<p>Son just found out he was accepted to one of his top EA schools. Hooray! It seems crazy how this all comes in dribs and drabs - decision, then maybe honors admit, then maybe scholarship money. Is the system specifically designed to torture us?! Funny thing is, I feel I am more affected by it then my S. I asked him today at about 6 (decisions came out at 5 EST) if he checked the portal for his EA school and he replied, “Oh, is that today?” LOL.</p>
<p>She got in to vandy!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations incadinca and KaMaMom! Such an exciting time. I am also just as excited for DS’s friends. Tonight one got into Harvard, and two into Stanford. So so happy for them. It’s tempered somewhat by another very very good friend who was deferred from Harvard but at least he remains in the running!</p>
<p>Excellent news all! And so nice to hear before the weekend. (Well, when the news is good news, that is.)</p>
<p>Barnardmom–can’t wait to hear how he manages two roles in same show!</p>
<p>So thrilled to hear so much good news all around! The next couple of weeks will be nail biters for us but I’m so happy there will be many celebrations this weekend!</p>
<p>Yay for all the good news! Hugs to anyone struggling with disappointment. D is reading off of instagram all the decisions so I always worry about the ones perhaps not posting. </p>
<p>My oldest is entering finals this next week and I’m now chewing my nails over that as a lot of them are really high stakes. Just in case you think once they’re in you can relax ;)</p>
<p>And my friend’s son got into Hamilton! They’re having champagne right now. So happy for her!</p>
<p>D got her first deferral tonight. It was one her reaches so in some weird way I kind of feel vindicated that we were right with our targets. She’s not upset in the slightest and I just said she can decide in Feb if she wants to continue to pursue it.</p>
<p>What a strange day. D was accepted at the school that is top rated at US News (and the top academically of the schools she is applying to) , but deferred at a school that is ranked much lower. She still has not heard from her top choice, maybe next week?? The wait goes on…</p>
<p>Congrats KaMa! I am sorry to hear about the deferral eyemamom 
I wish your daughter the best of luck. If she is really interested in the school, have her email the admissions counselor directly and explain her interest. That is what an admissions counselor told us when I attended parent night in my son’s high school.</p>
<p>Son got his first acceptance I think! It is not “Official” yet, but he received an email from Saint Mary’s College of California saying how “it was a pleasure to read your application” and “we look to hear from you and keep contact in the new year that will be coming up.” So it pretty much sounds like he got accepted. It is a huge relief to get that first acceptance.</p>
<p>Nervedoctor: Sorry I cannot answer your private message. I do not have enough posts yet. This is the message I tried to send you —> I want to say thank you SO much for your help! It is extremely kind of you to help us out. I know his scores are low. He just retook the SAT last week, and scores won’t come out for another two weeks. I said he did better for sure, and he also took a prep class to help him prepare. The only part that kills him big is the reading section. His counselor said his struggles may because he speaks 3 languages fluently: English, Arabic, and Aramaic. Hopefully he did better this time.</p>
<p>In regards to Colgate, I heard they have a very holistic admissions process. They focus a lot on diversity and not only grades, but also on individual talent. My son emailed his regional counselor, and she said that he should reply and see what happens from there. </p>
<p>I Googled the head recruiter as you recommended. What do you recommend that my son should say when he emails him? Should he try to <em>brag</em> about himself, family background, and make a case of why he should be admitted? I am little concerned about ED II because it is binding. Colgate is his #1, but I am worried that the financial aid package may not be good.</p>
<p>Again, from the bottom of heart, I want to thank you for your help. This is very nice of you. This is my first time going through this process, as I, nor is my wife, from this country. Merry Christmas to you!</p>
<p>Well my son got a ED rejection from Claremont tonite - no deferral, they apparently are not doing them at all. He was very disappointed, since he really loved the school, and it did seem like a great match for him, but then he looked at me and said, “I really just want to go to Tulane now,” where he has already been accepted with nice merit money. And even though he could probably get a little more money somewhere else, I think I am fine with him being in the same town as his brother, going to a school that has a lot to offer him, and a little over an hour away by plane. I think that he will really love it there, and I think he wants to enjoy the rest of his final year at high school as well.</p>
<p>Moonmaid–has your son filed any of those other Tulane scholarship apps that are due Sunday? (Nothing like a little time pressure!) </p>
<p>I looked at one and didn’t think my son would have anything to say, and I couldn’t imagine them awarding him more money than they already had. Still, it is tempting…</p>
<p>Moonmaid … so sorry for your news. I’m glad he has Tulane to ease the pain. That is a great school and you are familiar with it. </p>
<p>Eyemamom … keep strong for the deferral! I’m sure you have other strong schools in mind for your DD. Such a nervewracking process!</p>
<p>Congrats to all others that have good news! And good luck to those waiting for decisions tomorrow!! (My DS included!!)</p>
<p>S handled both roles in the play quite well! I always thought he would enjoy theater but I think he lacked the confidence to go for it in the past. Each role was very small- he had a total of 7 lines- and they were in different scenes so it was just a quick costume change. He even had a singing role- I had no idea! And he had some choreography which he managed also. He took tap lessons when he was 3 and 4 years old and loved it. He loved being front and center and really hammed it up. His dad didn’t like it and said to him “Wouldn’t you rather take karate?” and then never signed him up for karate because all the places near us said they had to be 8. </p>
<p>If he’d kept up with dance, he might have done theater earlier too. Oh well. He thinks he might want to pursue minor roles in college if it isn’t super competitive or just for drama majors.</p>
<p>crewkid- It doesn’t make sense a lot of the time because it is really based on “fit”, not just academic qualifications. That’s why I just kind of trust the system that they’ll end up where they are meant to be.</p>
<p>Congrats to all who received an ED or an EA acceptance! Hopefully there will be many more in the next week or so.</p>
<p>@CT1417, re Tulane full tuition awards: he was working on Paul Tulane essays, but they were going poorly and he was feeling really time crunched and needing to put in a lot of work to get decent grades in Calculus and other AP courses, so I told him to forget the scholarship app and concentrate on grades. In reality, he would have been a long shot for either the Paul Tulane or the Dean’s Honor scholarship - they are typically awarded to kids with the highest stats whom might otherwise go elsewhere. His older brother spent a month on a Dean’s Honor project, which I thought was creative and very well done, and had near perfect ACT scores and still didn’t get one - so I knew it was a long shot at best. I agreed to his not applying anywhere else as long as he applied to all the applicable local scholarships which could end up adding up to quite a bit of good money. He said he would, and he is relieved to just be done with a very stressful process and to enjoy the rest of his senior year.</p>
<p>“I am little concerned about ED II because it is binding. Colgate is his #1, but I am worried that the financial aid package may not be good.”</p>
<p>If it’s not enough to support attendance, you decline the offer and apply elswhere RD. You can’t be trapped.</p>
<p>DS got his first rejection. He took it harder than I thought he would. He said that he will be ready to move on tomorrow.</p>
<p>Really sorry for those with rejections or deferrals… they definitely sting, esp with others getting in. It’s ok to be human and acknowledge that fact.</p>
<p>But truly, it does pass, and the vast majority of kids end up loving where they go once they get there. I am still not at all upset that I ended up at my #2. I’m thankful.</p>
<p>Congrats to those with acceptances too… may the school and experience be everything they wanted from it.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all that got in and to the ones that are still in the race remember that the college is like marriage: it is more than just courtship it is a long and committed relationship. If they do not want to date you it is a good sign that the relationship would not have been a good one. Commit to a college that truly appreciates you and once in stay committed to your studies because that is the real secret to success.</p>