<p>oregonianmom - Congrats to your D on her first acceptance!</p>
<p>D got two acceptances today: Auburn & U of AlaBAMA. </p>
<p>Auburn notification was just a change of status online, so we learned that earlier this afternoon. Came home to 6 envelopes from Alabama. Luckily since she was home, I didn’t need to utilize any of the steaming techniques discussed on this board 
And, the Bama acceptance letter was dated on her 18th birthday- although rec’d today. Niice b-day present, I’d say!</p>
<p>Both were added to her list quite late due to tremendous scholarship opportunties for her as NASF. </p>
<p>MOSB: I also sent D’s scores to same school twice. So annoying!</p>
<p>Congrat’s to Oregonianmom’s D on the acceptance today as well.</p>
<p>Fogfog: loved the Hallelujah Monks. My kids did too!</p>
<p>mommylaw - How nice! Double congrats!</p>
<p>oregonianmom - congrats to your D! You never know the school may grow on her between now and April. </p>
<p>Mommylaw- Congrats to your D! Great bday present. I almost had S apply to Bama for the scholarship opportunities also.</p>
<p>O-Mom, congrats on that double safety in the bag! Nice news.</p>
<p>Mommylaw, YAY on Auburn and Bama! Congrats (and happy birthday) to your D! BTW, if you, MomofBoston, and I had just sent our kids’ scores ONCE like normal people, and pooled the extra $, we’d have a tidy little sum set aside for a holiday party right about now. Guess I’ll go whip up a batch of fogfog’s Christmas cookies and try not to think about that.</p>
<p>I thought that applying to both Auburn and Alabama would rip the space-time continuum, also known as causing a disturbance in the Force.</p>
<p>^huh. She got both acceptances on the same day, but the envelopes did not meet in the mailbox, one was on line other snail mail. Although Alabama did send her 6 envelopes!</p>
<p>S received more faux communication yesterday from an EA safety school he is waiting to hear yeah or nay from. Best I can tell he will get an answer in Jan. Anyway, it was a small envelope which made me a little nervous waiting for S to come home. Ends up it was a Christmas card!</p>
<p>D has also gotten “faux” communication in the form of small envelopes that turned out to be holiday cards…racing hearts for a second!</p>
<p>More congrats on all those acceptances rolling in!</p>
<p>Add me to the crew that sent scores from a couple schools twice and then she wound up dropping one of the schools from her list! This was before I found that hidden sent score history button. Harumph. But I figure better I sent one she didn’t need than missed sending something she did need. Which I may yet do!</p>
<p>Currently gnashing my teeth because the online status checkers say that the transcripts aren’t in but Naviance shows the school sent the transcripts (and they are very diligent so I am not worried.) I know the transcripts are there somewhere and just haven’t shown up yet but it would be nice to see it. Which is kind of funny because back in the day we would be sitting here having no clue and probably not worrying as much about it. What a change in this whole process and so many new things to obsess about!</p>
<p>Congratulations Omom and daughter! The first acceptance is such a relief.</p>
<p>Congrats to Mommylaw and daughter. It sounds like your daughter will have many great choices.</p>
<p>Left of Pisa: Does your school mail the transcripts? If they do I recommend calling the schools who who are showing missing transcripts. It’s easy for them to be mis-filed or filed without updating the online system. When I called one school with rolling admissions, they realized that they did have the transcript and changed the application status to “complete.” We got an acceptance two weeks later, but would probably still be waiting if I hadn’t called.</p>
<p>Boy have I been out of the loop for a few days!! I know I’ll miss mentioning someone or something so please forgive me.</p>
<p>MOSB, blessings to you and songbird! I have a wicked snowstorm story from last year but I won’t bore you with it. I am so glad that you are both alright!</p>
<p>Congratulations on the new acceptances as they roll in! I love to hear about them. It makes the waiting at our house easier…we def won’t hear a word until late Feb at the earliest for one, and April 1 on another.</p>
<p>I’m with everyone in spirit as we go through all of the ‘lasts’. We saw a movie this weekend. We are serious Potterphiles and took DH for his birthday. We rarely get the entire family out together with three teens so that was a big deal. I teased Bluejr for not sitting next to me saying he only had a few chances left… We stopped by the store for ice cream on the way home and I took his arm crossing the street (I don’t walk well in the dark) and he joked ‘you have a husband for that’. Now, I share his comments, and out of context without his body language they really could seem snarky…I assure they are not, I have no tolerance for that. We just have a fun relationship. I smacked his rear-end and said ‘this is what they call fouling the nest y’know…so I won’t miss you!’. :)</p>
<p>We are in that holding pattern as I said. With only three schools I asked Sunday if he was having any second thoughts, if he wanted to throw out any more applications? He assured me he felt confident about his applications, the schools, and would be happy attending any of them. I do believe him. He knows what he wants. I’d just talked to two girlfriends whose girls (friends of Bluejrs) that were putting out the normal 8-9 so I was panicking. We also are seeing the first ‘returns’ on ED’s at his school. A tier one public turned down two of the top students in his class (several others were accepted). These are amazing students. One mother respectfully called the university to ask and was told very nicely that her student was deemed a ‘transfer risk’ (meaning they were afraid she would transfer to a higher ranked university after one year). And so begins yield control. So sad because it was her first choice. What makes it harder is her family can’t swing private tuition, but they don’t qualify for fin-aid…the wonderful ‘donut hole’. She’s a strong candidate and wonderful girl…she’ll be successful wherever she goes, but my heart breaks for her (and her parents).</p>
<p>I’m avoiding the mall like the plague but have to return some things that came mail-order. I don’t want the charges sitting on my credit card. Urrgghh. 
Thanks for ‘listening’ to me today. I swear this is better than therapy!!</p>
<p>** One mother respectfully called the university to ask and was told very nicely that her student was deemed a ‘transfer risk’ (meaning they were afraid she would transfer to a higher ranked university after one year). And so begins yield control. So sad because it was her first choice.**</p>
<p>Yikes. It sure would be nice if Universities would have a crystal ball to see that some of their potential best and brightests are being turned away. How in the world would the University ever be able to truly understand that this might have been the family’s only financial option? I wonder if they can appeal?</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who are receiving those wonderful news filled envelopes!</p>
<p>momjr- Thanks, I am not sure if they are uploaded or mailed to tell you the truth! I have put calling the admissions offices on D’s to do list. I will give her a week. My rotors are always running but I am trying to put as much of this on her as possible. These are both rolling schools so I would love to get it moving.</p>
<p>Loving all the “last” stories. The other night we went to an annual Hanukkah party at a friend’s house and as the candles were being lit my friend said, “Do you realize our daughters have celebrated Hanukkah together every year since they were born?” And we all awwed and then said what about next year?!? And it was decided that if Hanukkah did not fall during winter break we would Skype my daughter in from the party. (Her daughter is a Junior). It was one of those moments and I wasn’t even aware of it until my friend brought it up. I am not sure if I would rather spend this year in denial or bittersweetly aware of each passing moment.</p>
<p>ETA: And Blue, that story put a chill down my spine! Does that mean our kids have to show love to those schools (like large state schools) that seem to be just stat driven? Yikes!</p>
<p>“And we all awwed and then said what about next year?!? And it was decided that if Hanukkah did not fall during winter break we would Skype my daughter in from the party.”</p>
<p>no worries; Chanukah next year starts on Dec 21st…</p>
<p>Just a short note to thank all of you on this thread for helping calm our nerves during our daughter’s odyssey towards college. We have not participated in the discussions, but have been there in spirit. After many college visits over the last year, our D decided to apply early decision to the College of William and Mary. She got the good news last week, and is thrilled to be a member of the Tribe class of 2015. It’s a great fit for her, and she’s happier than if she had been accepted into an HYP – as are her parents. It really demonstrates that what matters is finding the school with the right apparent fit for each student. Our D can now worry a lot less about grades and not at all about test scores, and focus more just on the excitement of learning and participating in a few plays this year, something that makes her parents very happy. Always remember that there is an end point in the college search and decision process! </p>
<p>A very genuine best of luck and good fortune to all of you helping your own offspring through this exciting adventure. Enjoy the journey, and appreciate what each day brings.</p>
<p>Welcome, tribe, and congrats to your D! It’s an honor to read your very first post, with such good news and wise thoughts.</p>
<p>Welcome Tribe and congratulations to you and your D!</p>
<p>A very sincere congratulations to your daughter!! William and Mary is absolutely an OUTSTANDING university!! I can’t say enough about the school. Williamsburg only adds to the great vibe of the campus! I can’t imagine how proud you are!! It’s wonderful encouragement to those of us still in the trenches that your daughter found a school with the right ‘fit’. Thanks for your post. Please come back if you can, and remind us of this as the next few months proceed…April seems pretty far away right now.</p>