<p>I don’t mind sharing our list: D is accepted to Auburn, George Mason Univ & Univ of New Hampshire. Deferred from NC State and Univ of South Carolina. Still waiting on Christopher Newport, Ithaca, Appalachian, Clemson, James Madison. </p>
<p>She decided not to pursue NC State any further. She’ll probably get in USC on RD round (her stats are right in the 50% so the deferral was a bit of a head scratcher), we assume she’ll get in her two safeties - Christopher Newport & Ithaca. She’ll probably get into James Madison, might get into Appalachian, and Clemson was her reach, but with a deferral from SC we assume that will be a rejection. </p>
<p>I really couldn’t say where I think she’ll choose. She has declared we may no longer discuss college. Her brother is home and we talked about what does and doesn’t mean anything when you are looking for colleges. He had great insight for her, but she just gave the 100 yard stare. His thought was size only matters in terms of how many classes are available and class size, but most colleges of any size have lecture hall classes for the basic classes, that no matter the size of the school you really won’t be friends with more than 30 people and to pay attention to the kind of kid the school attracts and if you like that type of person.</p>
<p>2014novamom- wouldn’t call 3.9 GPA mediocre or 34 ACT decent by any means. Your son has excellent stats. Also, my D found out she was accepted to Miami Ohio a few days ago. Tell your son to check online. It appears they let some applicants know very early before the stated Feb 1st date.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, DS’s GPA puts him just about smack in the middle of his class. His school requires a 3.0 to remain enrolled, and because it is a magnet, every class except for gym and a few electives is at honors level or above so receives at least a 0.5 weighting. AP and post-AP classes receive a 1.0 weighting. According to the school profile, the class of 2013 had a low GPA of 3.4 and a high of 4.6. Average SAT for 2013 was 2194 and he was slightly below that which is why he opted for the ACT.</p>
<p>So yeah, he doesn’t stand out when compared to the applicant pool from his school, which is why he knew Ivies and their equivalents were not realistic. NU and WUSTL are likewise very big reaches, as they are for most.</p>
<p>But he is happy with his choices, and absolutely ecstatic for his friends who are already in at fabulous schools. He frets alongside his buddies who have been deferred or still waiting, and sympathizes with those with bad news.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention where else my DS was accepted before, or very soon after he heard from Kenyon ED. He got accepted very early to U Minn, with the Gold National Scholarship, which brings OOS tuition down to IS and Honors College, College of Charleston with honors college acceptance, Southern Oregon( safety, as he is a theater major and they have a great program), and College of Wooster, Dean’s Scholarship $22,000. So no rejections. We are all very happy, and he was wearing his Kenyon sweatshirt all day yesterday after opening it xmas morning:))</p>
<p>DS has applied to 8. 5 out of 6 acceptances and still waiting on 2. He’s been accepted to U of Alabama (Honors College, Presidential Scholarship), U of Arkansas (Honors College), U of Tulsa, U of Michigan (College of Engineering), Kettering University. “Redirected” from MIT. Waiting on Olin & WashU. I can see him at most of those, he isn’t talking about it much to express his favorite. We will wait to see what he receives in scholarships and special programs. He is interested in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in automotive - so the two Michigan schools and Alabama (several auto plants nearby with internships available) will be good for that. I like the co-op program through Kettering to get real world experience almost immediately. I like the location of Tulsa (2 hours from home).</p>
<p>A momentous day! D hit the send button on her final three college applications fifteen minutes ago! OK…I will admit the “no shopping until they are completed” rule did help with the motivation ;-). So, the waiting continues, but the nagging to get the last apps in is over. Y-E-S! I’m relieved and I know D is beyond thrilled. The three today were easy applications to state safties (CSU, OSU, WSU) where she knows she’ll get in. One had no essay, one used the common app essay with no supplements, and the other had six small 100 word max questions. Way, way easier than the match and reach schools previously applied to. This process has been exhausting and stressful, but it’s also been a great life lesson on the advantages of getting assignments completed before the final deadline. We are happy with her choices and look forward to deciding together where she’ll go to college next fall. Onward!</p>
<p>The nagging is in full tilt here. He’s almost done with Brown’s essays. There is one line he’s struggling with. It is difficult to not be cliche sometimes. </p>
<p>He still has three schools to go although none of them have as many essays as Brown. He is trying to be very school specific in his “Why *****” essays. Each school has a specific program he is very interested in so he’s doing a good job with his research of those programs to allow himself to be specific.</p>
<p>Thanks Captain for making it so easy… I am looking forward to the cruise and can’t wait to be done with the current ride “deadline is less than a week away and should hit the submit at least a day before hopefully by this Sunday”</p>
<p>I’ll chime in with some more specific updates too:</p>
<p>DS has 3 acceptances from his matches/safeties, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Illinois. He’s been fortunate enough to be accepted to the honors program at Minn and Pitt. He’s been offered in-state tuition at Minn and Illinois is our in state flagship. Still hoping for a scholarship at Pitt but getting anxious. </p>
<p>He’s completed 6 more apps, USC, Rice, Virginia, Miami-Oh, Duke, and Stanford. Still working on Princeton and U of Chicago. </p>
<p>He held up his end of the bargain, applying to the safeties first, so that is why he is back-end loaded with the real reaches. </p>
<p>I hope you all had very happy holidays! Kid2 is in at her last two schools. Now it’s time for scholarship apps and number crunching. She also has a portfolio review and interview for one of her programs. She has one deferral, but I think that one has sunk to the bottom of her list anyway. Good vibes to all of you with kids still waiting to hear, and to the families who are narrowing down choices. There are so many colleges out there where our kids can learn and be happy.</p>
<p>Congrats to all of the kids with new acceptances since I last popped in here!</p>
<p>My DC has hit “submit” six times over the holiday break. All are “lottery schools.” DC has an acceptance from our state flagship and is content with the idea of attending there. For the others, we took the “you can’t win if you don’t play” approach in hopes of avoiding regret down the road for not trying. </p>
<p>So now we wait…wait and start the paperwork game on financial aid.</p>
<p>2016Barnardmom: The Brown essays caused the most angst for my DC. There are four questions, right? Or it is three? My DC had the hardest time not repeating the same material from question to question, especially between the “area of study” question and the “Why Brown” question.</p>
<p>Yes, college4many, there are four. He did a pretty good job of keeping the “area of study” and “Why Brown” questions separate but is struggling to fit his reasons for “Why Brown” into only 200 words without it sounding generic and too high level. He loves Brown and had a lot of reasons for wanting to be there It is his absolute top choice but also such a lottery that he’s agonizing over it being just right. I think he has found the right balance. He told me last night I could submit fees, etc. but I told him to re-read once more today with a clear mind since he was so focused on it last night.</p>
<p>Hope everyone survive their holiday and the food coma. Our kiddos are enjoying some downtime, though K2 has a ton of hw and prep for exams. One of the things we don’t love about the hs is the exams are post Christmas.</p>
<p>On the subject of not announcing names…I think part of it is a privacy thing, a sensitivity thing etc. When K1 was accepted to HYP I didn’t say a word on CC for months because so many parents were wiggin out…and it is such a sensitive time for the kids and families.</p>
<p>You always have those parents who post…“my kid COULD get into a top school blah blah…” and "chose to not apply to …HYP (fill in the blank) because …(fill in the blank)
AND the reasons often have a pejorative spin to them and seem snarky…as though kids who do apply/attend those schools are to be criticized/judged …</p>
<p>Makes me want to say to those parents --“you will never really know, since he/she didn’t apply and didn’t get in…” Can’t turn down what you don’t have…
Which would sound snarky on my part…so why bother.</p>
<p>On the other side of the coin are the great schools that don’t even show up on CC (or for that matter in our kids’ hs’ Naviance- because many past hs alumni applied to schools within the region)
All great great schools…and K2 carefully vetted them.
Frankly, I have been surprised to not see most of them listed in the Class of 2018 results yet.</p>
<p>Truly FIT is everything and I think GCs do their students a disservice — I think sometimes we should consider WHY would we do anything other than encourage solid matches. I was reading the stats/results thread from our K1s U, and could have pegged the results pretty solidly myself without reading the whole app. Each U has a culture and campus feel, and I am rooting for every one of our kids to find the place he/she will blossom and grow on the journey.</p>
<p>As someone else mentioned, CC can get contentious and some parents miss the point of support/info. There are plenty of helicopter parents/“s’mothers” that participate in this college “arms race”. I don’t share the college names in order to not add to that frenzy.
Just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>My son got into his early action schools (Yale and UMichigan). He is over the moon happy, and already has a Yale hoodie. He wore it today to see his girlfriend (who got into UPenn), but is unsure how to deal with wearing it to school (on Fridays, which are casual days).</p>
<p>All of his immediate friends had results that they are very happy with, but there are surely other kids who got deferred or rejected, and he does not want to make anyone feel bad.</p>
<p>Is there a protocol at your children’s schools that deals with this? My input was to suggest that he not wear it except among his immediate friends (i.e., not at school) until after decisions are announced for RD, but I wonder if that’s too restrictive.</p>
<p>Ixnay- I think it depends on the school. Do a lot of kids apply to schools of that caliber? At our high school it is very rare so everybody celebrates when someone actually gets in. A lot of people never even heard of those schools around here.</p>
<p>I’m currently a senior. I didn’t apply to many super competitive schools due to costs being a major factor (went for schools with decent merit aid/schools in-state). Yet, I feel like I sometimes I’m selling myself short after seeing people get into top 20 schools and Ivies. The cost of college for my parents (we’re upper middle class, but my dad recently regained a stable job after being unemployed for a couple years) is just too high, and I don’t wanna be a burden.</p>
It is his absolute top choice but also such a lottery that he’s agonizing over it being just right. I think he has found the right balance. He told me last night I could submit fees, etc. but I told him to re-read once more today with a clear mind since he was so focused on it last night.</p>