplement before it went out. For those of you that may remember Blue Dad was the one that was holding the video game hostage until this application was done…I’m beginning to think HE was getting anxious to play the game! :)</p>
<p>No worries, the corrections are very easy and can be done this afternoon. I just got such a crack up that he was the goof-pot that messed up. When S3 (Bluejr-jr, class of 2014) gets ready to do apps I am going to warn him to keep Blue Dad far away…far, far away!! :)</p>
<p>blue - that could have been frustrating/irritating - but glad that you are seeing the humor in the situation! Much better approach. When D submitted her first two apps, she and I did the walk through together, checked and double checked and then hit the submit button. H was not around. He was there when she was ready for app #3. Talk about clueless - he had no idea about the common app, the different sections etc. Told him that she has this under control - just give her his credit card :)</p>
<p>D went by her GC’s office yesterday to drop off envelopes for the GC recommendation/school profile for all her remaining schools. Talked to the GC, gave him the envelopes with a note about requirements/deadlines (Jan 1st). GC pulled her out of class later in the afternoon - proceeded to lecture her about being a responsible student, how she should take this college applying process seriously, keep on top of her deadlines etc. D was very confused. GC went on to say that he does not want to jeopardize her chances, so he will rush the envelopes out as soon as she can - that’s when it struck D - the poor man was thinking that her colleges had a deadline of Dec 1st!! GC was very sheepish when she showed him the written date of Jan 1st!! Told D that she should be glad he cares about her enough to rush the envelopes in :)</p>
<p>Talked to D - we are going to try and finish some of the apps tonight, in the midst of baking pecan pies and cheesecakes!! She’s the baker in the family! We’ll take tomorrow off - and then finish the rest of the apps on Friday/Saturday. At least, that’s the plan right now…</p>
<p>Wishing everyone here a happy and safe thanksgiving! Friends’ kids that headed out to college in August are getting back today and we will be seeing them all tomorrow. Can’t wait…</p>
<p>mamom: In the same boat as you, with another child going through the application process, in our case for high schools. We have done absolutely nothing about those, with everything so focused on the college scene. That is our goal for Friday - have to get going on those!! Then, hopefully, a few years “off” from applications/admissions offices…two children applying in one year is not something I had ever thought of before getting to this point…!</p>
<p>omom - thought he was getting bit better until he had a piece of dry toast and went back into where we were at the start of this so I am trying to give him 10 min to feel better or we are going to er. what a pia. literally.</p>
<p>I’m crossing posts on updates…
amanda - I so hope you have a short wait at the ER and find a compassionate and competent staff who will find something to help your son quickly… :(</p>
<p>amanda -hope your S is doing better today.<br>
BI- congrat’s on the high score.
Emmy - congrat’s on the big 25! That is quite a milestone. My husband and I celebrate the big 25 in Feb. I chuckled when you mentioned the spats between your kids. It only took 48 hours before the spats started between D1 and D2. Oh well, it’s like D1 never left for college. D1 will be home for a month between Fall and Spring Semester and I can only imagine how many spats may occur.<br>
So far D2 has decided to wait until after DEc 15 to hit submit on more applications. She has most of them completed but she wants to wait. Pretty sure this is not a great idea. Since she most likely will be rejected or deferred it will be more difficult for her to get motivated to finish and hit submit. Trying to convince her it is better to send them now than to wait. She is stubborn and cranky. I must admit I am cranky too…
On my way out to the store again…a few last minute items, baking today and trying to stay warm. It is 16 degrees here today. The high is 25…Brrrrrrrrrrr:(
Happy Thanksgiving to all:)</p>
<p>Illnesses and septic tanks and thanksgiving… oh my! Sorry that some of you had “extras” to deal with this crazy week. Lord knows, no one needs those kind of extras.</p>
<p>We travel to Wisconsin (a shout out to Emmybet and other Wisconsin parents) over Thanksgiving weekend. I only have a couple of dishes to prepare and bring along, which makes it very enjoyable and low stress -assuming the weather cooperates, which is not a given.</p>
<p>D hasn’t touched her remaining apps, so she’ll have to wrap 'em up this weekend (most likely Sunday evening). It looks like we’ll be havving a “Wrap the Apps” party at my house!</p>
<p>In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the CC parent community on this board whose collective wisdom has been invaluable! I wish all of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the weekend with your friends and family and keep looking for that light at the end of the college app tunnel. It’s getting closer!!</p>
<p>blueiguana: once again, I believe we are living parallel lives. Monday night, S told me to check the SAT subject scores when I got up (5:30) Tuesday and then to wake him up in an appropriate fashion at 6:30 to let him know. I put a trumpet fanfare on my iPod to wake him up. Math and Chemistry both awesome scores. And he’s only had this not-quite-a-semester in AP Chem. We’re all very pleased. </p>
<p>It is misting here and very dreary. I should be finishing up an article for the magazine I edit instead of posting here. Can you spell procrastination?</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We all have plenty to be thankful for–especially great children who make us proud every day–even more so when they hit “submit” in timely fashion.</p>
<p>I’ll continue along that vein Mommylaw. I am also thankful for all the advice and information Ihave learned not only regarding the college application process, financial and merit aid and all kinds of other things like “beach reads”. I have you all to thank for the fact that S has 3 choices already for next fall because if I had listened to his GC we would still be working on apps. </p>
<p>mamom - I second that. Without cc, we wouldn’t already have an acceptance in the bag (her GC told her, no one lets you know so early!). Yes, thankful for all the support and knowledge on this forum - this has helped make this crazy phase very tolerable.</p>
<p>amanda - hope your visit to the ER was quick - none of ours have been. oregonianmom - hope you are feeling better now that the stone has been removed. I am squeamish at the thought of having to remove the stent yourself though - why do we have doctors and why do we pay so much for healthcare?</p>
<p>I too am so very thankful for the camaraderie I have found here with the parents of 2011/2015. What a wonderful bunch of parents from all over with students who all have different paths, yet we all have a common bond…we want our students to have the choice of a quality education that will open doors for them, and allow them to grow in ways they can not anticipate right now. We wish for them to find a home that they can embrace and explore education for the love of learning, not the GPA, to meet people from all over and have experiences that will enrich their lives. I think we all have that in common…no matter if we have a student looking for a nuclear reactor, a wind tunnel, an Honors College, or a wonderful music program. I think it speaks volumes that Bluejr now asks how many of you are doing and what’s up…by your screen names I guess I talk about you and your students just as I do the neighbors down the street…probably moreso.</p>
<p>I couldn’t have said it better myself, BI. Best wishes to everyone. Thank you all for your support and good humor.</p>
<p>I must say that my girls are doing beautifully together today! They chided me for even suggesting that they’ll spat. I’m impressed considering college D (a senior) is under a ton of pressure at school, and we all know D2 is swamped with apps. She finished another one today - these last two are her most emotionally charged, for sure - and wasn’t even particularly crabby as we picked at and corrected her supplement. And when I thought they were going to get into it - D2 admitted her goof, and D1 laughed and all was well. They DO grow up!</p>
<p>D1 is making soup for tomorrow; mommylaw, we actually go to IL, so I guess the state populations will even out! H is there already (it’s his family) starting to cook. I meant it when I said I’m off the hook for Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>I imagine we’ll all reunite on Friday or Saturday - have a great day tomorrow, people.</p>
<p>BlueI got it right. I’m so thankful to have a place to check in with other parents who only want the best for our kids. I appreciate the sharing and support I always find on this thread. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.</p>
I guess I talk about you and your students just as I do the neighbors down the street…probably moreso.</p>