@palm715 I will be right there with you in the Class of 2021, and like yours, S21 is a very different creature than D16. He did go on some visits with D16 and had no problem offering his advice to her on her selections, usually in an unsolicited manner. S21 also swears on a stack of bibles that if D16 chooses his favorite school for her to attend, he will visit often and only to see her, not at all because it is in Orlando with Disney, Universal and so much more right across town. His goal in second grade was to become President and to move the White House to Las Vegas or Hollywood, so yeah, that one is going to be very interesting indeed (-;
@palm715 I totally agree with all aboveâŠyou are my hero for not going on yourself to check and / or for not pestering your D to check! My News Years resolution is to try to be more like you!
@Skates76 my S plans on being both a NFL quarterback and NBA guard. So really between POTUS and sports star, our boys are all set. @lvmjac1 please, no. Iâm a mess, just an internal mess.
That;s ok @palm715 do you think I am not a bigger mess? In different ways I imagine we are all a mess internally and / or externallyâŠwe are all just trying to keep the balls juggling. But I think it is awesome that you are giving your D space to handle her situation her way. I want to try to be more like that. You are my hero and I am sticking to it! <:-P
@ohiovalley16 DS16 is awaiting Honors notification for his 2 favorite schools. One notification should be coming any day, the next not until Feb. Both programs are very competitive for for admission, and while his scores and stats are competitive, weâve learned that there are no guarantees. Our mantra at our house has always been expect the worst and be pleasantly surprised if it doesnât happen. My son says he doesnât consider himself a pessimist, but a realist instead. Scholarship notification for larger scholarships from most of his schools come in the spring , so the wait begins.
Our new motto: Parents of the Class of 2016: Weâre All a Mess! Seriously though, I am SO glad @EastGrad invited me to check the group out. It has been great getting to know you all and finding a group that I can talk/obsess about all of this with!
Well said @CAMidwestMom !
@palm715 : You have a real live one with S2021. I love that wit, gotta tell you.
(Had to edit that one: Had you fertile and raising kids 100 years into the future! Maybe the âpalmâ influenced that.)
@AsleepAtTheWheel : Wow, didnât see that one coming.
To All: Come on guys, the kids are just getting started. These are small blips on the road ahead. Come on guys, the kids are just getting started. These are small blips on the road ahead. Come on guys, the kids areâŠTheyâre gonna do great.
I found this information on a different thread and looking at this statistics, I think DD made a strategic mistake with her EA schools.
MIT EA 656 out of 7,767 (8.4%)
Stanford REA 745 out of 7822 (9.5%)
Georgetown EA 892 out of 7027 (12.7%)
Harvard SCEA 918 out of 6173 (14.9%)
Yale SCEA: 795 out of 4662 (17.1%)
Princeton SCEA 785 out of 4229 (18.6%)
Brown ED 669 out of 3030 (22.1%)
Penn ED 1335 out of 5762 (23.2%)
Duke ED 813 out of 3455 (23.5%)
Dartmouth ED 494 out of 1927 (25.6%)
Johns Hopkins ED 584 out of 1929 (30.3%)
Northwestern ED 1061 out of 3022 (35.1%)
Williams College ED 246 out of 585 (42.1%)
University of Georgia ED 7500+ out of 14516 (51%+)
Wow, once again, so much good news to applaud and some disappointments to offer support. I think by being off the board for 12 hours yesterday I missed 5 pages!
We are with @2filles and @carolinamom2boys in that D has no super reaches-she didnât have the test scores and they werenât her type of schools anyway. Our reaches are financial. Tomorrow is the last day of school at both her HS and the college where she was invited to apply for a full ride scholarship and I swear if she doesnât personally see to it that the 2 recommendations are faxed or emailed before she leaves, I will make her walk home from school. Kidding. Maybe.
Checking in to report that S was deferred from one of his dream schools yesterday. It was not unexpected, but it did take the wind out of his sails, if only for a short while. Iâm glad he had the acceptance the day before to buffer the heartache.
Today is a new day.
Sorry to hear that @happymochi
While we bide our time ( or bite our nails) hereâs an article that I just came across:
Sorry for all the deferrals and rejections that have happened over the past few days. Itâs hard not to take these things personally , especially as a young adult. I donât think other children, or adults for that matter , truly understand how competitive college admissions have become, even for less selective schools. At least our children are somewhat prepared , imagine all of the students who have only 2-3 RD schools and have yet to apply to any yet. It will be more devastating in April of rejections start rolling in.
I also give students/parents credit for at least trying for the elite schools. There is something to be said for putting yourself out there and taking a chance. And to have to stats to be in the running, even if you donât get in - thatâs something in and of itself!
@Undercovermom1 thatâs fantastic! Spouse and I both loved the article. Lots of good stuff.
@Undercovermom1 Great article. I already had purchased a tool kit for my DS as a holiday gift as I remember getting my DD one when she left for college. I have no idea how often she used it, but I think it was a great way to meet guys as they seemed to stop by and borrow her tools (beginning with move in day). This time around, I hope girls will stop by and ask DS for tools. LOL
@Undercovermom1 OMG that article is the bestâŠI am adding some of those things to my Dâs Christmas gifts! She will love them for sure! Thanks for sharingâŠI just love how all you guys can take a great situation and make it better and also take a not so great situation and also make it better!
Thanks for the link @Undercovermom1. I bought D13 the Naked Roommate book as a grad present. Itâs very funny while giving good advice!
@PAO2008 I got my DS a tool set when he left for college too. When we moved him in he and his room mate stood in shock while DH and I showed them how to takes door off of closets and the inner room of the super double so they could rearrange the layout of the furniture. I then provided the tutorial on how to loft the beds so they could offer to help out the gals across the hall. worked like a charm.
@ballerina16 and all of you who have not had the news you wanted, please be kind to yourselves and ask your kids to do the same. I feel so sad to see you second guessing yourselves and wondering why you didnât get the decision you wanted. Remember that many of the early decisions are people who are athletes, or otherwise recruited or favored in the process. One thought in terms of soothing the sadness , after the ice cream and donuts of course, take a look at some of the resumes of the professors and grad students and post docs at the schools you are interested in. You would be surprised at the number of people who did not go to lottery schools for undergrad who are very successful and well respected in their fields. I can tell you of one I know personally - my nephew - rejected from Caltech as an undergrad. Went to Madison. Now finishing his PhD at Caltech.
I enjoyed that article @undercovermom1 ! Thank you for posting.