<p>Congrats to all the acceptances! Blue – W&M is great! It’s unfortunate that they don’t have a true engineering option or my DS would surely have applied. Lots of his friends got in ED.</p>
<p>Ugh, appliances! Just plunked down some cash for a new dishwasher, one oven is only partly functional, and our refrigerator is also on its way down the tubes. We did a kitchen remodel 12 years ago so all the appliances are on the same cycle. We also have a counter depth fridge and it must be either side-by-side or french door because of an island in front of it so that means more $$$. By this time next year I probably won’t blink at the cost of replacing them though, having paid the first semester’s tuition.</p>
<p>Should you need to replace appliances like the W/D, try Sears. We had our frig go in late June. Went to the store, saw what we needed, had it delivered four days later and had a payment plan worked out with no interest for a year. Been paying it off since that time.</p>
<p>Wanted to suggest that, because we had things go in the past few years.</p>
<p>Son '14 applied to another school last night – it has a D2 track and field/CC program. He and his dad will be visiting there in January. He is hoping that the coaches offer him a roster spot – he already would receive a full tuition ride for his academics. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, it’s a snow day here. The trees look beautiful all covered in ice.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all those that got accepted so far. It is a nail bitting process specially for kids applying RD. Ultimately kids and parents end up happy with their decision. I am glad to announce that my daughter was accepted ED to the University of Miami Class of 2018! We are all trilled and so is she. Go Canes!</p>
<p>It’s cold and drippy here but still above freezing. I checked out the weather at S’s schools – most are in the 36-39 degree range (even the ones in the South). But one of his schools is 3 degrees, and one is minus 1. That’s cold!</p>
<p>I wish I am more like my DD. I am counting the days for her EA result to come out, having trouble focusing on anything. Here she is, focused on her senior year classes, leadership activities and co-curricular work. Very poised. So proud of her. </p>
<p>Good news - my son '10 who is senior in college is in the process of applying to grad schools. Couple of days after submitting his first few applications, he has got an email for an interview to one of the top schools/programs - his top choice. Long way to go. But starting in a good direction.</p>
<p>Good Luck to our kids waiting for EA/ED results. Congrats to the ones with acceptances. For the ones who were deferred or denied, best is yet to come!</p>
<p>Home Depot also has some great holiday deals–$349 for both a washer and dryer (admiral brand). It won’t be fancy but since you’re planning on moving in five years, it will do the trick. You can also apply for a Home Depot card which provides another 10% off on your first purchase. It’s not a sexy purchase but it shouldn’t have to break the bank either. I’ve found that the higher priced appliances are not meant to last forever. We still have a big white clunker refrigerator that is at least 20 years old that refuses to give out. Our shiny dishwasher, on the other hand, needed repairs after just a couple of years.</p>
<p>I couldn’t agree more with Jasminerose’s sentiments: Good Luck to our kids waiting for EA/ED results. Congrats to the ones with acceptances. For the ones who were deferred or denied, best is yet to come! </p>
<p>And I realy believe the best is yet to come for all of us!</p>
<p>DS is anxiously awaiting Sunday’s ED result for Claremont McKenna. He already got an acceptance and nice merit award to Tulane, but Claremont is really a perfect fit for him. He is getting so fried - was working on the Paul Tulane full scholarship essay app, but it was getting worse and worse. I told him to ditch it and just concentrate on making sure his semester grades and work were good. His older brother spent a month on his Tulane Dean’s Honor Scholarship project, which was very good, had stronger stats and still didn’t get it, so I knew this would be a long shot anyway. I think, all in all, his semester grades are more important at this point, since he would apply to another couple schools RD if Claremont ED doesn’t pan out. But fingers crossed for Sunday.</p>
<p>Hi 2014 parents, sorry I’m intruding here. I’m a HS junior and am studying for SAT math II. I figured many of you must have children who took it so I’m asking for help. </p>
<p>My question is - Is there anyway I can get a copy of old SAT math II test? I’m willing to pay. I have Princeton book. I also have the college board review book. I did one sample from the CB book and it was okay. But then a friend gave me a model test and it is terribly hard. I want to know what a real test is like.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips on appliances. We have done the DIY repair route and it didn’t work out so well. I think the problem is in the motor now. I bought the washer, dryer and fridge all in December '92 when my ex-husband and I bought our first house. No surprise that they are dying off on me now- just not the best month to have it happen with Christmas and all! It will work out. I was looking at the Admiral ones at Home Depot before we did the DIY repair attempt. There’s not a lot of time to deal with all this right now either so it will probably be the laundromat for a couple weeks until I have time to go get something. I’m off from Dec. 21-Jan1 so there will be time to deal with it then. </p>
<p>The bonus of doing laundry at the laundromat is that it only take slike 1.5 hours and it is ALL done at once. </p>
<p>Counting days until EA decisions. Encouraged S to start on the rest of those essays.</p>
<p>Uh oh, I just messed up! My son was trying like heck to get out of school today and I said no, he already has four absences this quarter, no more unless he is going to the ER. By ten he gave up. School is about to get out and I texted him, congratulations! You made it!</p>
<p>He thought I had heard from his ED college. Why did I do that ?!</p>
<p>I had to tell him, no, sorry, I just meant proud of you for sticking out the day … Won’t be doing that again …</p>
<p>DD received another acceptance package in the mail. This one would be a financial safety for us (Missouri State), but we have never visited. She still has such high hopes for Baylor, but we are encouraging her to keep her mind open to other possibilities just in case. Has anyone heard anything about Missouri State - good or bad? She plans to major in Spanish but has not decided if she wants to add another dimension to it (another major or a minor). I am hoping that she will discover her passion through her classes and community involvement.</p>
<p>I was so proud to see that she received an even higher scholarship from MSU than I thought she would qualify for! Definitely affordable for us.</p>
<p>I know so many of us are on pins and needles this week waiting on EA/ED decisions. I wanted to reflect on a personal story that seems appropriate as we await the news. My DS12 was one of those waiting on an ED decision that he( and everyone else) felt was the perfect fit for him. By all measures he was an academic match. He had a couple EA YES"s already, but to him, nothing mattered as much as an acceptance from his ED school. We waited with a feeling of dread as each day passed and there was no big envelope in the mail. I new the news wasn’t good by that point… and I was right, a thin envelope with a deferral was in the mailbox finally. Here are some things to think about.</p>
<h1>1 If by chance the news isn’t good, they will bounce back A LOT faster than you think they will. I think it is actually harder on us parents than them, because as parents it’s hard to see our kids disappointed.</h1>
<h1>2 Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to these decisions. You can make yourself go crazy wondering why… but you really just have to let it go. As someone said on here earlier, there is a reason for everything, and sometimes you can’t see what the next door that is going to open for you is going to be. My S is at a college that he never visited before he was accepted, and added to his list at the very last moment. He is SOOO happy at this college that is almost an embarrassment of riches. It could not be a better fit, he is thriving academically in an intense major of Environmental Science/Philosophy and pre-med. He has the most fabulous group of friends, and says is really engaged in his classes and is in tons of clubs and already has a job as an EMT on campus. My point is that this school has been everything and more for him, and he has never looked back since he sent in his deposit the day after accepted students days. He also received a VERY generous scholarship that will keep him debt free. Keep this in mind during the next week.</h1>
<h1>3 Our kids are amazing! Sometimes I think of all the balls they have in the air, and how hard they are working and really wonder how they do all of this. I know my HS years were spent with my friends and lounging at the beach all weekend… no insane academic schedule, no Tutoring for SAT’s, no trying to figure out how to cure cancer. The pressure these kids must be under must be extraordinary. Love them tons… it will all be okay:)))</h1>
<p>Congratulations to all the happy news so far… and if it isn’t happy news… hang in there, it’s only the beginning!!</p>
<p>Back in the dark ages I got accepted to my #1 choice, but it wasn’t affordable and I ended up at #2. I loved #2, got a great education, met hubby, and had a wonderful time. The total cost to me was 2K (all 4 years). I never once regretted not being able to go to my #1 choice. I still don’t.</p>
<p>The vast majority of students (I see) like where they end up unless they either didn’t pick a good fit to begin with (THOUGHT they’d like the city or rural or whatever, but didn’t) or ended up with a ton of debt (not meaning just some debt).</p>
<p>If, for whatever reason, a #1 is not to be, don’t despair. Chances are, it will turn out fine if you let it.</p>
<p>That said, congrats to those with admits! It’s a fun time when that happens - enjoy it!</p>
<p>I agree with above. My DS2 loves Claremont and would be happy as pie to get an ED yes, but he also loves the other schools he is applying to, and really loves one that has already said yes to him (Tulane). So his prospects are a lot brighter than mine were at his age - I hadn’t a clue! - and I know he will thrive at any of the schools he has applied to.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody for the good wishes. I know of so many kids that end up in their dream school at the last RD call. Others that go to their dream school just to find out they would be better off in their own State school. The bottom line is that college is like a marriage: it does not end the day you say yes. They still have a long road ahead of them so no matter where they ultimately end up we as parents have to be supportive and proud. They are already ahead of the curve. They are all winners.</p>
<p>Lots of great inspiring posts over the last two days coupled with good news for many in our Class of 2014. Congrats to all on recent acceptances. To quote ddahwan: “They are all winners.”</p>
<p>I have been on CC Parents Thread for many years… I have to say that this particular group( I guess that would also include me too:)) , are some of the most together, supportive and intelligent group of parents I have ever met. The Parent group of 2012 were really amazing too…wink,wink!</p>
<p>One of my S’s EA schools just tweeted that they were assembling the “BIG” envelopes and they were, “coming soon to a mailbox near you”… gulp:)</p>
<p>This is a wonderfully supportive group 5boys- and I agree re " The Parent group of 2012 was really amazing too…wink,wink! "(WACKALOON shout-out!).</p>
"(WACKALOON shout-out!).</p>