<p>Haven’t posted in while but have been trying to keep up. </p>
<p>BarnardMom - I am so sorry she is dealing with this and I know how difficult this must be for you. It is so hard to have kids far away and sick. Wishing her all the best for a quick recovery and a benign reason for the pressure. Will send lots of positive thoughts her way and your way too.</p>
<p>Barnardmom–I live outside NYC and my DH is a Columbia Presbyterian-affiliated neurologist. Let me know if there’s anything we can do.</p>
<p>Barnardmom- I can’t imagine how scary this must be for you and your daughter. My prayers for her.</p>
<p>Barnardmom - It sounds like Barnardgirl has a good head on her shoulders and is very strong. And, if the time comes for you to go to NYC, I agree you will know or Barnardgirl will tell you! Keeping positive thoughts for you and Barnardgirl!</p>
<p>jackief - I feel for you re: your d1 not being home for the summer. S1 is in the same boat - he will only be home a short time between Spring semester and the start of a wonderful opportunity conducting research!</p>
<p>Hugs and prayers for you and your daughter, BarnardMom. So sorry that you both are having to deal with this!</p>
<p>Sending healing thoughts to you and your daughter BarnardMom</p>
<p>D called me at work today. Her housing arrangements are all set. She signed a contract to live in SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) House. The house has 12 residents. It is a short block away from her current dorm.</p>
<p>Her room is a double with its own bathroom and a walk-in closet.</p>
<p>It sounds like she and her roommate were able to get in and get the room because they were willing to live in a double.</p>
<p>The house also has a nice kitchen</p>
<p>So sorry that you and your daughter are going through this, BarnardMom. I hope you get good results from the MRI soon.</p>
<p>hoping for a good outcome for your D BarnardMom, and that you can be there with her when the time is right.</p>
<p>2016BarnardMom – I read student4ever[noparse]:)[/noparse]'s comment about Barnardgirl having a good head on her shoulders and being very strong and couldn’t help thinking, “just like Mom.” 
For being in the situation you’re in, you seem to have things under control.</p>
<p>Joining everyone in rooting for you both!</p>
<p>2016BarnardMom - sending good wishes to you and your daughter, hoping for a benign cause being discovered soon!</p>
<p>Keep us posted. Hope everything turns out well and she feels better soon.</p>
<p>Thanks all. Barnardgirl is sounding better today than she has in a week. She loved the doctor she saw today, is relieved that she got hooked up with disability services, and is starting on some meds tomorrow that should start giving her some relief. I think it helps to be validated that something really IS wrong. The doctor is pretty sure it is the most benign of the possible causes. Today, she got up at 7:40, was at the neuro ophthalmologist by 9:10, went from there to get blood work. Went back to campus to get lunch, go to disability services, and go back to health service. Then she got her MRI, went to the pharmacy to turn in her prescription, went back to the MRI place because they’d forgotten to give her the CD with her images on it, and just got back to her dorm about a half hour ago. </p>
<p>Hearing her sounding more upbeat has helped me immensely. I really can’t praise the health service staff at Barnard enough. They have been phenomenal.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear of 2016BarnardGirl’s woes. I am the furthest thing possible from a medical professional so just throw out this random anecdote in the unlikely event it could be relevant. My own 2016 D experienced symptoms of increased intercranial pressure affecting the optic nerve when she was in high school. The cause turned out to be an oral antibiotic that had recently been prescribed by a dermatologist to try to clear up some stubborn acne. This is a rare but known side-effect of minocycline. Unlikely your D has the some thing, of course, but I offer it just in case.</p>
<p>Good to hear that she is sounding better, BarnardMom. I hope the medication works, and the cause is the most benign possible.</p>
<p>Holding good thoughts for all of you.</p>
<p>Wow barnardmom, I hope things continue to improve for her. It must be so hard to be away :(</p>
<p>Barnardmom - I hope you get “easy to fix” answers for your D! Going through the process is always stressful.</p>
<p>Geogirl - the U Rochester students almost always seem to “know” when they visit from what I’ve seen. It appears to be a school kids either really like or are just indifferent to. Then there’s always the financial aspect… I’ll wish y’all the best of luck in your search and apps! If you end up on campus, there are several of us you could meet!</p>
<p>Eyemamom - we’ll be hearing admissions talks again soon, but I think we’ve opted to wait until fall at this point. It may be good youngest is only finding 3 or 4 schools.</p>
<p>barnardmom- best wishes for your daughters speedy recovery. I was frantic the three times my daughter was sick this year- strep twice and an infection caused by having here ear cartilage pierced. </p>
<p>On the bright side - are all of you as happy as I am not to be going through college admissions? D was my third and last. :)</p>
<p>^^^ I have one more to go, but it looks like his will be relatively easy because the schools he is looking at appear to be safeties for admission given his stats and credentials. Finances may give me a headache, but the Common Data Sets give me hope for the schools.</p>
<p>Actually, compared to what I read on here (esp the angst of testing on the '14 thread), ALL of ours have been relatively easy. I’m finding myself glad that we never had to do SAT II or oodles of APs, etc. It goes along with our laid back preference for lifestyles I suppose. Maybe those of us coming from more rural areas DO have an advantage. </p>
<p>I’ll be glad after next year - when we’re totally finished with apps. Hmm, I guess not if middle opts for med school though. Burst that bubble already…</p>
<p>Bh - I will be so happy to be done. I’m sitting in my bed in a hotel room waiting to tour va tech. I need someone to slap me around some or talk some sense into me… I have a current hs jr. Works hard, so sweet and cheerful. We saw a safety yesterday that she really, really liked,and I kept it to myself but hubby knew instantly I was thinking she could do better. She’s got rigor, decent gpa, NHs, leadership, involvement in clubs and sports…but her sat/act scores are too low. She takes the act next weekend and its show time for her to put up some numbers. Hubby keeps telling me and I agree we don’t want her over her head. I just hate the schools she loves are purely stats driven and how she does on a particular test bears as much weight as her grades, the work she’s done, etc. I know it sounds like sour grapes, I just want the best for her. We’re not talking top notch schools here, large state schools in other states.</p>