@Felicita, such amazing choices to have to make for a young person. I would be going back and forth myself.
Not sure where and when ‘Singermom4’s S’ got dropped, but putting him back into the UMN-TC
2kidsinky’s D - University of Alabama
4CookieMonster’s D - University of Miami
a2zgirls D1 - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
albert69 - Wichita State University
amandakayak’s D3 - University of Pittsburgh
Barfly’s S - Texas A&M University Honors Program
Bigbossman1’s D- United States Military Academy (West Point)
bopper’s D2 - The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Honors Program
Catmatmc’s D - The College of William and Mary
CD2015’s S - Cornell University
co4usc2016’s D16 - Univ Southern California
co4usc2016’s S15 - Cornell University
clubacres’ D - Smith College
crepes’ D - Mount Holyoke College
deborahb’s S - University of Tulsa
Dadinator’s S - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
daisychain’s D - Oberlin College
DiffMom’s D - University of Mississippi, Croft Institute, Chinese Flagship
disneydad’s S - Vanderbilt University
dustypig’s D - Scripps College
Economo- D Colorado School of Mines
eerboco’s D- University of Scranton
Elliemom - University of Rochester
FCCDAD’s D1 - University of Virginia
Felicita’s S - Stanford University
FloridaKids D2 - University of Notre Dame
giterdone’s S - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
HeliMom74’s D - University of Oklahoma
Hoosier96 D - University of South Florida
HS2105mom’s D - Cornell University
lhenkin’s S: Carleton College
Illinoismom4 S- Butler University
ILMom13579’s D - Murray State University
Irishmomof2’s D - Baldwin Wallace University
itbmom’s D - East Carolina University Honors College
jmnva06 D - Juniata College
Kelowna’s D - Yale University
kidsrexpensive’s D - University of Georgia
kidsrexpensive’s S - Rochester Institute of Technology
LadyArwyn’s D: University of Washington - Seattle
lfpliber’s D: University of Washington - Seattle
Limner’s D: Grinnell College
Loganator’s S - Texas A&M University Honors Program
Marylandfour’s S - University of Rochester
Maystarmom’s D - University of Arizona
mdcmom’s S - Cornell University
Mom24boys S - Grinnell College
momof2vt S- MIT
momsings S - Ithaca College
MsMommy’s S2 - University of Southern California
mtrosemom’s D - Washington and Lee University
MuggleMom S - Olin College of Engineering
musictherapymom’s D: Marywood University
OHmomof2’s D: Amherst College
oneofthosemoms S - University of San Francisco
PetraElise’s D - UC Santa Cruz
PhxRising’s S - Swarthmore
rhandco S - RPI
Sally 22’s d - University of Georgia
sbjdorlo’s S - University of Pennsylvania
scholarme’s D - University of Pittsburgh
shellz S - United States Air Force Academy
Shoboemom’s D - University of Central Florida- Honors College
singermom4’s S - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
slackermomMD’s D - Cornell College (IA)
smvlib’s D - University of California, Santa Cruz
Smurfette99 - Northeastern University
STEMFamily’s S: University of Oklahoma
Sunnydayfun’s S: University of Oklahoma
suzy100’s D: U of Notre Dame
Threesdad’s D: Lehigh University
tranquil218’s D: Georgetown University
Twogirls D: UNC-Chapel Hill
Veggylover’s S: Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Honors College
vistajay’s D- University of Southern California
VMT’s D - Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
VSGPeanut’s D - College of William and Mary
W2BeHome’s D -Florida State University
Wolverine86’s D2 - University of Kentucky
Wolverine86’s S - University of Michigan-Flint
Wrestlersmom’s S - Truman State University
Wrights1994’s S - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
~By School~
Amherst College: OHmomof2’s D
Baldwin Wallace University: Irishmomof2’s D
Butler University: Illinoismom4 S
Carleton College: lhenkin’s S
College of William and Mary: Catmatmc’s D, VSGPeanut’s D
Colorado School of Mines - Economo D
Cornell College: slackerMomMD’s D
Cornell University: mdcmom’s S, CD2015’s S, co4usc2016’s S15, hs2105mom’s D
East Carolina University Honors College: itbmom’s D4t
Florida State University: W2BeHome’s D
Georgetown University: tranquil218’s D
Grinnell College: Limner’s D
Ithaca College: momsings S
Juniata College: jmnva06 D
Lehigh University: Threesdad’s D
Marywood University: Musictherapymom’s D
MIT: momof2vt S
Mount Holyoke College: crepes’ D
Murray State University: ILMom13579’s D
Northeastern University: Smurfette99
Oberlin College: daisychain’s D
Olin College of Engineering: MuggleMom’s S
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI): rhandco S, Dadinator’s S
Rochester Institute of Technology: kidsrexpensive’s S
Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Honors College: Veggylover’s S
Scripps College: dustypig’s D
Smith College: clubacres’ D
Swarthmore College: PhxRising’s S
Stanford University: Felicita’s S
Texas A&M University Honors Program: Loganator’s S, Barfly’s S
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Honors Program: bopper’s D2
Truman State University: Wrestlersmom’s S
United States Air Force Academy: shellz S
United States Military Academy (West Point): Bigbossman1’s D
University of Alabama: 2kidsinky’s D
University of Arizona: Maystarmom’s D
University of California - Santa Cruz: smvlib’s D, PetraElise’s D
University of Central Florida-Honor’s College: Shoboemom’s D
University of Georgia: kidsrexpensive’s D, Sally 22’s d
University of Kentucky: Wolverine86’s D2
University of Miami: 4CookieMonster
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor: Wrights1994’s S, a2zgirls D1
University of Michigan - Flint: Wolverine86’s S
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: giterdone’s S, Singermom4’s S
University of Mississippi, Croft Institute, Chinese Flagship: DiffMom’s D
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill: Twogirls D
University of Notre Dame: suzy100’s D, FloridaKids D2
University of Oklahoma: STEMFamily’s S, HeliMom74’s D, sunnydayfun’s S
University of Pennsylvania - sbjdorlo’s S
University of Pittsburgh: amandakayak’s D3, scholarme’s D
University of Rochester: Elliemom, Marylandfour’s S
University of San Francisco: oneofthosemoms S
University of Scranton: eerboco’s D
University of Southern California: MsMommy’s S2, co4usc2016’s D16, vistajay’s D
University of South Florida: Hoosier96 D
University of Tulsa: deborahb’s S
University of Virginia: FCCDAD’s D1
University of Washington - Seattle: LadyArwyn’s D, lfpliber’s D
Vanderbilt University: disneydad’s S
Washington and Lee University: mtrosemom’s D
Wichita State University: albert69
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI): VMT’s D
Yale University: Kelowna’s D
Wait wait wait… @Felicita did your S change his mind back again? You re-posted the list showing your S at Stanford? Did you grab an older version of the list by mistake? :-t
@wolverine86. Unbelievably the new one is correct. Can I just say how amazingly kind and compassionate admissions people can be when working with kids who are making tough decisions. Their good counsel and absolute belief that each student should attend the school that is right for him/her (finances aside) has completely astounded me.
Today is my daughter’s 18th birthday. I greeted her this morning and asked her how it felt to be an adult, where she planned to live now that she was grown up, and how did she think she would support herself. She took the joke in the spirit in which it was intended. It’s harder to see her as a grown-up than it was my older one, probably because this one is my baby. Also, my older one was like a grown-up from birth, in terms of being responsible and having good judgment.
@Felicita I’m so glad that they were able to work with your son. What made him go back to Stanford?
I have instructed the cabana boys to keep you plied with drinks today, @Felicita. They’re on me.
@green678 I think that just calming down and thinking about what you are gaining and not what you are losing when considering two incredible options really helped.
@Irishmomof2 sounds a lot like the speech I got at 18, without the humor and followed by the “imposed upon me” plan B if I didn’t have answers to the initial questions… “rent starts next Monday, $200 a month. Don’t be late.”
@suzy100 thank you!
My D will be 2,500 miles and 2 to 3 flights away (2 if the price is right). No major airport on either end, and a really dinky airport on the school end. Thank goodness she is mature and can handle the connections or I would be worried. She will have to free-load with relatives for Thanksgiving and can come home for winter and spring breaks. I’d send her to you @HeliMom74, but that would be a trip in itself!
One of my favorite college memories is collecting out-of-state classmates and bringing them to my house for breaks and homecooked meals and stuff. I hope my girl decides to do this.
My d will be 900 miles away. 2 flights. Or 1 flight and a train, car or bus…
South Carolina to Massachusetts! From the Palmetto State to the Bay State 
Incredible map, @musictherapymom !
I try not to think about my d '15 being 13 hours away…but instead that she will be 11 hours closer than her sister’s school!!! That puts it in perspective. Also, having d’13 home this past year on a LOA has put things in perspective.
@giterdone - my father made my older sister and I promise we would live at home forever and take care of him when he was old, so we each vamoosed from the family home when we were 18! A different tack, but very effective!
@Felicita, wow! How are you with all of these changes? You seem remarkably calm.
@4CookieMonster I’m happy that he is content and happy…that has been our goal throughout this whole admissions journey. What we never anticipated were these choices that he ended up having to consider. In the end, it has worked out thanks to the kindness and understanding of others.
Plus…those cabana boys…
@Felicita- Just told S’13 about the switch to Yale when we chatted on Tuesday and then I saw your S '15 back on the Stanford list! Wow! We went through a very similar thing with Stanford and Yale after S '13 eliminated MIT. He also loved the idea of the houses and the undergraduate experience at Yale. For him, it was also the hardest thing to let go. I did a ton of digging for information to make comparisons during April of his senior year. He also got some very timely advice from a couple of total strangers that helped put things in perspective. It was after Stanford’s admitted student’s day (as you know, very late in the month) that he finally made his official choice. Those that knew him well said they knew it would be Stanford all along, but I think it wasn’t so clear cut. It’s just that Stanford is such a big deal on the West coast. For the top students it is usual to take a shot at Stanford and then the second school of choice is the excellent state flagship. Anyway, I think our boys are very similar, even down to academic interests and S '13 definitely found his great undergrad experience and sense of community. He is very involved in the social aspects of his living community and was a frosh council rep. Let me know if you have any questions and congratulations again!
Oh, and he does say now that he thinks the weather and New Haven would have been a minus for him at Yale…he is such an active kid and loves to run around outdoors in his shorts all year. He also thinks he is probably more of a west coat guy. It’s funny, when he first got off of the shuttle at Yale he texted that there was no way he was going there, but then they won him over. I think he would have been very happy there-just happier at Stanford. There were a lot of Stanford kids that made the choice between Stanford-Yale and Stanford-MIT. Where are you guys from? Maybe you are more comfortable with the colder weather?
@3girl3cats- S actually is one Stanford kid that would welcome some change in weather. He misses the rain!
D will be 1,696 miles away – and I don’t mind saying (considering my username) from the US Virgin Islands to Wellesley. I just bought our tickets up there for orientation and drop off. Sad for me, happy for her!
@critter . Wow, thanks for that post. We really could have used you and your S at our house over the past few days. I’m glad to hear that everything worked out so well for your S, and I am certain it will for mine, too! And I wish the same for all of our kids!!!