<p>I am sorry to hear of the loss of life so young…really makes your head spin around…</p>
<p>MOSB - I am so sorry about the loss of your D’s friend. I cannot imagine the heartbreak. Hugs to you both.</p>
<p>On our college front, D got her first two acceptances yesterday to her EA schools! Such a relief after all the last-minute submissions. Both came with merit money, so either one will be a viable option for her. She likes both - so do I, but there’s one I especially like. Three more to come though, so we’ll wait until the rest of the envelopes are in before making any decisions. But, as they say, D is going to college! She now has the rest of her semester finals to finish, although she did say that knowing she has a sure thing in her pocket, she’s a little less stressed out.
EmmyBet - sorry about the deferral. We always think we’re prepared for any news, but it’s still a disappointment. It’s a good thing we try to cast a wide net.</p>
<p>Congrats to your D, cooker! One thing that gets forgotten on CC is that the January deadlines are really acceptable to colleges - we parents start thinking our kids are behind in October, which isn’t entirely fair, no matter how “beneficial” they say it is to apply early. Obviously your D did a great job on the apps and is a wonderful candidate. I’m so happy for her.</p>
<p>Ha ha, a wide net - anyone else here have kid who applied to 13 schools, 14 programs? I think I saw yesterday how my D knows that she has a lot of eggs in her basket. I know it’s not a straight probability that more schools = more acceptances, but her list is good and covers a lot of bases. She wanted choices, and she’s sure to get them.</p>
<p>Last day of classes here; first day for college D. Last semester for both of them … I’m really stunned. Very happy for them, very proud.</p>
<p>And holding them dear, too. I can’t imagine a young life suddenly over like that, and not by accident.</p>
<p>Great news on the acceptances! Those combined with the end of the semester can really take the pressure off these kids which is well-deserved.</p>
<p>EB - waiting to hear from 9 schools, no idea of what to expect.</p>
<p>MoSB - very sad news. Like others, I’ll keep your entire community in my thoughts & prayers.</p>
<p>mosb: I am speechless. Please accept my deepest sympathies to you and your dear songbird. Sometimes we just have to cry our way through the pain. I am so, so sorry for your loss.</p>
<p>emmybet: there is great news on the horizon…I just know it.</p>
<p>and cooker: woot!woot! D is going to college!!</p>
<p>cooker - congrats to your D! EA is such a wonderful thing!</p>
<p>Congratulations on your D’s acceptances cooker! 
They are stress relieving, that’s for sure.</p>
<p>EmmyBet - I know the deferral wasn’t what your D had hoped for. I’m not telling you anything you don’t know…the deferral may very well change to an admit. Before that happens she may get an admit that is clear and away more compelling and she won’t care about the first. I have seen it happen. Lots of eggs…many, many choices will be there for her!</p>
<p>kathiep - So fun to hear about your S’s personal attention. I’m sure it made him feel great, and it should!</p>
<p>mosb - sorry for your loss. Hugs to both you and sb.</p>
<p>Cooker: Congrats to your daughter. The first acceptance is always wonderful. I’m sure she’s very relieved.</p>
<p>My daugter got a very nice letter from Boston University acknowledging receipt of her deposit and once again welcoming her to the class of 2015. I guess this is really happening!</p>
<p>momjr - wow, is your D the first one in this group to put down a deposit? I know I will be so happy when we are finally done and this is all finished.</p>
<p>MOSB: sorry to hear of SB’s friend’s death. Prayers & hugs to you, your D and the whole school/community. Such a difficult thing to go through. </p>
<p>Congrats on acceptances and empathy on deferrals (BTDT). D got good news times two yesterday- acceptance at Marquette and a full-tuition scholarship at our state flagship. Only 30 full tuition scholarships are awarded, so quite an honor. </p>
<p>This past weekend, we visited the campuses of the other 2 schools which have accepted her. D and I loved both. Waiting for 2 more decisions, and need to visit one of those, if she is accepted. It is nice to have options, but it will be hard for her to decide where to attend.</p>
<p>D put down her deopsit the day after she was admitted.</p>
<p>missy- must have missed that. I am going to have to start a cheat sheet.</p>
<p>momylaw - My S also got accepted to Marquette. He is visiting Feb 5th for the scholarship competition. He is a good test taker and hasn’t seen the school so it is worth the money to fly out for a couple nights. </p>
<p>I almost wish he hadn’t submitted as many apps as he did. He is still waiting to hear back from 5 schools but I would like to be done.</p>
<p>MOSB I am so sorry to hear the news of your D’s friend. What a difficult time for everyone. I don’t think words can describe what you and your D are feeling.</p>
<p>Emmybet so sorry to hear of the deferral. It is indeed a long road for many of our kids. My D is one that has applied to 12 different schools. She has many reaches and a few matches. We won’t hear anything until April and it looks it will be a long winter. D had the flu this past weekend and it knocked her on her behind. Starting to feel better and back at school today. She has finals next week. Hoping she can power through all of her commitments and finals.</p>
<p>Congrat to everyone else with acceptances and with great merit aid to boot.</p>
<p>That reminds me. I have to talk to D about putting down a (meager) housing deposit at her safety.</p>
<p>kathie, your S must be pretty special. Neither one of my kids (a tippy-top one and a more “regular” one) has gotten wooed like that. I find it a little annoying that the only contact D gets from some of her schools consists of reminders that her application isn’t “complete” - when they and we all know that what is missing is the audition that is scheduled in February, and it won’t be “completed” for several more weeks. Ah, well. Trying to turn those moments of anxiety into moments of amusement … not always easy these days …</p>
<p>D put a deposit on her safety about a month ago. She still doesn’t want to talk about the school or applying to any scholarships. Frustrating. If she applied I think she would be eligible for a nice scholarship.<br>
No wooing for my D either. She has a great GPA and her stats are high. Perhaps we looked at the wrong schools. On another note, she has had several interviews. She has one more to do but she believes the interview doesn’t hold much merit. I told her it was good practice.</p>
<p>Nope, deposit at one school here as well. We are very cognizant of double deposits and the ethical issues involved. There is a lack of housing at the first school, and certainly honors housing. We will take the hit and loose the deposit if he is accepted at another school he chooses to attend. He does have a ‘pecking order’ for schools so there won’t be a lot of hand-wringing. A phone call to one school to release him from the obligation, and he would be free to commit to another. I know some feel it doesn’t matter until May 1. I would argue no matter the date you shouldn’t commit to two schools at once.</p>
<p>Didn’t make any deposits here, except I’m about to mail the housing deposit Wisconsin wants by 2/1 which is small. Don’t know how he could decide until all the facts are on the table like scholarships or lack therof. All together for all 4 kids, I have saved roughly the cost of one bachelors degree. Or two maybe if you go to the state univ. If I get a job, all the worries diminish but I keep thinking, I can’t just put all this investment into one kid. My dd#1 (the soph.) is a stickler about fairness and equality - (e.g. when I tally up the Christmas gifts per kid, I try to match $ and # of gifts lest she get all bent out of shape about how she is always the forgotten middle child boo-hoo). She is the studious one of the 4 too, so she has her eyes on Ivy. My ds didn’t get wooed by anyone but alot of spam emails and the like from Phili Biblical Univ (go figure) and a host of others like RPI, Tulane. The ones he has gotten into (face it, big universities) give him nice form letters, no t-shirts, bumper stickers or anything. Wait, he did get a magnet from Pitt. Wow!!</p>
<p>I start a community college course in Feb on IT project mgt - all in the effort to get a new job. I got the textbook and it is daunting. Marketing was a happy major, pretty advertising pics. This has the distinct look of a technical course. Ewww.</p>
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<p>Right…if I just had one kid, I could pay for any school that admitted her…but the funds have to be divided three ways…</p>
<p>My last kid gratefully tells me she just wants to go to clown school so I think I can finance that. It’s Miss #2 and #3 that I worry about. Both are grade-grubbing straight A honor’s types with high aspirations. On the “ain’t that funny” front, did you know how much an appendectomy costs? About $26K !!!</p>