<p>fogfog, sorry to hear your pain. I hope you are feeling better soon.</p>
<p>Congrats to those completing FAFSA/Profile. DH completed both this week so I guess I owe him a cookie! </p>
<p>And Madbean, I know there is a bit of an all apps in let-down but it will pass quickly. I definitely went through a worrying phase right after all apps were submitted. As evidenced by a couple “Did she screw up this on the Common App?” posts the next day. But thankfully life moves on and bad moods pass. Your son did sooo much work. Truly impressive. Hope he can kick back and enjoy himself now.</p>
<p>We have another couple auditions this weekend so we are staying busy. That does make this waiting period easier, I think. So far, knock wood, its been a fun experience for D. We will see the results much later but I am happy she feels good about it.</p>
<p>There’s definitely a let-down phase, and a panic phase (is it all right? is it good enough?), but then people seem to settle into the “it’s all for the best” phase. I lost more sleep the night AFTER things were submitted/mailed than I did before. I think that’s normal.</p>
<p>We’ll have another crazy phase in a couple of months after the big “commitment,” I guess. But that will be mixed with relief, as was the completion of the applications. This is such a big transition!</p>
<p>Yay for LoP’s D - she’s getting in there and having fun! My D will start that on 2/8. </p>
<p>About interviews: Yes, we’re telling them that it’s a time to “sell yourself.” Yes, they do have to pretend that the school is their favorite school - and if it were the only school to accept them, wouldn’t it be? They do like it, or they wouldn’t have applied. Yes, it’s kind of icky, but it’s training for the real world. I’m having to tell my college senior that she has to interview for every single job like it’s the best job ever!!! I remember doing that many times - sometimes several times a week, for different jobs! That’s just the way this process is. It’s not a lie - it’s context.</p>
<p>I agree. D has had 7 interviews so far and more are on the way. I think the opportunity to interview is one great advantage to this whole process. It really is training for the ‘real world’.</p>
<p>Re: showing enthusiasm in interviews–it is hoped that there was at least <em>one</em> aspect of said college that put it on the list (besides potential safety!) The campus, the city, the major, it’s an LAC, they offer fantastic merit aid opportunities or club water polo. Even just that a neighbor attends and loves it. My suggestion to my boys for college interviews was to mention that good point with honest enthusiasm. Sometimes re-researching the school online is helpful. A teacher once told S1 that there are many aspects to our personalities. We are able to kid around with a peer, while we may less goofy with guy at the DMV. Both are appropriate and neither are “phony.” So, it’s not like asking the interviewee (for college, jobs, etc) to be fake–just to show the side of their personality that fits the circumstances.</p>
<p>Just re-read my post 9042- “dogfight” was supposed to be “fogfog”- that’s what I get for trying to post a message on CC from my cell phone with its darn predictive text. (Sorry fogfog)</p>
<p>Did you read the article in the New York Times magazine about predictive text? It was so funny. A guy’s grown daughter got a text from her dad that read, “You mother and I are gong to divorce next month.” She was alarmed…when she called him he said “Disney! I was typing Disney.”</p>
<p>^missypie, Too funny. I’m surprised I haven’t done something like that. I have sent some doozy text messages though -mostly to my kids who love to make fun of my poor texting skills :)</p>
<p>A couple of weeks ago my younger D’s cheer team missed getting first by a couple of hudredths of a point. She was very upset. I texted older D that “they missed first place by a whisker.” Only the phone said that they missed “by a Quaker.” That made younger D smile.</p>
<p>mosb - nice to see here, if only for a brief moment. Hugs to both you and sb. </p>
<p>madbean - I posted yesterday about feeling a bit lost - once the pressure of all the apps was done, this past month I’ve been wandering around feeling like I’ve forgotten something! And of course, the panic attacks - did she do everything for school A? Is it good enough to get her in? What if she doesn’t get into any of the RD schools? And on and on it goes…</p>
<p>Funny about predictive text. Got my niece an ipod touch a few months ago. She was commenting on FB about a cousin’s baby. She intended to write “Awwww” - it was posted as “Asses”. Good thing the cousin didn’t take offense!</p>
<p>My phone does weird things like that if we use the voice system. We first tried it when I was driving d to a college to visit on winding roads and it wasn’t a good match. The choices the phone made were so absurd and strange that I was just laughing. </p>
<pre><code> Since we home school, no ranking issues here. Sometimes other parents ask how to I weight and I just did what the school district we starting high school did. Then we moved up here and at first, they didn’t weight. We continued to weigh and now they have changed to weighing with no plus or minus grades.
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<p>MOSB, my prayers and sympathies go out to your family and the family of your daughter’s friend.</p>
<p>Finally, we are having a major snowstorm. We are also slated to have a speech and debate tournament start very near here tomorrow morning at 7am. I am waiting for a family we will be hosting for a few nights for this tournament to arrive. My street is impassable and we have already parked our car with Michelin Snow and Ice tires on the secondary road a few blocks from our house. Now we have to get them to park there, have my daughters help them carry their suitcases and sleeping bags, and then all of us hike out back there early tomorrow morning.</p>
<p>MOSB: I’ve been thinking about you and your daughter. I hope you’re doing okay.</p>
<p>It’s snowing like crazy here. We had a snow day today and it’s looking pretty probable for tomorrow. My daughter and her friends decided that they wanted to be snowed in together, so I have 6 girls sleeping here tonight. I was thinking about how quiet snow days will be next winter, so it’s kind of nice.</p>
<p>MOSB - Glad to hear from you. You, SB, and her friends family are in my thoughts.</p>
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I have a nephew who lives in one section of Boston and attends school in another. I had to laugh when he posted on FB in Dec. that he was finally done with finals and could go home and see his family …for the first time since Thanksgiving. You would think home was across country but he is a short subway ride away from home. Since starting school in Sept he went home 2X. Guess he likes it. </p>
<p>H&S are flying out to a school the first weekend in Feb for a scholarship competition. This is one of the few schools he hasn’t visited so it will also give him an opportunity to check it out. </p>
<p>I have submitted the first round of FAFSA. S is applying to 14 schools so I need to send it to the last 4 schools. I assume I can just copy and paste?? Maybe if we get snowed in tonight I will figure it out in the morning. </p>
<p>And speaking of snow, S has one last midterm to take Thursday but with the snow it may get postponed …again. It will be the third snow day this month. Enough with the snow during the work week. I don’t mind it on weekends or at night, but don’t mess with the commute.</p>
<p>Another 7 inches expected overnight? I am really done done done with shovelling! Everyone is watching American Idol expecting a snow day and the HS kids are pretty much expecting another delay to the midterms. Can’t wait for spring!!</p>
<p>School doesn’t rank, but does select a V based on UW gpa. My D is top 10% uw and top 5% weighted, so not really an issue for us. From what I can tell, the expected-to-be-selected V is a top student both in weighted and unweighted gpa, so hopefully no issues at her HS.</p>
<p>Ah, snow days, how I miss those! I grew up in the midwest and so enjoyed those lovely days as a child. My D is thinking of venturing outside of CA for college (of course, we’ll have to see where she gets in), and part of me thinks the “snow day” experience will be good for her. Also, I’ve told her that all of her friends will want to follow her home for their breaks! I can remember posting a large map of California above my bed in college and dreaming about the day that I would move there.</p>
<p>My Father has called 3X tonight asking me where S goes to school. He is following the school closings on tv but keeps forgetting where S goes. It would be funny if it wasn’t. S just got an email stating school is closed Thursday. S is a happy camper. I am waiting to get another call from my Father before I go to bed because work never closes.</p>
<p>Haven’t heard about school yet here. The thought was if it stopped by 3 am that they might be able to have it cleaned up and do a 2 hour delay. I guess it depends on how much snow we get.</p>
<p>I am battling the flu or something. The hospital where my mother was, was on lock down for a couple of days since they had so many patients with the flu and I think I picked it up. I thought I was feeling better, but I’m still very weak. Hopefully I’ll pull it together by the memorial service this weekend.</p>
<p>MOSB, glad to have you back after such tragedy. My thoughts are with you.</p>
<p>S has a big scholarship ap to do this week. It’s always something. And more snow.</p>
<p>Interesting to hear the talk of Valedectorian…my daughter went to a public magnet school for 9-10th grades…no ranking and they had 1-100% grades. Then we moved to Germany and she is going to an IB school (also no ranking)…we don’t even know what her GPA is as it is too complicated to figure out!</p>
Good thing the cousin didn’t take offense!</p>