<p>Amanda - sorry it was not what you wanted to find 
{{hugs}}</p>
<p>This whole waiting on the mail thing is very stressful. Holliesue, I’d have to just stand outside holding the box - would that count??</p>
<p>Amanda: So sorry to hear the disapointing news.</p>
<p>Holliesue: Hope that mailbox gets fixed ASAP.</p>
<p>Oh darn Amanda! I’m sorry. I hope tomorrow brings better news and your son shrugs this off.</p>
<p>As we ride this through I’m trying to be the mom on the playground who sees little Leftie fall and scrape her knee and smiles and says whoopsie, you got a booboo, here’s a kiss now go play instead of following my instinct to swoop her up and fuss over her and carry her away from that mean and dirty playground. Hopefully these kids will find their inner resilience and just ride the waves.</p>
<p>(Lord, I think I mixed in way too many analogies and images in that paragrpah but hopefully you get what I mean!)</p>
<p>AK - sorry about the news. Most likely, we will all be getting mixed results on admissions, honors, and FA. Hopefully, your next batch of news will be much happier.<br>
Gwen - do you know if it was a likely letter or a regular old acceptance? Which college? I gather that some of the schools (Hotel or the land grants - not sure) are rolling, but if they are putting all decisions on line this soon, I may have to find a password when I get home ;)</p>
<p>I’m not sure mnmomof2-- it might be hotel mgmt though. If I find out more I’ll report.</p>
<p>Cannot believe I’m holding a likely letter from UVA in my hand. Fortunately, S was home and I did not have to go to all the trouble of the steam and resealing the envelope…</p>
<p>It is OOS so unless they come through with $$$ it most likely will not work, but we will see! S is feeling very excited about being wanted right now…nice to have some good news!</p>
<p>Gwen, I think the date in my chart is for Cornell College of Arts and Sciences, some of the other Cornell schools are rolling admissions.</p>
<p>OWM–hoping for good recovery news from your little guy. The image of you waltzing while the medical drama escalated is way too intense. </p>
<p>amanda–So so so sorry about the rotten news. I hate it when that happens. :(</p>
<p>holliesue–the perfect nightmare! Perhaps a dozen large envelopes (I’m being an optimist on your behalf) but no place to deliver them? Mercy me! Here’s hoping for a speedy repair.</p>
<p>slitheytove–I want one of those pastries. Care to walk it over. ;)</p>
<p>LeftofPisa–I’ve been thinking about that very image. How I had to steel myself to just say “oops!” and not act like some catastrophe had just befallen us because of a scrape or scratch. Will be keeping my “oops!” reaction at-the-ready. I can see several of S2’s schools may be announcing this week. I have been in denial–clearly.</p>
<p>rom828–oh my goodness. What terrific news! Enjoy!!</p>
<p>OWM - I hope your grandbaby is feeling better. It is so hard to watch the little one’s when they aren’t well.</p>
<p>Amanda - Bummer! At least you have had some good news recently and I am sure that we will all have some disappointing news in the next several weeks. Lot’s of hugs to all of the mom’s - we sometimes feel the disappointment more intensely than our kids.</p>
<p>Congrats to those that are receiveing good and hopeful news!</p>
<p>AmandaK - Darn! that they just can’t take all the qualified kids…</p>
<p>LeftofPisa – Not too much of a word salad…the meaning came thru. It’s harder to watch them suffer than to suffer ourselves.</p>
<p>@amanda, very sorry to hear the news!</p>
<p>@rom828, those likelies feel great, don’t they?</p>
<p>Did anyone see the movie “The Year of Living Dangerously” with my former dream man, Mel Gibson? (If not, don’t worry. It was a long, long time ago!!) Well, all of these March decisions trickling in remind me of my favorite line from that film:</p>
<p>“… And so it begins…”</p>
<p>Sorry to hear the bad news, AK. Hopefully good news will be following soon.</p>
<p>I am surprised that out of the seven schools d has been accepted to so far (all acceptances in Dec or before) and we have finished both FAFSA and Profile by Feb. 17th, only one has sent a financial aid package so far. That one sent it at least a week and a half ago so I know the others have had weeks to do it. (Our initial FAFSA and our amended one were very, very close and bth the initial and the Profile were done in early January).All these schools have given her merit awards so it isn’t like they are waiting for that and I am just not sure what the wait is.</p>
<p>Hi All</p>
<p>So sorry to hear about the sad news and sending cyber chocolate your way. Congrats to those with happier news and sending you a cyber toast!</p>
<p>Re FInAid,
Our taxes were finished and I picked them up. DH has a question and it looks like I cant put the IDOC in the mail until that question is answered by the acct…and they push E File.
Also have to correct that darn PROFILE and FAFSA…
The deadline for this is 3/14 and I am worried…</p>
<p>Did I read that IDOC will only accept US MAIL and not UPS or FED EX envelopes?
If so, Can we send the packages overnight? It is a PO Box in Mt Vernon, so I should think an overnight US Postal might work, right?</p>
<p>Amanda - sorry to hear the news. Would Rocky Road ice cream help? It’s the one that works for me and D, S needs cookie dough.</p>
<p>S’s team lost in a tournament yesterday - they thought they had done pretty well - and was crushed. Most of his team couldn’t care much, but he is fairly competitive (not as much as D) and was very disappointed. Spent over a hour with me cuddled on the couch before he was sort of “ok”. Unfortunately, we didn’t have cookie dough ice cream on hand!</p>
<p>D did warn me that we should buy lots of ice cream and have it in stock this month. There goes any ideas of losing weight She’s very nervous and has has nightmares about getting rejected from all of her remaining schools. And to honest, I’ve had those same nightmares. I can handle being rejected - but not sure if I can handle my kids’ rejections :(</p>
<p>Rom: Congratulations on the likely letter. I’m glad it lifted your son’s spirits.</p>
<p>originally by fogfog
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<p>You can send US Express Mail Overnight to the Mt. Vernon PO Box. I sent my IDOC package via Priority mail with delivery confirmaiton and it arrived in 2 days from Ohio. I know you can’t send FedEx or UPS to a PO Box but check the IDOC site as there might be a street address available.</p>
<p>According to the Cornell board here, the School of Hotel Management and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations sent out some (not very many) early letters late last week. They are not likely letters, they are acceptances. In the past, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has done this too, but they are said not to be doing it this year. Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Architecture and Human Ecology will announce all decisions March 30. Most applicants for all colleges at Cornell will hear on March 30.</p>
<p>madbean- thanks. fortunately my d has all her acceptances in hand…just waiting on news for one fellowship and financial awards letters. Boy if we were waiting on acceptances I would be out there myself in the two feet of snow, hotgluing the mailbox post together if I had to!!!</p>
<p>While we’re on the subject of rental cars, we usually get the best price from BJ’s. You can go onto the BJ’s site without being a member to check out prices. One rental will probably more than pay for your membership.</p>