<p>We are waiting for WashU results as well, though my bet is on tomorrow or Friday, it was March 11 last year.</p>
<p>RenaissanceMom, thank you for that! My D is so stressed by the choice that she’s declared March to be No Thinking or Talking About College Month. She feels that she’ll never be able to decide between her schools (into 3 so far, waiting on two at the end of this month). I’ll send her a link to that tool.</p>
<p>Military Mom, I’m echoing the empathy and gratitude that others have expressed.</p>
<p>Novelisto, you’re a very funny writer!</p>
<p>Otherwise I catch up with you all every couple of days but can’t really keep up-- so much activity! And I am trying to honor my D’s request. Not to mention get some work done!</p>
<p>But she does come home every few days with news from her friends, and so far it’s pretty good. We’re in sunny SoCal (it’s absolutely gorgeous today), so the majority of her friends are waiting on at least one UC, if not several. Once those get announced, it will be a free-for-all. (I have no idea when that date is, since my D was dead-set from the beginning on a liberal-arts college back east).</p>
<p>Good Luck to all awaiting on WashU decisions :D</p>
<p>D is also waiting for WashU decision, but from what I’ve seen on the WashU threads, it doesn’t seem like they are releasing today. Good luck to all.</p>
<p>D was waitlisted for an Honors program that she interviewed for at the end of January. Interestingly, she went into that interview with no interest in that school (and I asked on this board for advice about the ethics of feigning interest during the interview). Well, for some unknown reason in the past couple of weeks, this school has crept back towards the top of her list. I think it may because this school is where many of her friends will go, it is closer to home (driving distance as opposed to flying) and the reality of going far away is less attractive than it was a few months ago. So, you never know how it may turn out</p>
<p>Good luck to the Wash U group. Wanted son to apply there, but once he found 7 schools he liked he said ENOUGH, I’M DONE. It is a great school. Got tons of mail from them.</p>
<p>Small world…fishymom and I live in the same County and our kids are interviewing for the same scholarship tomorrow, fortunately in different subjects. But we will get to meet at the Scholarship award ceremony next month. I’m very excited about that. My cyberbuddy comes alive!</p>
<p>Son’s IB English Orals over today. Glad that is behind him. Check. He told me that Olin is making their decisions today and will let them know in a week. Just moved up the waiting time in my head by two weeks. He is OK. Said it is out of his hands and whatever will be, will be. Glad he has his dad’s calmness in that regard.</p>
<p>FlMM- Good luck to your S with his orals.</p>
<p>Wash U did not have the program my S wanted otherwise he would also have applied there. Good luck to all waiting for an answer. </p>
<p>I think Bentley (or is it Babson) is posting admission results on the 13th. Funny how I have lost interest in every other school S has applied to due to the merit offered at one. ;-)</p>
<p>^mamom, I’m with you -merit money makes the heart grow fonder 
(at least the parent’s heart)</p>
<p>Yesterday, I made a spreadsheet of D’s acceptances with COA and scholarship so we could really see the cold-hard facts of what was on the table and what it will cost us out of pocket. She has 3 nearly full-rides as the result of merit scholarships, so those are going to be hard (read: impossible) to beat.</p>
<p>mommylaw - Way to go!! Smart strategy.</p>
<p>Doesn’t look like WashU results will be posted today. :(</p>
<p>Good luck those waiting for Wash U and other results this week. </p>
<p>Mommylaw: Congrats on your daughter’s merit scholarships.</p>
<p>I’m dealing with a lot of stress here. My D1 is home on spring break, and she’s very stressed about summer interships, and whether she wants to apply for jobs or grad school next year. My sister is worried that my nephew, who has a spotty high school record due to depression and anxiety issues, won’t be accepted to any college. I feel like I am carrying their stress inside me. I have resorted to Nestle’s Crunch, so I will pass the chocolate…</p>
<p>Sorry for all those hoping for WashU results today. Hope tomorrow brings good news for you all!</p>
<p>MomJr - I feel your pain. My D1 knows what she’s doing this summer but is bouncing back and forth btwn grad school, law school or getting a job after she graduates in June 2012. I was ready for D2’s college search but kind of taken off guard when sD1 started looking at grad and law schools (at least online) last September, beginnning of her junior year.</p>
<p>Sorry for the wait for all the WashU people. </p>
<p>I wonder if there are delays because of larger than expected applications. That seemed to be the problem with Early admission with a number of schools.</p>
<p>MilMom - I meant to say earlier that I am sure sorry that your move info is still unavailable. As others have said, I don’t know how you are dealing with that on top of the senior year stress. It sounds like you are doing everything you can to prepare for all eventualities. A heartfelt “thank you” to your family for your sacrifices and service! I hope you get to go somewhere fabulous and convenient for all to get to and from.</p>
<p>Anyone give anything up for Lent? I gave up soft drinks (which I drink all day) so I’m hoping that I will benefit physically as well as spiritually this year. Sooo many empty calories that this is bound to help me drop a few of the pounds that have found me this year.</p>
<p>momjr- I am game for the chocolate! Hope your nephew gets a big yes by months end. Any reason they didn’t apply EA somewhere? </p>
<p>Sorry about the wait with WashU. </p>
<p>mommylaw- wow, I envy you and your (I mean your D’s) choices! I have also started a similar table. It only has money stuff on it right now, but I do hope to populate it with other insignificant stuff like academics, class size, etc later… ;-)</p>
<p>proudmom - I gave up soda last year; it was hard. I think I was addicted to the high fructose corn syrup. I only had one can a day, but it was 2 weeks of sluggishness. I am happy to say that I am now about 95% soda free. This year is wine which will be hard, but it will be healthy. I know I will go back to it after Easter. I’ve done the wine before and my husband joked that I take a lot of communion over lent 
good luck to you with the soda - hope yours goes better.<br>
No likely letters here. Must admit I am bummed. D is blissfully unaware.</p>
<p>Ok I’ve been a lurker for about three weeks and don’t miss a day without reading. What a great group. Our D is a senior, and I thought I would sit back and enjoy knowing other people were in our same situation. </p>
<p>Ok – heres the reason for my break from lurkerdom and maybe I can get some ideas.</p>
<p>Everything was done --the FAFSA, the IDOC, Profile, the Mailed & Signed tax returns 2/17 or so, and me all pleased with myself. So i get an email TODAY from the CPA that the IRS rejected the return since she failed to put the birthdate for my D. So she puts in the birthdate and my D being 18, we are no longer eligible for the child tax credit and our taxes go up $1000. OK thats bad enough but my question is now should I resend the corrected signed returns, try to redo the IDOC, Profile? Or should I just wait and explain to the ones that require the IDOC and signed returns about the mixup when we get the acceptances and schloarship/aid package? The FAFSA correction is the easiest so I will do that. </p>
<p>Sorry to be a lurker with a headache, and thanks for any ideas!</p>
<p>vanmo1, in the interest of full disclosure, I would sign and submit the returns now. That way, there won’t be any surprises. Just include a note as to what happened. </p>
<p>As for Lent- I have given up Diet Coke in past years, but I don’t drink coffee, so I may not be fully awake for 40 days if I do that this year (JK)! My younger D informed me (as I was picking her up from McDonald’s after school) that she and her track buddies are giving up all fast food for Lent. Smart girls</p>
<p>vanmo1 - welcome and I suggest you repost your question over on the FA section of CC. </p>
<p>I am giving up shoveling snow for lent. </p>
<p>Actually, I am going to give up wine.</p>
<p>vanmo1 - If it were me, I’d email the finaid office at each school and ask them what they want.</p>
<p>I will definitely correct the FAFSA. I probably send the signed returns to the four schools that wanted them with a note as suggested. I will resubmit the IDOC with its cover sheet. and PROFILE–probably just wait and see on that? Nothing else has changed other than we owe $1000 more in tax!</p>
<p>Such a nice group for responding. </p>
<p>D has 3 lower choice acceptances with honors colleges, 2 affordable with merit and one–probably not. Her higher and medium choices may be a reach and probably unaffordable–so we wait!</p>