I just nagged D about committing today. There is really no reason to delay - she says she is definitely not going to the other schools. So she’s sitting in front of the computer with the link and she says “I’m scared - what if this is the wrong decision?”
She eventually clicked it.
We are officially off the ship!
D picked Pitt, btw.
Congrats, @scholarme!
@ Barfly My daughter also was accepted to a school where she began the application, but never finished the process. It was her #4 school, and she had already received an acceptance from her #2 school (rolling admissions), so when they asked her for her transcripts, she never finished the process. There was no point. And that #4 school ended up priced nearly $25,000/year higher than her #1 and #2 choices, even after a scholarship offer - ack!
To all those whose kids are making the big decision today, congratulations! 
And for those who are still waiting, it won’t be long now. And there are fruity drinks for you on the Lido deck.
I also had moments of panic as my D declined several colleges. They were all good options, and I felt that it was closing off a great opportunity. Silly, since she can only attend one school, but it’s how I felt.
And in the land of “weird” acceptances, this week D received an email regarding her “Wait List” position at a college she never applied to. This isn’t one that she was ever interested in, and she didn’t even start it on the common app. Later on she received an email telling her to ignore the first one. 
I told her she’s a pretty good candidate to get a WL at a college she never even applied to! And if she got this (after never expressing any interest whatsoever) I can only imagine how many other kids received the same email…
@mamabear16, I’m going to guess I know which school that was. My D was accepted, turned down the offer almost a month ago, but got those two e-mails. We were amused because we thought they were rejecting her rejection. :))
@mamabear16 and @1518mom, I think my D got the same email and “never mind” waitlist email from the same school, which she never applied to. It lightened up her stressful week!
@1518mom and @daisychain, I had a feeling it went out to many, many people since my D never even expressed any interest but was on their mail database. I wonder how many kids were waitlisted for a few hours…
I don’t have a weird wait list story, but I do have a weird deferral story. My son applied to a true safety school, and got an email saying he’d been “deferred”. Then he continued to get email inviting him to attend Scholar Days, to apply for honors, to apply for competitive scholarships, etc. The deferral was odd because this was truly a safety school. Finally, after yet another email inviting him to Scholars Day, I called admissions and asked what was up since he was not accepted. The woman apologized then said he would hear by mid-March, so I explained that he had a deadline in 2 days to accept a scholarship elsewhere. Not getting anywhere with admissions, so (ok, ego creeping in) I said “No problem. It’s just kind of funny because, since he’s (I listed credentials which were tippy top for this U) we were just surprised but he will just go ahead and accept his full ride (yeah I tossed that in) at Other U”. So then she says “Let me pull up his file”, then she says oh yes he will surely be admitted, she has no idea why he wasn’t admitted and she’ll get his admittance in 1 day. In one day, she calls and says he’s admitted with a particular scholarship. I asked why not the NM scholarship, and she got befuddled. So my son sent an email asking nicely why he got the scholarship he did instead of the guaranteed NM package. And they never answered! Very easy to hit the “Decline Admission” button!
Thanks @Marylandfour: I just reread my previous post I meant to say DS is back but DH is one his way. He stayed to visit with family but DS came back yesterday to go to prom. I did talk to grandad who has had five children spanning several decades and attending several different colleges and he was super impressed with what he saw at SS-LAC. I’m looking forward to hearing what DH has to say but my initial impression is that he’s very happy DS has the opportunity. It is a beautiful campus, although the 2x I’ve seen it were both in December. Would be better at least if there was snow, but mostly it was brown with no leaves on the trees.
Congrats to all those that have made decisions this weekend. We survived Prom and I am exhausted!
@HeliMom74 - I can’t let go of certain schools even though I know D is not going there, I feel panicked about letting the best ones go before the deadline
There must be some long German word for the feeling you have when you are happy about the college choice your child has made but sad about the other opportunities going away.
Not that I’m feeling that, because my child isn’t making a decision. Thursday night, I’m going to make her flip a damn coin!
So do they need to decide by April 30th midnight or May 1st midnight? And if we have an enrollment in already (forced to enroll to get in line for housing) - do we need to remove that before he enrolls in a different school?
@irishmom02 , I have a feeling we will be coin flipping here on Thursday as well. No decisions made today, senior project took more time than he expected.
Once, when I was paralyzed by fear of making a decision, someone told me to flip a coin, and by the time it lands i will know what I want. And it was true. I wanted it to land heads, so I had my decision. I guess if it’s 11:59, you can try that.
Someone–I think @scholarme ?-- said his/her child had received a multi-question “Why are you breaking up with us?” query when the child sent the breakup letter. It has stayed in my mind, and makes me feel cranky when I think that our kids who were rejected from their choice schools don’t get answers to their “Why not me?” questions.
Anyway. I’m sending positive vibes to all those who will be staying on the U.S.S. Indecision right up until check-out time and disembarking. Just keep thinking: “My kid will be going to school in August Somewhere!”
@VMT, that’s absolutely true! When you can’t make a decision, flip a coin. If you find yourself deciding to do 2 out of 3, you’ve just made your decision.
@Irishmomof2, maybe you can tell your D you’re going to flip a coin for her, then announce heads is ABC U and tails is XYZ U. Flip the coin. Announce to your daughter where she will be going to school. Then ask if she wants to do 2 out of 3. If she says yes, smile, wink, and walk away to leave her with her thoughts! I’ve used this before with my kids. They know the routine by now!
@HeliMom74 that wasn’t my D but I remember reading that post.
I have not chimed in much but I have read probably every single post on this thread for over a year and I have gained so much from following the journeys of the many active posters from start to finish. I have shared your angst and indecision, your disappointments and triumphs, and although everyone has taken a different approach and every kid has ended up on their own path, we are all kindred spirits with the same goal-helping our kids find their way to the place that they will thrive for the next 4 years. This is not so much the end of our stories, but really just the beginning. I hope that this thread continues over the next four years, although I do have to scurry over to the Class of 2016 thread!
I was sure that S’s decision would go right down to the May 1st deadline, but he called me yesterday to tell me that he “knew” and was ready to make his announcement. S will be a member of the Princeton Class of 2019!!
My daughter is leaning towards BW now! Leaning! This is progress!
Congrats @planner03 !