<p>Yes! I can join the ranks of those who have observed the SUBMIT button being pushed! Twice! What a relief. D and I did a quick run-through of her CA, tweaked a couple of things, printed it out and proofed it again - and then, done! This was the first time I had read her main CA essay and I’m so glad I did; it truly was her voice, and it really drove home how much she has matured over the last few years (even though she’s always been one of those kids who is very mature for her age - despite the procrastination thing). Enough bragging. We are very fortunate in some ways that D does not have a “dream” school - she honestly would be very happy at any of the 6 schools she’s applying to, and I would be happy to have her at any of them. Four more to go, but those submissions will only entail the school supplements, several of which are pretty brief.
Thanks so much for all the support to date - you guys are awesome. Yes, I’ve shared some griping about going through this process with my D, but she would readily acknowledge my concerns and is entertained by, and appreciates, the advice I’ve gotten here. I’ve had a few other parents call for advice on a few process issues based on D’s telling her friends about her mom’s internet connections and the “expertise” she’s getting there! You have been invaluable</p>
<p>Renaissance Mom and Pepper3 – I have found that it doesn’t matter how clever or unique a screen name is, at least half a dozen people out there had the same notion. I used to think I was fairly bright and quite clever until I started reading the <em>really</em> fascinating stuff on the 'net. Alas.</p>
<p>My D has chosen only to apply to ‘safeties’ which worries me. She likes the schools but they are not very competitive and her stats are way above what they ask for. We had a long chat over the break and I reiterated that she can indeed apply to others. Apparently she misunderstood us when we discussed funding her college tuition last year and thought that she should not even bother to apply to OOS private schools. You know…you think you’re getting through only to find out much too late that they misread everything. I just hope it’s not too late. </p>
<p>Don’t think I’m a neglectful mom, pls. She is in boarding school and the whole college search is done at a remove from us. I had gotten nothing but the vaguest answers to my questions until I pinned her down last week. She kept telling me ‘don’t worry’. Ha! Like that’s gonna happen!</p>
<p>There’s always a gap year option, I guess.</p>
<p>We are in the waiting game too - her ED school decisions Dec 15 but when I spoke to the adcom last week they said results posted snail mail and on internet the same day but if she called personally to him on the 13th he’d tell her! I hope that means she’s in because really would he really want to tell her no over the phone?! Oh I do hope so! She has a back up acceptance already and the other 2 back ups won’t be in till late Dec and early Jan…so roll on the 13th - but just let it be good news - please!</p>
<p>At least with an acceptance in hand she is feeling less pressure but although i know it’s really nothing, the 13th seems soooo long ! I can’t even imagine waiting till March. Have a cookie while you wait everyone!</p>
<p>Novelisto - I feel your frustration and sadness. But it’s not “much too late.” I hope that your D can add a few schools now, since there are so many deadlines a month or more away. Even if she has to visit them later, if she has a few schools she’s always been interested in, it’s worth doing the apps and seeing what happens.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, you know where to ask!</p>
<p>Housing contract signed. Housing deposit submitted. Decision made. Tuition deposit submitted. It’s incredible to be done on December 1st. (Last night was our district’s big college fair and D reported that lots of SENIORS were going!) With Son, he was admitted to 8 schools, he narrowed it down to 4, then with the top 3 we made endless “pro and con” lists until he finally made his decision around March.</p>
<p>As for reps of schools reading our posts, dig this: D and I were on a college visit road trip. I posted that D didn’t find the campus of one school particularly attractive, compared to the other schools she had visited. The school rep PM’d me about an hour later, asking for specifics. I mentioned landscaping in particular. He asked for examples. I gave examples. He investigated. It seems that part of the campus landscaping was maintained by school employees and another part was maintained by contractors and each thought the other was maintaining the area I mentioned. He got it straightened out. D is not going to attend that school but the students are benefitting from our landcaping PMs!</p>
<p>Wow Missypie!!! What a nice holiday this will be at your household. </p>
<p>I remember reading a post by someone on cc complaining about getting a ticket during a campus visit and the admissions office PM’ing that person and fixing the ticket. I figured it only takes a few minutes for the admin reps to google their school and read any comments. I fully expect they are reading all comments made.</p>
<p>Missypie: How nice to have everything settled on December 1st! I think I remember that your daughter only applied to 2 schools. She sounds like a young woman who really knows herself well.</p>
<p>Novelisto: I agree with Emmybet that your daughter should consider adding a few applications now. Many schools have January 1st deadlines, but some are even later. There’s still time. Maybe you can make a small list of suggestions based on what she’s looking for.</p>
<p>Happy64: It sounds like you will get some happy news on the 13th.</p>
<p>Amandak: Thanks for the laugh. I loved the “procrastinator, no appendix” reference.</p>
<p>Emmybet: Thanks for always being so positive. Your daughters are very lucky.</p>
<p>When my first daughter went through this process I only lurked, because I wanted to maintain our privacy. This round I started posting, and it has been wonderful to share and receive support on CC.</p>
<p>Novelisto - it is definitely not too late should your D decide to apply to other schools. We are still being deluged with info from colleges seeking applications, and, as missypie points out, there are still seniors out there who haven’t decided yet where to apply. Of course, one of the nice thing about safeties is the potential merit $; as several of us have noted, there are lots of really great schools that give significant merit money to high stats kids while providing a great learning environment, and we are really focusing on those schools. The CTCL schools have frequently been mentioned as a good starting point - several of those are on our list. Yes, there is a gap year option, but I don’t think you have to consider that yet!</p>
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<p>I feel like “our system” worked. Her job was to get good grades and test scores. (She took the ACT a third time for me/more merit money.) She gave me her wish list. I researched scores of schools. We visited 11. Her second favorite school was an academic and financial safety, so there was no reason to apply to the other 9.</p>
<p>Whether your child is a potential val who had great ECs, a super-driven, competitive child, a laid back child, a child who is more interested in ECs than academics, the goal of all of this is to find a great fit that the family can afford. When May 1 rolls around and all decisions have been made, we can all be happy and proud if that has been accomplished.</p>
<p>Novelisto don’t feel bad. My S, after being very clearly told what we could pay towards college, told us months later that he couldn’t look at a certain school since he could never afford to pay it all himself. We asked his what he meant-he had our contribution to factor in. He told us he thought that contribution was only good if he went to the state school in question even though we had clearly told him we would cover four years in full at that school but if he chose to go elsewhere he could take that amount “with him” and pay the difference.</p>
<p>It happens.</p>
<p>So much humor and positive thoughts here today-much needed.</p>
<p>SUBMIT! SUBMIT! DANCE! DANCE! Okay, he hit the submit button twice last night! Many more to go, but it feels like progress here in Ohio. I loved one of his supplement essays and the other I thought was so-so, but they’re done and that counts for something. Still dancing this morning!</p>
<p>Nice to read about all the submits! Good luck to all the kids. </p>
<p>Novelisto- yes, have your D add some schools to her list. She may have to notify her GC and let her know quickly, I know my S’s school has a Dec 1 deadline for the final list, but the GC’s understand that it may change.</p>
<p>Continuing congrats to all those with Ss and Ds hitting the submit button!! Soon they’ll all be done, and life will be a little less crazy for the rest of senior year.</p>
<p>My S finished his last app over the weekend (right before he got his early admit). He does have a reach ED out there…but the early admit allowed him to not apply to several schools he was less interested in.</p>
<p>He looks so much less stressed now…came in last night after working on one of his ECs…studied…then actually watched some TV!</p>
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<p>My D has actually started to work out in the bit of extra time she has. She’s a dancer, so she gets a lot of exercise, but she’s wanted to work out at a gym for some now. She’s also talking about getting a job…don’t know if she will but it would be great if she would. She really really wants an iphone and we won’t pay for the service, so we’ll see if she wants it bad enough to work for it.</p>
<p>Yay for all the submits! I asked my son if he felt relieved now that they were done and he said no. 
Went on a long rant about all his exams, papers, his internship research requirement (which he is contributing to and will have his name on if it gets published in the law journal the Judge submits it to,) training for spring track and his part time job that he has to do. </p>
<p>Ya can’t win. :(</p>
<p>That’s actually a good point, emilybee - I know for a fact that my D can only keep the app part of her life in one section of her consciousness. I think that’s why I am so hyped about it and she seems non-plussed sometimes. She does have homework, and tests, and practicing, and projects, and lots of other worries. </p>
<p>But I still need to be the bug in her ear about this stuff, somehow without completely flooding her with stress. I’m glad she isn’t losing sleep over it; I want her to be healthy. But I do know that when she crosses things off the list, she is happy (eg the last standardized test, and the apps she has done).</p>
<p>emmybet, I’m running into one of the problems you’ve encountered earlier. My S received his last SAT II score just before Thanksgiving on Nov 23rd. He immediately sent the score all to all his schools – regular reporting for the RD schools and “rush” service to his early schools. Well as of today CB has only sent out his rushed scores. As for the regular reporting, it says that the reports are pending (not sent). Thank goodness these scores aren’t due to the schools until Dec 15 for one and Jan 1 for all the others. But this is another one of those things that if kids aren’t aware of it, they’ll wait too long before sending their scores and then won’t meet deadlines.</p>
<p>we crossed posts emmybet, but again I’m experiencing the same thing you are w/ your daughter. For my son and for all our kids, these apps are only just a bit of what’s on their plate – he’s got 5 advanced courses w/ all that entails, meets for his sport, presentations for another EC, the list goes on. When I read what your kids are doing and see what my son accomplishes in a week, my head spins. I just think that the college process in this country is overwhelming. In the UK it’s all about grades/scores. These multiple essays on top of everything else seem over the top. I get the CA essays but why all these supplements – and some of his supplements have had 4+ additional essays. It’s just too much.</p>
<p>Congratulations on the acceptances and making the December 1st application deadlines! Early action acceptances will be rolling in during the next two mnths - so good luck everyone.</p>
<p>I loved this, about an admissions counselor </p>
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<p>Thank you for brightening up my day!</p>