<p>madbean - I think you are right about the yields…it will be interesting to watch.</p>
<p>I agree about the yields. There cannot be that many more kids this year. It’s more of this lottery stuff coupled with no ED at a couple of the big selectives (Harvard and Princeton). I hope the schools all recognize that they are going to have to offer some more admits to offset the inflated numbers. Lots of kids apply to 15+ schools if they have the stats. The more I learn about this process, the less comfortable I am.</p>
<p>Congrat’s to the child who is in the running for the Olin acceptance and also to the other with the 24K scholarship to U of Miami. I am sorry that some of the students are getting admissions to colleges with no way to go to them because of finances. I think that is really tough. </p>
<p>Over here, I am very slowly starting to recover from pneumonia. What gets me totally depressed is just that is another hurdle in my d’s senior year of things to make it all the more difficult. I am so exhausted and this time, my doctor is concerned enough about me that I am having a repeat visit and x-ray next Monday. (I have had pneumonia three times before in my life with no doctor ever asking for more x-rays or repeat visits). I did read on numerous websites that I can expect to be much more tired for at least a month. How wonderful when I need to finish up mid year reports, drive next week to another tournament, go to a college visit/mini vacation in two weeks, and plan more college visits for d. At least I ate a bit today. As I can well attest to, bronchitis or pneumonia are both good (or bad) ways to lose weight. I know I would be happier being a few pounds heavier and healthy, though.</p>
<p>AMI I am so sorry you have had all that hit you at once. He sounds like a great kid and certainly qualified-I guess the first thing I would suggest is verifying the decision-it really doesn’t make sense he would not be accepted.</p>
<p>My S was just telling me tonight about some horror stories of GC letters being wrong-either missing or outright wrong information, and it sounds like in one case two kids applied to the same school and one got in and one got rejected and the one accepted was congratulated for their dedication to an EC-the only problem is it was the other applicant who had the EC-same GC though-I told my S he should tell his friend to check that ASAP. Kind of scary that is going on. I hope my S has a good letter from his GC.</p>
<p>Anyway, if the decision is legit I would suggest he at least try out the school and reapply to the program next year-unless he has another option he likes better.</p>
<p>What a shock to get that news on top of everything else.</p>
<p>MM I hope you feel better.</p>
<p>Regarding yields, these are interesting stats from Marquette </p>
<p>30K apps
20K accepted
under 2K enrolled
and they even went to the waiting list</p>
<p>So experience states they have an estimated 10 to 1 admitt to acceptance ratio.</p>
<p>Which at first glance boggles the mind - but then consider FA may not work out - plus if you are looking at MU then you probably have a few schools on your list of similar caliber.</p>
<p>Count me in on blueiguana’s spa vacation idea!</p>
<p>On the senior project, my daughter’s school does one and it’s been a great experience for her. She is teaching a dance class at the middle school she used to attend and she’s learned so much from that experience. The project is very open as to what students can do, but they have to log a certain number of hours and have approved mentors and so forth so that they can’t just slack off.</p>
<p>MM, wishing you a speedy recovery. I had pneumonia once and that was more than enough – uggghh.</p>
<p>The increase in apps this year is indeed crazy - D applied to schools with increases that range from 3% to over 40% (yikes!). I have no idea how admissions folks are coping with this or how they’re going to calibrate it in figuring out yield, etc. With common app issues, etc., it appears to be a monster that keeps growing.</p>
<p>MilitaryMom - be sure to take it easy as you deal with recovery from pneumonia. I had a serious lung issue last year (led to a lobectomy - removal of lung lobe) and it’s critical to give yourself time to breathe (literally). Of course, with all you’re dealing with in life in general, that’s easier said than done!</p>
<p>Best wishes to everyone especially those coping with bad news or illness.</p>
<p>Just a shout out to myself 
for starting and finishing the FAFSA tonite. I didn’t even intend to do it today. I was just going to get the tax stuff together, but I figured before I sent that off I should see what I need for the FAFSA. It really wasn’t too bad. Their site was very slow and I have issues with names & pins that I am sure are going to come back to haunt me. I didn’t realize I had a pin from older S2 & the irs has a different name for me than my ss card, so fingers crossed.
Now onto the Profile. Now of course this is just for one school - a super reach-reach that S will probably not get into,nor will he go if admitted(too cold). But, just in case…</p>
<p>Woo Hoo! Shout out here - S just got a phone call a few minutes ago saying he is a finalist for a full scholarship at one of his fave schools. They will fly him out for interviews, etc.
Hurray! Can’t wait for him to get home so I can get the details :)</p>
<p>puma - that is fantastic news! Congrats to your son!! Keep us posted on the progress.</p>
<p>idinct - good for you! It feels good to get it behind you. I just submitted the CSS profile and once again feel like college board is sucking the last pint of blood from my veins. $10 here…$9 there…$16 here and so on and so on…</p>
<p>Sending good thoughts to those who are unwell or dealing with tough situations.</p>
<p>Did someone use the word “snarky”? I think I’ve seen that a few times around here lately. I try to remind myself that D is dealing with so many emotions and so much stress. I read a million years ago (ok, when my kids were infants) that young children often “save” their bad behavior for their parents (instead of a child care provider, for instance) because they instinctively know that their parents love them the most and will love them no matter what. I think there’s some of that going on in the psyche of a teenager.</p>
<p>I also read somewhere that God makes babies cute so we will care for them and he makes them teenagers so we will let them go. Not saying I’ll be happy to see mine go by any means but it just all feels like part of the natural order of things.</p>
<p>Another snow day here tomorrow, or should I say ice day? I’m hoping I can get out of my driveway so I can get to the office but D is looking forward to another day of sleeping in and relaxing. I’m hoping this will help her get her mojo back since she’s been kind of burned out lately.</p>
<p>My D called me right after school got out-- she was hyperventilating with excitement so much that I couldn’t understand her at first. She got into Dickinson with some unexpected merit aid. Since their site says EA apps went up 60% this year, she was worried that she wouldn’t get in at all. So to get money was thrilling!</p>
<p>So she’s two for two so far, with money at both. We will celebrate tonight!</p>
<p>Congrats to Puma! And MilitaryMom, so sorry about the pneumonia… I hope you can really lie low and recover.</p>
<p>Thinking of all of you in the snow and ice as we enjoy another sunny day in SoCal…</p>
<p>Congrats to researching’s D and all the others getting news - from here on in we are going to be one hopping thread!</p>
<p>congrats to puma and researching!!</p>
<p>Hi friends, thanks again for all your thoughts, prayers, and little shout-outs to let me know you’re thinking of me and sb and our friend’s grieving family. It has helped to know this little community has kept us in mind (and hearts) recently. It continues to be a struggle for us to come to terms with this, but we are trying hard.</p>
<p>Bear with me…I’m still catching up on your news. Blue, I’m so very sorry about bluejr’s friend. We sympathize and share your sorrow.</p>
<p>Pepper, I know it’s aggravating you, in terms of time management, but I’m so glad your son is working on that novel. I’ve felt so much sadness recently, and the thought of that boy writing away, oblivious to scholarship deadlines and other practical matters is somehow comforting. My heart is broken that this one boy, whom we have loved so much, is gone…yet there is another boy out there somewhere who is passionate about his writing, and whose life goes on, and that makes me a little less sad.</p>
<p>OWM, what sad news. I’m glad justice was served, but how tragic…both of your stories.</p>
<p>EmmyBet, congrats to your d. Really nice news.</p>
<p>LoP, so very sorry to hear about your friend’s diagnosis. I hope he or she is surrounded by loving friends and family at such a difficult time.</p>
<p>MilMom, what a pain! But big congrats on the tournament; that’s terrific.</p>
<p>As I write, we are in the midst of “Blizzageddon,” or the Storm of '11. Sb and I LOVE all things winter, so this is my cup of tea. I thank you all for bucking up, as I try to during those long summer months of sunshine and heat, which I DON’T like.</p>
<p>Oh, amanda, I just read of your loss of your mom. Oh, my gosh, I’m so very, very sorry. I am thinking of you and staggered by this sad news. I hope you are ok, and will read ahead now to see if you’ve posted again. I’m so terribly sorry to hear this.</p>
<p>Puma, rom and Idinct - congrats one and all for your successes and those of your children. My, my, we are moving along.</p>
<p>Military Mom - PLEEEEEZ take care of YOU. Your health is NOT something to mess with. Can’t someone else pinch hit for you on some of your responsibilities. We know you want to do them all your way, but there must be a couple that someone can do or that can be postponed.</p>
<p>Just popped in to tell all my cyber friends in the eye of this storm to please stay safe and keep loved ones in the house! I’m praying no one has to leave home or looses power. It’s so hard to understand we will miss this one…a full 20 degrees warmer than Texas. That’s insane! Well, I get it, but it’s still nuts. </p>
<p>MOSB, so good to hear from you! I have been thinking of you and songbird. Snuggle down and spend some restful time together during the storm. Jammies, tea, comfort food, and chick flicks. </p>
<p>I’m so impressed with everyone done with the fafsa. Still waiting on bluedad…</p>
<p>I’m loving hearing about all the good news and awards!! Cheers to all. I did think there was going to be a lul. Boy was I wrong. </p>
<p>Amanda, I’m thinking of you and your family. Hoping any warm thoughts find there way to you. </p>
<p>MM, Yes, please take care! We can’t always be super-mom. Rest and you can put you snazzy cape back on in a couple if weeks. Pneumonia is nothing to mess around with. Be well.</p>
<p>Wow! It’s nice to log on and see all the good news this morning.</p>
<p>Researching: Congrats to your daughter on the Dickinson acceptance. </p>
<p>Puma: Great news on the scholarship.</p>
<p>Congratulations to those who finished the fafsa.</p>
<p>MM: Please take care of yourself. I hope you feel better soon.</p>
<p>MOSB: I’ve been thinking about you and Songbird. I hope you enjoy the snow.</p>
<p>Good luck to those who got hit by the storm. We just have rain here today,so I’m a little jealous. Unlike those of you whose kids are being snarky, mine’s been in a funk. She and her BF just broke up for the third time in three months. I know that it’s healthy for her to learn how to deal with heartbreak, but it’s still hard to watch. As they say “a mother is only as happy as her most unhappy child.”</p>
<p>Hi everyone - it is snowing like crazy her again with 2 more storms in the forecast for the next week…congratulations on all the good news - acceptances and scholarships - that have come in during the last couple of days!</p>
<p>MOSB thank you for reminding me what a gift my oblivious son is…in the end, after all is said and done, and wherever he does go to school and whatever else is part of his journey-in the end, he is a writer and will always be one. It’s really that simple.</p>
<p>He’s been so excited about starting a whole new novel and wanting to share with me his ideas for the plot and characters and I have been refusing to do so until he finishes his college stuff. I think that right after I post this I am going to go make him a cup of coffee and sit down with him and have that chat-since it is another snow day here although it is raining.</p>
<p>It is so wonderful to have all of you here to keep me focused on what really matters.</p>
<p>I hope everyone has a safe and peaceful day. :)</p>