<p>Sounds like our sons could be good friends… As I was having a meltdown over the decision date being later… His response: " that’s fine, whatever, it gives them more time to think about it"… I so want to be him when I grow up😉</p>
<p>AvonHSDad…Congratulations on your daughter’s first acceptance and very nice merit $ !!</p>
<p>Congratulations DD of AvonHSDad! Great news - a wonderful school in a great city & w/ merit money! What a great start for her. </p>
<p>I’m heading out of town for a long weekend sporting event with DD’18 – am a little nervous that DS will get a couple of EA decisions while we are away. If he gets into one, he will be okay. I would hate for him to get two thin envelopes and be home all alone.</p>
<p>Why does this wait for EA decisions seem so much harder the second time? Maybe it was my S '11 was more relaxed than D '14. She already has two acceptances to large public universities, but her top choice has not sent out letters yet (even though they said they would last week!) Uggh…at least we know that Chapman will send out letters on December 20th. S is returning from study abroad next week so maybe that will take my mind off of this wait. I’m with you KaMaMom…sitting on pins and needles.</p>
<p>I guess I’m not that stressed about the EA decisions because I’m pretty confident he’ll get into those schools. His #1 school is a reach and he’s applying RD so it’s a really long wait. No point in stressing about that one quite yet. </p>
<p>I do think it is harder for us in many ways- just like when they are really sick or break a bone- we would do anything to take their pain and put on us instead. When D was getting her Barnard decision (by regular mail- talk about torture), I was really, really stressed. She called me when she got the mail and was crying so hard I couldn’t tell what she said. I thought she said “Accepted” so I repeated “Accepted?” and she said “Yes” through her sobs. Then I started crying too. She was crying so hard when she called though, I really thought she hadn’t gotten in.</p>
<p>This time, so far, I’m much calmer. I do believe, deep down, they end up where they are meant to be. Just have to trust the fates…</p>
<p>Crewkid every year we get a little older and a little more inpatient. My son applied EA last year and everything was new to me. He said they would reply Feb.1 and I waited. He even told me that he got into others schools like Northeastern and I remember asking him where it was (full ignorance bliss). This year my daughter applied ED to ONE school and I called so many times the admission’s office because of problems with the application that they knew my name,lol. The lady (to get rid of me) at end told me to ask the counselor to fax her all the paperwork so I would not have to worry (or call). We now know the process, we know that some get in and others very deserving kids do not and it make us nervous. We wish we could tell them: if you knew my kid the way I know him there is not way you would not let him in.</p>
<p>SanDiegoSwat- I am so sorry you have had a sad night in your house. Since you son is a first generation be sure to check out the website [I’m</a> First | College is my opportunity](<a href=“http://www.imfirst.org%5DI’m”>http://www.imfirst.org) Great resources. They have college partners who are actively looking for first generation students like yourself. They recently changed their website but search around for them. Each college lists different access and support programs for students. Look among those colleges for some more safeties for your son. If you tell me what you son whats to study I could make some suggestions. </p>
<p>Also don’t necessarily interpret that it is a rejection. It could very well be a deferral. </p>
<p>Also as a silver lining; if you need financial aid Santa Clara is one of the worse- it is on the Dept of Education website “College Navigator” as one of the “greedy colleges”- they are not great with aid. </p>
<p>Hang in there; I know it is tough. Also look at some test optional schools at fairtest.org. With the upward swing you son could looker stronger from the grade standpoint rather than the SAT. The colleges that are test optional might be a good place for safeties. One college that I like on the list is Dennison. I visited there this past September and it is beautiful. I know students from your area who have gone there and love it. Good luck.</p>
<p>Wow. I have not posted here in many months, though I read occasionally. Cheers to the 2014ers on this wild ride! We are waiting for some EA schools, too. I just called one to regretfully cancel our campus visit. Too many snow days make missing another day impossible for my D. The nice woman on the phone told me to assure my D that EA decision go out in the mail at the end of the week, and that there were many wonderful Accepted Students’ days in January and February, and not to fret over the cancellation. Hmmm. I’m taking that as good news.</p>
<p>HI All
Checking in</p>
<p>Best of luck to all with the EA/ED results. </p>
<p>It certainly takes the pressure off and I am glad we took the advice of other CCers to do some rollling and EAs to make the process more pleasant.</p>
<p>So far K2 is 4 for 4…(with merit money) yet the favorites have yet to arrive. </p>
<p>If the next two (due Dec and Jan) don’t go well, then K2 will be waiting til April in order to decide between 1 current acceptance and that one. </p>
<p>Having done this once with K1 - and the HYP race…</p>
<p>this time
I am glad that K2 did get it all in early as well. It has been a calm fall since Oct 8, knowing its all in and there was nothing else to be done from K2s side. </p>
<p>Also–having been through it once, I think part of it is being pretty good at our spread sheet of stats and having K2 fish in the right pond.</p>
<p>That said, IF the Dec decision doesn’t go well, the holiday will be a mess…
so trying to Not think about that and just breath.</p>
<p>There is an envelope on my kitchen table awaiting my D’s return from school. It’s from her top choice private school. I’m sure that I am more excited than she will be. What a happy moment I am enjoying.</p>
<p>Exciting, lab317! It’s like the best secret!</p>
<p>How fun lab317!</p>
<p>I considered buying a Mega Millions ticket today. Then I thought “With my luck lately, I’d win the second prize which would put us out of contention for financial aid and the entire winnings would pay for one year of college for the two of them.” I was thinking the second prize was $150,000, but it is actually one million, so I should have bought one. Oh well.</p>
<p>We here from one of DS top choice schools on the 22nd and it can’t get here soon enough. He did get one acceptance with merit money but it was a safety that he’s not that excited about. The wait is killing me…</p>
<p>Oh how the comments about waiting bring back memories from S-2011. :eek:</p>
<p>I was thinking the same, Avonhsdad! So far my S2 has heard positive news from two early schools. He’s expecting to hear from 3 more in the next two weeks, then one in feb and the rest later. He’s still writing applications but almost done. Oddly, this time around, I’m just not as anxious. Ofc, I want him to hear good news, but this kid is so resilient that I’m not worried about him bouncing back from disappointment. Still, it would be nothing short of delightful for him to be accepted to a EA school he’s supposed to hear from this week that happens to be among his top choices.</p>
<p>I was a mess the first time around with DS11. February and March were anxiety filled months. Ugh! Don’t want to feel that way again.
Hopefully I have a better perspective again. We know how admissions works (as much as any family can), we chose the right range of schools- it will work out with at least a couple of good choices.
DS14 has 2 supplemental essays to complete for his super reach school- every other part of Common App is done. He is suddenly intimidated by applying to this school. DH and I are encouraging him to follow through by Jan 1 but we don 't want to force him. We told him that it is his choice, but to reflect on whether he might have regrets down the road if he doesn’t push through. I’m not sure what he will do. It’s tough to distinguish between pressure and encouragement.</p>
<p>D just accepted to George Mason. My alma mater. She’s never seen it but I do think it could be a contender. </p>
<p>I hope everyone stressing out can take some breaths and realize a few short months from now this will be a distant memory and the focus will turn to where they want to go, what dorm, registrations and orientations.</p>
<p>Catching up on reading post…I am too stressed to be reading along every day…this weekend is ED/EA weekend …well EA school moved notification date to 12/17. My S has not worked on his other essays so he will be busy if the is not accepted ED. But I don’t blame him…he has enough to do with school work. </p>
<p>Well we had a big scare last week that I don’t think I mentioned. S first choice was late sending out portal IDs/ email requesting to check application for completeness …when he signed in to check (Dec 5) his app was incomplete ! I totally flipped out and thought it was all over. One of his recs was missing. I am not sure what happen…The GC immediately jumped into action and emailed the rec to the school. She said the school will understand because there have been so many problems with the CA …whew…very stressful for me…My S is like …whatever…</p>
<p>Congrats on the George Mason aceptance, eyemamom! Stress-relieving vibes to the rest of y’all. My D seems unconcerned. I am checking portals daily because it’s all she’ll let me do. ;-)</p>
<p>Congrats on the acceptance eyemamom! And I agree that the time will fly by quickly…</p>