<p>Welcome aboard to vvs2010 and Yesway777 and anyone else who I may have missed over the past few weeks. Buckle up and get ready for the ride. Its going to be a wild one as it is every year. :D</p>
<p>Another excellent Nursing School is Case Western as they are located right in the heart of Cleveland’s Medical center with both University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic nearby. The link is [Frances</a> Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University](<a href=“Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing”>http://fpb.case.edu/) Many parents have reported excellent FA programs at Case as well.</p>
<p>My son applied to Case a few years ago, though not for nursing. I’ll second the recommendation for their nursing program. Apparently nursing students get hands on experience immediately, which I would think would help tremendously in giving students the opportunity to see what the job is really like before they get too far into it.</p>
<p>CT1417–Thank you for the extra info! I better start posting somewhere, ha ha! What you described sounds exactly like my D. Wish Nova gave more $$! I’m going to search for the nursing forum also. I bet there is a lot of info there.</p>
<p>AvonHSDad and eymamom–Hi, and thanks for the welcome!! I will definitely check out Case Western.</p>
<p>I cant wait to see where all our kiddos get into college. This is a lot of fun! (I am ignoring the bill I will receive for tuition, and enjoying my bliss.)</p>
<p>CT1417–Thank you for the extra info! I better start posting somewhere, ha ha! What you described sounds exactly like my D. Wish Nova gave more $$! I’m going to search for the nursing forum also. I bet there is a lot of info there.</p>
<p>AvonHSDad and eymamom–Hi, and thanks for the welcome!! I will definitely check out Case Western.</p>
<p>I cant wait to see where all our kiddos get into college. This is a lot of fun! (I am ignoring the bill I will receive for tuition, and enjoying my bliss.)</p>
<p>Yesway: A little known school in Allentown PA has one of the best PA programs around - DeSales University. It’s very tough, lots of people start, not many finish, but the ones who do all get fantastic jobs. You get a BA and an MS in 5 years.</p>
<p>momreads, yes, you are right, I meant early decision (not action). There appears to be slightly more favorable odds applying ED so he will give it a shot. We are in Hampton Roads, not NOVA, wonder if this is a plus or minus?</p>
<p>DS started his essay on Friday and signed up for the Oct SAT. He has not yet started reading the three books on his summer list. Baby steps, right??</p>
<p>Was perusing the 3.3-3.6 thread (love that thread) and came across William & Mary stats. Some of these schools I only hear about reading on these forums and remember it mentioned here couple of times. </p>
<p>spritle – baby steps? Woo hoo! My kid’s flat down on his tummy, not even in crawling mode.</p>
<p>I feel so frustrated – he got a summer job, but for the last 2 weeks, they’ve emailed him on Sunday and said “we don’t need you this week.” Too late to book flights for our remaining college visits (without paying a bundle). Same thing today – not working this week.</p>
<p>And he has done nothing on the common app. So I just went on and created an account for him and put his schools on there. Of the 8 schools on his ever-changing list, 3 don’t use the common app. He has no idea of the amount of work ahead of him.</p>
<p>So I just texted him: since you’re not working this week, you have to get started.</p>
<p>My business partner is on vacation this week (vacation? What’s that?) so I can’t count on having any energy left after work to help him. Maybe he can email me a draft at work…</p>
<p>I have been married too long to even think of asking H to help with this. He gets frustrated with the computer and he doesn’t like to write. Maybe though he can brainstorm with S? I gave him the prompts too.</p>
<p>I’ll get through this. Stay positive. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming :)</p>
<p>^Class2015 - It’s tough getting work for college kids let alone high school! Is there anything he could do to help with your work since your partner is on vacation? Clerical, admin or something simple? Even if it’s paid or unpaid it may be good experience and skills he can put down for his resume.</p>
<p>We give our son the option to spend his day … mowing the lawn, doing laundry, doing dishes, or writing his essays. He somehow picks essays :D</p>
<p>One thing also, since I am also not a writer also, maybe it’s quite overwhelming to get these kids going and since your DS is not crawling yet, LOL, break into baby steps.</p>
<p>(1) Mon - pick a topic prompt
(2) Tue - brain storm with dad
(3) Wed - rough draft and email to mom
(4) Thur - break
(5) Fri - rough draft 2, etc.</p>
<p>Show him the proposed schedule and ask him first if he agrees. Most likely if you ask them first, they will stick to it. If they are told, they most likely not commit. If he agrees, stick that schedule to the fridge and he will be reminded of his task daily. plus there is always the lawn mower!</p>
<p>ognopgod – that’s a great idea! Giving him a task each day, with a built in day off. And I like the chore alternative! We don’t have a lawn, but I’m sure I can come up with a list of tasks for him to do that will make writing the essay seem like a day at the beach!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, right now there isn’t too much clerical stuff he could do at my office, but that’s another good idea. We’re trying to get our house ready to sell, so he could do some clean up tasks around the house, that’s for sure.</p>
<p>I’m sorry calla1 – believe me, I wanted to rename this thread the thread of rising anxiety. Not for everyone, I’m sure, but it is for me. That’s why I want to get it over with as soon as possible. </p>
<p>Question for those you more familiar with the Common App than me: under Family, it seems to only have “college” as the highest level school attained, and then when I select a college (not sure if I should select undergrad or masters), I can’t get off that page. I select the college, put the dot in the little circle, then there’s no “continue” button. Yes, I sound helicopter-ish for filling this in for S but I have reasons to move this process to move along.</p>
<p>I bribed S for 20 minutes with me and the common app. The bribe? I’d put gas in the car so he can drive to his friends’ house tonight. I showed him the 5 prompts. He said “so I have to do all of them then I’m done?”</p>
<p>I told him he just has to do one (plus some supplements). I discussed a few that I thought he could write about. I think it’s starting to sink in.</p>
<p>^^^I am also a little helicopter-ish and started to fill out the app. About the education section. It first ask how many colleges you attended - next prompt will ask you to look up the first college and degree received - if you entered more than 1 - it will prompt you to list the next college and the degree you earned and so on …I hope that makes sense.</p>
<p>I started filling out the college app. Little bit each night , so not to interrupt the SUMMER! DS is supposed to look at the essays tomorrow to get an idea. Little pressure at a time. Exciting, yet nauseating time. :-/</p>
<p>I am finding that there is a fine line between reminding and nagging these days. I have tried to raise my son to be independent and in some aspects he is. But when it comes to school, I don’t think he has ever expended much effort. His favorite school is a reach, so logic dictates that he would work on his essays and SAT practice now before school starts. I have tried to break these tasks down into manageable pieces, but still, nothing sticks. Maybe he thinks he will be just as happy at his second choice school which is in a totally different category (and not a reach I don’t think), so that is why he hasn’t expended much effort? But what do I know? I am old and don’t know much of anything, lol. </p>
<p>Any words of wisdom from those of you who have been there/done that?</p>
<p>Just breathe and relax. They have time, especially if they aren’t applying ED. If they are applying ED, then they only have one school’s supplements to worry about.</p>