@VSGPeanut101 - actually some of his friends are not going to Prom and they are planning an alternative activity as far as I know - but I think it’s just maybe two of them. His social circle spreads across different groups and he doesn’t seem to want to mix them to create a larger group. Our post prom involves a cruise on Lake Michigan so while Booster Club subsidizes over half the cost, we can’t provide it free. Ironically, I am president of the booster club and post prom is one of our main events to ensure everyone is in a ‘safe’ activity. I have to admit that’s a bit of why I’d like him to attend - not that he wouldn’t be in a safe activity but that the presidents’ son is doing an alternative activity.
@SomeOldGuy: DH was a Big East fan all the way. At one point, he bought caps and t-shirts from every Big East team. Thus, it was funny to see him appear last week wearing his Hoya cap “in support” of D15.
There was one year that I recall in which an Ivy actually made it to the Final Four: 1979. That was the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson tournament. Funny thing is that the leading scorer in the Final Four was someone from Penn. I know this because I used to work with Mr. Leading Scorer, who was a Wharton graduate and an extremely nice guy.
Thanks to all for your kind words about D15. I think she’s more tired than she cares to admit and needs to graduate ASAP.
BTW, the “pack and hold” experience at Bed Bath and Beyond was most enjoyable. We were able to get through the store in half the time it would have taken us to browse around for things. I already received a call from the BBB store in New York advising us that some of the items we ordered (which for some reason aren’t available in the D.C. store) have been shipped and will be held until we pick them up in late August. You can save up your coupons and bring them to the store at that time, as you won’t be charged until you pick up the items. You also have the opportunity to edit out any items in the “pack and hold” at pickup.
@tranquil218 That must be hard. That’s mean that people do that. I guess I’m lucky to not know people like that. They shouldn’t chide her even if she’d decided to go to community college - and Georgetown is certainly no community college. Going to college at is an accomplishment and people shouldn’t be mocked if they don’t choose out of 8 colleges when there are over 4,000 universities to choose from, each with different vibes and offerings. Those girls are so narrow-minded…
All I’ll say is that this line of conversation reminds me of this.
[Mean Girls](MEAN GIRLS | That's so Fetch! | Official Film Clip (HD) - YouTube)
@albert69 well said. @tranquil218 - It’s Georgetown for crying out loud! I know that my D is having issues with people talking about her for the school she picked, but she went with her gut, not the rankings and I have to pray that it was the right move. She said a teacher asked her where she was going and then made a face and physically turned her back on her. I do agree with whoever said on a few months none of this will matter.
@ITBgirl: that teacher needs to be smacked upside the head with a 2x4. What a lovely role model for the students. Not.
@albert69: thanks. I enjoy reading your posts and I believe you’re going to go pretty far.
After a bumpy admissions process and a freshman year in which she spent a great deal of time calling us and begging to come home before she settled in, D09 said to me, “At the end of the day, I wound up going where I was meant to go.” Although D15 would never give her sister the satisfaction of admitting that she was right about anything, I think that, in time, she’ll probably agree with this.
OMG!! It’s Georgetown! And even if it was the local community college…when is it ever appropriate to express displeasure about another person’s choice that has absolutely nothing to do with you. Just plain rude.
On a positive note…my S1 loves Georgetown…I mean really loves it. So much so, that he doesn’t want to come home or study abroad because he only gets to spend 4 years there!
Congrats to your daughter and HOYA SAXA!!
Thanks, @tranquil218. That is, if it’s possible to go anywhere at a school not even ranked on the US News list gasp. 8-X X_X :-j
@ITBgirl, I bet in a few * weeks * none of this will matter, but what an awful thing for that teacher to do!
@tranquil218, I didn’t realize your D had chosen Georgetown and really, it wouldn’t matter what school it was, but now I’m really laughing at those ridiculous kids. It makes me wonder if there’s some envy involved. I’m stunned at some of the mean-spirited things I’ve heard from * parents * about other kids.
@albert69, lol! We are going to be saying we knew you before you were famous!
Haha, that was tongue-in-cheek obviously.
@tranquil218 That is so crazy. Makes me wonder if these girls didn’t get to make their own decisions or are envious in some way. Another sign that they’re ready to move on to the next phase.
Add my D to the Tornado Room list. Last night, when I brought the dog into her room (said dog hangs with me until I head for bed then goes in to sleep with D–I’m not the only one in for a big adjustment this fall), I exited D’s room with some sticker or price tag stuck to the bottom of my shoe. Egads.
She, too, is in the midst of IB/AP tests, so I’m not saying anything yet, but it is time for a serious room cleaning.
She’s currently plotting our route to Iowa where we’ll go by an IKEA somewhere. (She’s incensed that the St. Louis IKEA doesn’t open till Fall '15.) With her older brother, we flew to Minneapolis (H wasn’t into a 16-hour-drive) and bought some things at IKEA and had the rest shipped by BB&B, which worked out great. H and I each took only a small bag and used our extra luggage allowance (this was 2007) to take plastic storage bins that we duct-taped closed. S put those under his bed for storage the rest of the year.
Good luck to all the test-takers, and thank heavens for this thread to help keep us slightly sane in the process!
@ITBgirl - There is no excuse for that kind of behavior, from her peers and especially from a teacher. Plus she is going to a fantastic school…
@3girls3cats - I can commiserate with you on the final today in an another class and then the BC Calculus AP test tomorrow… the first teacher doesn’t seem to think it’s a problem even though he knows there are several kids in both classes.
Whew. My son received official emails that his gap year is approved. These will now get forwarded to National Merit so that his Special Corporate Scholarship can be deferred for a year. My son, to his credit, admits he’s not ready to go out into the world and will begin the process of preparation right now. I am proud of him for how far he’s come, and I pray he will continue to mature and be ready in August, 2016.
I suppose we aren’t really 2015/2019ers anymore, right??
PS. I agree with everyone’s comments about tranqui218’s situation. Very disappointing, but @tranquil218, your daughter sounds amazingly mature. Kuddos to you for raising such an awesome daughter.
@tranquil218 Amazing how rude (and clueless!) some kids (and adults) can be. I am going to echo @Felicita by adding a loud (and proud!): Hoya Saxa!
@sbjdorlo - you’re still 2015’ers, just not 2019’ers 
LOL! Duh, thanks for the reminder, @OHMomof2.
I’ve been absent here for a while, partly because it’s been busy in the real world and partly because it’s so busy here! (Obviously) a decision was reached here. For privacy reasons, I’m not going to spell it out, but it came down to three schools, and while all of them are excellent schools, she chose the slightly less prestigious Ivy League school, partly because of her intended major, partly because when visiting she thought the kids were happier, and partly to attend a school that her sister has not ever attended! We absolutely needed to work through the prestige issue (how can you possibly turn down X for Y?) but in the end, it was the right thing to do.
@tranquil218, D experienced a lot of that. The kids would ask her why was she going to her choice, usually in a condescending tone. Once she told them about the program and opportunities, it made sense to them.
Who is letting their child take a car to school? My D is stressing about going without her’s but we are firm about not having it the first year. She is 1.5 hours from home, to tempting to come home on weekends, and an hour from the beach, simply to tempting. Unfortunately she qualifies for good sophomore parking since she is going in with so many hours - that is her argument at least.
@ITBgirl I’m not going to have a car my first year at least. I don’t currently have one at all though, though I have my license.