<p>RobD- Thanks for the heads up on the Dorm stuff. I’ll check it out.
Dragon- Safe travels to your DD. Hope she has a wonderful time!</p>
<p>We are in cruise-mode here for the time being. Some stuff done, some stuff still to do but somehow, I am feeling more relaxed and determined to enjoy some in-the-present time. Last night found our family of five all crammed on to DH and my King-sized bed, watching Survivor. I looked at this mass of humanity, MY little mass of family, cheek to jowl on this bed and just felt so content. Soon this will be only a memory. ::sniffle::</p>
<p>Dragonflygarden, tell your daughter that your CC friends want to know everything about Dartmouth! Maybe that way you’ll get the scoop on everything, but I am truly interested! It’s one of those schools that fascinates my son but it’s just too far for us to be able to visit. Can’t wait to hear her impressions.</p>
<p>Vandy, I teared up over your little family mass of humanity. I get it!</p>
<p>Dartmouth has these wonderful fly-ins like 4 times a year for minorities. This particular one was for minorities in sciences. There was a Native American one during the summer. DD is planning to apply to Dartmouth but as of now it is not her first choice. This symposium has professors from all over the country flying in to speak and most of the topics are physics related which is what DD wants to major in. She will have a chance to meet professors from many different schools.</p>
<p>I told her to check out the boathouse while she is there. She is a HS rower.</p>
<p>We found out about this fly-in opportunity from their mailing list. They emailed us the info about 1 week before the application was due. I encourage anyone interested to get on their list. </p>
<p>BTW even though they are directed toward minorities this fly-in did say anyone could apply. My DD is white and native american.</p>
<p>@Momma - Good Thoughts going out to your family. Too many tragedies this year.</p>
<p>@RobD - If she goes to Lafayette I’ll happily fill in if you can’t make parent visits! Sad that son is only applying to 1 school in our region.</p>
<p>@TV - Visiting costs – The web is great! We did lots of cyber visits. DS is applying to 2 schools he never visited.<br>
We did a summer tour before 11th grade and saw 4 California schools which were all within an hour’s drive.
We did one summer visit this year to a school with guaranteed merit using airplane points and hotel points.
Many of his friends are doing Sunday walk thrus without official visits. Just not enough time or money. Don’t feel bad. There are many who don’t see before applying.</p>
<p>@Reeinaz – I forget to ask for an update – What did you decide for the “special” birthday event?</p>
<p>@Swizzle – Your busy life stresses me out. So glad you’re young & energetic. Be sure to take a multi-vitamin this year. Off Mom soap box now.</p>
<p>Vandygrad- I hear you on savoring the family moments. I keep stopping myself and taking visual snapshots to add to my photomemory. The other day during a particularly peaceful breakfast, I mentioned to the kids how when they get older they will think back to this moment when they think about their childhood. Well that set off a storm of complaints about how they were too depressed to go to school, and its all downhill after age 25, etc. ooops. I’ve got to learn to keep some of this to myself!</p>
<p>Today I started to really realize that I’m a senior. I was standing in the office talking to my principal’s secretary and our school’s athletic director, rather than sitting in physics (it was such a better choice, too), about college and what I wanted to do. And that’s when it hit me. Next year, I’m not returning back to my town. I’m going to be off in the world somewhere. I won’t be surrounded by teachers, administrators, and faculty members that I’ve gotten to know over the past four years. I won’t see my middle school or elementary school teachers, either. I’ll be somewhere else. And the scariest part of all is that I don’t even know where that somewhere else is at this moment in time. Sure, I have ideas and I have hopes and I have wishes, but who’s to say that I get into Barnard? Who’s to say that I’ll get into some schools? Who’s to say that I’ll get enough financial aid? I have no idea where I’m going. On September 26th of next year, I have no idea what I’ll be doing. I don’t have the slightest clue. It’s such a scary thought. In some ways, I find it exciting, in other ways, it’s completely terrifying. I’m looking forward to finding out what else is out there in the world, but at the same time, it’s going to be completely weird. I’m so used to my little town filled with very few young adults. I’m so used to knowing everyone in the grocery store, in Kohls, at the gas station, and at a local restaurant. It’s crazy to think that I’ll never see the kids in my classes again, ever. It’s crazy to think that the reputation I’ve worked so hard to give myself won’t matter one bit next year, when I start new. I guess the best thing that comes out of that will be that everyone will already look favorably at my younger brother, who will be a freshman next year. I just can’t believe it.</p>
<p>Swizzle…I think you just echoed the thoughts and feelings of all our kids…
The fact that you can express it is Wonderful…that attitude will actually help you on your journey…and what a Fabulous Journey it will Be…</p>
<p>DD received her third offer for a fly-in and casually dumped it into the “college mail pile”. Not an Ivy but a well-respected LAC. I guess this means her list is final and she won’t be swayed! LOL. </p>
<p>She finished an essay yesterday and she was so excited about it. I can’t wait to read it and I’m loving the confidence she’s exhibiting. </p>
<p>On another note though, she seems totally bored with high school. She says her 5 AP classes aren’t that challenging and her concurrent class at the JuCo is is too easy. I get the feeling she’s ready for college, like now.</p>
<p>YDS…wish we did…D will Only go 3 hrs away and there are No rolling admissions…the local CC is an option…it’s actually a good school…part of the SUNY system and all she would have to do is register for classes…easy breezy…our other SUNY schools are a waiting game…</p>
<p>I see. Well, I was surprised how excited ds was about the acceptance as it’s his safety, but one of his bff’s got in today, too, so I think they were just excited together. :D</p>
<p>YDS- Congrats to you and your son on the early acceptance. I so jealous too! as to that song and video, I had tears in my eyes before I even started playing it! not good :)</p>
<p>Longhaul - I decided to do the shark swim at the aquarium and I’m surprising him with tickets to see comedian Kevin Hart.</p>
<p>YDS- Congrats to your son on his happy acceptance. I’m resigned to not knowing anything until mid November. The school won’t be sending their part until October.</p>
<p>Ezily - I think my son has applied to every fly in offer that didn’t require a statement about how he’d contribute to the diversity on campus…lol. Only one of the schools is on his list. If he gets accepted to any of the other fly ins, we’ll see if it gets added.</p>
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