<p>Sad night…Son has been in constant email with the director of admissions for Santa Clara regarding of the possibility of deferral to the regular decision pool so his 1st semester grades and SATs can show…He responded by saying no that all decisions are final. This is pretty much an indicator that he has been rejected. We just applied to Portland, which he considers a safety school, so I hope he will get in. We are also looking at Baylor and Colgate. We are in search of maybe another safety of two just to be safe.</p>
<p>I’m so sorry SanDiego. :(</p>
<p>Just spent some time reading through the last week or so of posts and congratulations to everyone!</p>
<p>We’ve had a slightly tougher go of it so far–our son got a no from W&M last week, which was disappointing but not entirely unexpected. Now we’re looking ahead to NC State on the 15th and especially UNC Chapel Hill in January, which is now his first choice (and was mine and my wife’s all along!)</p>
<p>This has been a good weekend for DD. She celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday (actually she celebrated all weekend!) and today she received a large envelope from Loyola Chicago. It is her first admissions decision and it made her day although this school is one of her safety schools. In addition, she received a $17,000 merit scholarship for each year. As she said, “at least I know I am going somewhere.” The merit was a pleasant surprise and covers almost 50% of the annual tuition which should make this school doable if she ends up attending. This was a RD school but I think they handle apps on more of a rolling basis as she submitted her app just over three weeks ago.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the wait for the two EA schools continues and the push to complete the remaining RD application submissions continues.</p>
<p>Congrats to all of the other acceptances. For those whose kids are receiving ED deferrals, it is difficult but they have to remember that at most schools, a deferral is not a rejection. It means that for some reason they want to see 1st semester grades or something else or there were just too many strong ED candidates and they had to cutoff the admits early or possibly risk a problem with their yield.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone waiting for EA/ED decisions. :)</p>
<p>Ha Wackaloons!!! Haven’t thought about that in a long time. I think any parent going through this for the first time is an honorary Wackaloon. Good luck with all the decisions in the next few weeks…we are waiting on our one EA school, with commitment to play soccer. So when we hear,I will let you know. My sophomore college son, is home tomorrow for a month! All done with finals. He is starting to look at junior year, first semester abroad. Anyone out there with kids who went to University of Sydney? That’s where he has his sites on.</p>
<p>I am happy with D2014. She has kept positive, babysitting a lot. Going to the gym, volunteering, planning her travel for the future. This has been a tough year for her socially, and I see her coming out the other side, mature, and most importantly, learning how to be on her own, and happy.</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone waiting for and receiving EA/ED decisions over the next few weeks and congrats to those who’ve already heard good news. I’ll be chaperoning D14 and a number of her teammates on an international trip starting tomorrow. D will have her first responses awaiting her upon her return home 12/19. She asked that H not open college mail while she’s gone, but I suspect she’ll change her mind and text H if we have wifi available. Cheers~</p>
<p>Sorry San Diego and NC Dad… hopefully later news will be better… and seriously, most kids end up loving their school rather than regretting where they didn’t get to go (due to acceptances or finances).</p>
<p>Have a good trip momofwon!</p>
<p>Wackaloons… I still feel the sense of belonging!</p>
<p>No school today… 3-5 inches of snow starting now. That would have never closed school where I grew up, but around here, it’s not surprising. Perhaps I can get youngest to finish his English paper that is due on Thursday! We’ll be driving him to work this evening and making a date night out of it for H and I. Meanwhile, I have a bit of reading to catch up on…</p>
<p>San Diego, any chance the admissions director was just rotely repeating policy? Santa Clara gets 4400 EA applications, that is a lot to be responding to one individual student. If after going through that many applications, any student had emailed me, accepted or not, I would probably have exactly the same answer. Anyway, until the actual decision comes through, it has not come through. I wish you luck!</p>
<p>No school here either. I’m looking outside – it’s snowing pretty steadily. </p>
<p>Sorry about that, SanDiego. At least they didn’t string you along with false hope.</p>
<p>Congrats AvonHSDad! That is great news – the first acceptance, and with $$$!</p>
<p>D’11 is back in the nest. She and S were already fighting over the juiciest worm (last slice of pizza). Note to self: next time order another pie.</p>
<p>I have to join the bad news club. No, not a rejection for admission, but a no on a competitive scholarship, making the school unaffordable. It had been a top contender. We’re supposed to hear from two more schools in December. Just hope it’s not more bad news.</p>
<p>Dreaming…Dreaming…Dreaming…
Last night dreamt DS was Deferred …with a scholarship…like that can happen!
It was all okay…no angst or sadness…
Sweet dreams and emails to all, and to all a good nite…</p>
<p>I am 1000% positive that I’m on more pins and needles about this ED decision than my daughter is.</p>
<p>Woke up to more snow and second day of school closings. Unusual for our area- normally first snow is in Jan/Feb. Very peaceful.</p>
<p>We’re waiting on 2 decisions next week - Chapman U and pre-screen results for USC Thornton School of Music (vocal performance). Both very big deals to D! </p>
<p>This weekend she tried to rank all the schools she applied to on a 10-point scale. They all got 9 or 10 - LOL.</p>
<p>Sandiego, sorry to hear about what may be a disappointment. If you aren’t completely wedded to a Catholic university, your S might want to check out Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma. Other Catholic colleges that could prove interesting include Carroll College in Helena and Seattle U. My D has about the same gpa but higher SAT scores and was recently accepted and received generous merit aid from several of those. Portland is a good bet too. We are on pins and needles waiting for Willamette, a top choice for my D.</p>
<p>[How</a> to stop worrying about college rejection - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/how-to-stop-worrying-about-college-rejection/2013/12/08/1cf73ea4-5d3f-11e3-95c2-13623eb2b0e1_story.html]How”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/how-to-stop-worrying-about-college-rejection/2013/12/08/1cf73ea4-5d3f-11e3-95c2-13623eb2b0e1_story.html)</p>
<p>^^^Interesting December 8 article from Washington Post’s Education Editor, Jay Mathews. Makes a strong case for state universities and small, garden-variety LAC’s, Data shows that few “successful” Americans attend blue-chip colleges and universities.</p>
<p>“If you want to succeed, worry less about what college you get into and more about doing your homework, taking care of your chores and being nice to other people, as mothers have been saying for a long time. Whatever college accepts you, see it as a treasure trove of people and ideas that will lead you to a great life…It is a very American story sometimes forgotten in our fashionable yearning for colleges that reject the most applicants.”</p>
<p>I’m trying to distract myself from thinking about the two EA decisions coming this month and shifting my worries about getting everything done for Christmas! I usually do a Costco calendar for the family that are scattered all over the world and sifting through a year’s worth of photos should be fun but I’m just not in the mood. Abandoning the thought of doing holiday cards but still need to get my act together and send something off to my best clients. So in the spirit of the Captain…Christmas Countdown: 15 days!</p>
<p>Is anyone else eating her way through this seemingly interminable wait? While the unexpected early acceptances were absolutely fantastic, they seem to have made this ED wait longer. </p>
<p>I am with go2mom on the ‘can’t get motivated to complete the regularly-scheduled Christmas activities’ and KaMaMom in that I am certainly spending far more time thinking of this than the applicant! A state of suspended reality, all of my own making, and completely ludicrous.</p>
<p>To all of the students and parents who have received good and final news—CONGRATS! What will you all do with your free time now? (Kidding….)</p>
<p>CT 1417, you are not alone😊 ( especially “it’s of my own making”). And I am happy to report that S seems to be completely unaffected by it all ( other than having no motivation whatsoever to diligently work on other apps) he is as usual rigorously embedded in his studies and preparing for finals .</p>
<p>lillypod–misery loving company, and what not……glad others are with me! I <em>think</em> my son knows the decision release date, but I am not certain. I decided not to even push on the other apps until the ED response. It’s a long Christmas break this year so he will just have to be focused and efficient, if need be.</p>