We did not get a code. The GC said the letter indicated we would be sent something, though I am not sure about that. I will start bugging them after Labor Day so that we can jump on the application. Really hoping that an already written essay can be modified for NM purposes…she has done SO many at this point, and still a few more to go, with online classes starting up next week.
@mysondad I was told by other parents to sort of group the various activities to show where you child’s interests and strengths are. I was told that you can sometimes upload a transcript and where you can’t you can sort of copy and paste into the “what else do you want us to know” box. It can be tricky because it seems like you lose any formatting you have done on the transcript. It is also difficult due to the character limits (which apparently incude spaces and returns in some instances. You DC sound like a great kid.
Congrats to you @GoodGrief16 . Glad your wait if finally over!. @Ballerina2016 we were getting those questbridge mailings and emails for the longest time too. We were not in their target range either. I thought maybe it had something to do with our school population. We were also getting very personal and direct sorts of emails from students at those lottery schools for a while. I have to say I sort of resented that since it seems unkind to get kids hopes up like that, though my DD was not at all interested so in the long run no harm.
@Ballerina2016 we got NM code today in letter from school. (It’s actually a letter from NM but printed and sent from school.)
@MidwestMomTo2 Thank you. Will have DD to chase her CC on Tuesday. She has a new CC so I need to stay on top of things. Did the essay topic change since last year?
@3scoutsmom congratulations on NMSF
@GoodGrief16 – I still think of you as AKFirefly.
Our son received his access code with the email from the school notifying him of NMSF status (received by him on Weds). Of note, the school needs to complete their portion of the application by October 7, and the school requested that he complete his part by September 25th, to allow them enough time to get their piece done. If you lack confidence in your daughter’s school’s ability to get this done you’ll obviously have to stay on them until you know that the application is complete.
Thanks! I will definitely stay on it.
Speaking of new college counselor. Did anyone in California hear that ELC program was discontinued?
Thank you @Ballerina2016 ! This is HUGE for us and something D has been working toward! OU is her #1 pick it’s really a great fit for her.
I really wish the high school would give her official word but now I know she’s really on the list thanks to @Dookster the stress level in our house has been reduced 10 fold! Now I can move on from worrying about how to pay for her ‘dream school’ to worrying about tornadoes and earth quakes!
I am also rejoining this thread after spending the week endlessly checking the NMSF board. DS is in, although none of his schools really give much for it. Just glad the wait is over!
@Ballerina2016 she has not created a log on but I’ll let you know when I get the essay topic. (I might do it myself this weekend since she’s working at an amusement park literally all weekend through Labor Day.)
Congrats all NMSFs.
S decided to start his CA today and is now enjoying the struggle of describing everything in 150 characters.
Congrats!!!
@Mysonsdad , that character limit is killer
Has anyone used two activity spaces to describe one activity?
Yes. It’s fine.
Well, my S said he wrote a draft of his CA essay tonight while babysitting. He said he doesn’t think it is very good but it is a start at least that he can continue to work on. So that’s something. We are going on 2 trips this months to re-visit S’s top 3 college choices and to confirm possible ED choice. He will interview at at least 2 of the 3. Trying to set up a class visit at one as well.
On another note my D who is a sophomore in college has had a rough week, including not getting cast at all in a play (she is a theatre major so that hurts, even though she knows she has to learn to deal with rejection) and not having sorority rush go her way at all. (She ended up with 1 bid but says she really doesn’t click with any of the girls in her pledge class most of whom she lived with last year.) There have been tears every day this week and I feel so bad for her. I think she will stick it out and try to make the best of it, but I have to say this whole rush process was just brutal. I have no personal experience with Greek life and I was pretty neutral on it for her – if she wanted to do it, fine by me. However, after hearing how the process went (not even so much the outcome) I just don’t have real positive feelings about the whole concept of Greek life (and it’s quite dominant at her college). I just don’t like how this female-run process (sorority rush) has left her with her confidence shaken that she’s just not cool enough, pretty enough, whatever…ugh.
@momofzag Hugs to your DD. Girls could be really cruel sometimes. Not sure how I feel about Greek life. As of now DD has absolutely no intention to join sorority.
Thanks. The process doesn’t seem like it would be cruel - it’s all done by rankings and a computer so it’s not that anyone was overtly nasty or rude. The process just fed into insecurities…and I just hate that it seems like many women have so many of them (i.e. body image, etc.) And my D is actually very attractive just not rail thin and blond…it’s hard to grow up I guess but that’s what this time in life is about…
@momofzag Perhaps your college DD could join or start an improv group. Way more fun than plays…maybe!