<p>Nine o;clock
Sending good thoughts to all of the hopefuls and families</p>
<p>DS was deferred at MIT. He’s okay, I think.</p>
<p>Tessa and scoutsmom-- I’m so sorry to hear of the deferrals. :(</p>
<p>Congrats to momofboston, arisamp, fogfog, and anyone else I have missed. I am going to have to quit my job to keep up with you people!!! Chatterboxes, indeed. :)</p>
<p>D2 also deferred. A boy in her class applied, and he was deferred, too. D2 had her wisdom teeth pulled today. Think she’s just happy that she’s not in much pain! She was prepared to be deferred. If it had been rejection, she’d have felt a different kind of pain.</p>
<p>Tessa and UT sorry about the news.</p>
<p>Good luck to scoutsmom’s S.</p>
<p>sorry for those I missed, I feel your pain and joy.</p>
<p>Our son was also deferred at MIT. He’s fine; so are we. We expected it and are just pleased it was a rejection (yet.)</p>
<p>His schedule last year (due to the school’s first year of IB) wouldn’t let him take an AP or IB science class other than biology (which does not interest him). So, he is taking both AP Chemistry and IB Physics this year. My gut feeling all along has been there would be no way he would be accepted now without at least a semester’s worth of grades in those classes.</p>
<p>He posted his deferral on FB and heard from some friends from the Missouri Scholars Academy who were also deferred, had a bowl of ice cream, finished his AP Govt critique of network news broadcast and is now in the video game cave.</p>
<p>Life goes on. Christmas is 9 days away. Then more essays to write for scholarships and the long winter’s nap until Pi Day.</p>
<p>scoutsmom and phb - i can sympathize; hope your kids are hanging in there; to be in the running at MIT means they are great candidates!<br>
So glad I was applying myself in the early 80s, not now!</p>
<p>Sorry to read about the deferral Scoutsmom. FIngers crossed he gets a big envelope in April along with many others.</p>
<p>scoutsmom, OWm, phbmom - Hugs to you, your kids and their friends. It is a real long shot to get in espec in this round. Your kids are still in the game. Good luck in April.</p>
<p>Hugs all around tonight. There are just some things you can’t always wrap your head around.</p>
<p>Sorry about the deferrals, Scoutsmom, phbmom, and owm. Glad to hear your kids are hanging in there.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear of deferrals. I hope all the kids can shake it off and move forward. As one of our young friends says, she is honored just to know that a top school is thinking about admitting her. </p>
<p>In the meantime, I have you, oregonianmom, to thank for the pretzel turtles. Yummmmm. I picked up the ingredients today and they were quick, easy and delicious and will make perfect home made gifts for teachers.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about the deferrals. D1 and I are “learning by doing” (and listening to all of your advice). But, I honestly can’t believe how tough this whole process has been on my nerves!</p>
<p>Anyway, happy news here. D was accepted to MIT 
today!
And, although this isn’t “one and done” (12 other apps have already been submitted), D can hopefully spend a bit more time enjoying her senior year and less time worrying about the future.</p>
<p>She is thrilled and humbled by this acceptance, as am I.</p>
<p>Congrats to your D Dignified1!!! Fingers crossed whe gets many more yeses.</p>
<p>OWM and PHB - sorry to read about the deferrals. Good luck in next round.</p>
<p>Congratulations dignified1, and I hope your D drinks deeply from what seems to be a very special experience!
Thanks for all the good thoughts from you all; it really does make a difference. I’m thinking of parenting advice from when my son was little: they take their cues from you; if Mom doesn’t looked scared, it can’t be that bad. So when they fall down, don’t make a big deal about a bloody knee, tell them it’s fine and they’ll go right back to playing. I’m resisting the urge to bring out the hot water and antiseptics. It’s not easy, but…
The rest of the applications will get done now, with a little more urgency, I think.</p>
<p>I just wanted to post this unrelated note. Yesterday was our first snow, and a bit more than anticipated, with early school closing. My son, who has never driven in snow, attempted to leave school and began sliding. He pulled over, parked and called my husband. I am so proud of him for doing this. Teenage peer pressure can be a tough thing. Especially when you see your friends continuing to drive on. I left work early and my dad and I went to get him (and, given the road conditions we saw ,staying put was a good call on his part). When we got there we decided to leave his car because I was worried about driving it home. </p>
<p>My husband and son just headed off to uncover the car and make sure it is clear for him to drive home this afternoon when school ends. </p>
<p>I know this doesn’t seem like a big thing but it is times like these that give me hope that he will be able to apply common sense in the future because some days I really wonder how my smart kid can be so oblivious.</p>
<p>MIT hopefuls: Congrats to dignified1 and daughter on her acceptance! Hugs to phbmom, scoutsmom, and OWM’s sons and daughters on their disappointments. Wishing them better luck in the next round!</p>
<p>Sorry about the deferrals Scoutsmom, Tessa, Phbmom and OWM. It ain’t over until the fat lady sings though so…I just hope the wait isn’t as long as it sounds to have all these decisions behind all of us!!<br>
Dignified - Congrats!! My bro graduated from MIT and was one of those famed DEKE house guys who blew up the football field during the Harvard game…and put a car on a rooftop…among other things that the law doesn’t know about.</p>
<p>Congrats Dignified and daughter! What a great accomplishment.</p>
<p>To those with MIT deferrals: It’s not too shabby to be deferred by MIT. I’m sure your kids will have great choices down the road.</p>
<p>Momofzach: I can see why you are proud of your son. He showed great judgment.</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to an EA school with merit money yesterday. She’s in ED at BU, but it’s nice to know that she would have had other good choices if her ED school hadn’t come through. We had a good strategy, thanks to everything we learned on cc.</p>