Yes- DS got a letter today from an honors program he applied to. Can’t wait to see what it says! :-/
@RyanG1207 Nope. I don’t have my license and I’ll be 18 in a month. I got my permit on my 16th birthday(early as possible in NY) but that was more because my twin sister and I got them together. I’ve driven twice ever both in the week following. I just don’t feel ready. I’m predicting by Summer 2017 when I’m 19, I’ll be ready to get my license. My sister has her license and has for over a year so she drives us to school and I LOVE that. She won’t be taking her(our) car to college at least at first because my mom doesn’t want her driving in an unknown place.
@me29034 - re your daughter’s driving experience on the Pike - now she knows our mantra, “you can’t get there from here”…or its corollary when someone asks for directions, “well first off, I wouldn’t start from here” 
@mom23travelers thanks for sharing an encouraging story. I am so glad that you all hung in there until it worked out. I am also thrilled that you DD is happy.
Thanks for sharing @mom23travelers. What a timely story during this stressful time of waiting, wondering, sometimes second guessing, and trying to weigh all the choices…some of which we have no control.
@mom23travelers thanks for sharing.
Congratulations @momofsmartdancer
@momofsmartdancer that’s wonderful news! Congrats
@mom23travelers that’s a great story that I will share with my D16. I tell her she will be happy anywhere and your story confirms that.
@readingclaygirl: My oldest does not drive, and let his permit lapse. He has no interest, and as such, I have no interest in pushing him to do so. The next one, W2exit, however, has driven intermittently almost since the day she got her permit.
I was scared to let her drive alone quite honestly, and would never have signed on to it so early in her card-carrying life but for a flurry of events that made it critical for her to run errands during a very stressful time in our lives. She is only allowed to drive her sister (our rules), though she did drive a classmate home for whom that student’s sport’s team members conveniently ran out of room to transport her.
Glad you are waiting until you are comfortable. Your hand is on your own pulse. I applaud you.
DD is currently in her room on the phone with an alumni interview for one of her schools. She is in the latter stages of the upper respiratory plague that kept S21 and I home from school and work today (which was fine by me with temps in the mid teens and wind speeds twice the temperature). it is supposed to be a two way, get to know each other interview, but she is worried about her voice giving out at any moment. So far no wails of sadness, a good sign.
DD has been driving since passing her test on her third try (failed for silly things, easy stuff after doing all of the harder tasks) in mid-fall. The winter has been a pretty light one as far as snow and ice, despite the temps today, but of course everyone around here is talking non-stop about the snow-maggedon event that is supposed to hit this Friday…which hopefully will turn into a light dusting like most of these early predictions of blizzards. crosses fingers
My sister is only allowed to drive me as well. @Waiting2exhale and I’ve have only been allowed to ride with 2 friends- one whose in her 20’s(former co-intern) and then my best friend who is my age and my parents trust her.
@Skates76 hope the interview goes well despite the plague.
@momofsmartdancer congrats!
@mom23travelers that is a great story and a good reminder to all of us as we wait on notice of admissions and scholarships.
@readingclaygirl I made both my kids get their license but I am in the minority of the parents I know in that regard. On the other hand I did not make my DD learn to ride a bike. She only learned when she was about 14 years old.
@Booajo fingers crossed that your tiny bit of hope works out!
@Themommymommy Confession time. Neither of my boys ride bikes . In fact, my husband and I were at a home show and saw a 4 wheeled bike with a surrey on top. I threatened to by DS16 one of he ends up going to CofC . I thought he could make some extra money riding tourists around Charleston . To say that my idea was not well received is a huge understatement . 
@Themommymommy I have heard several classmates say their parents forced them to get their licenses. With riding a bike I got the training wheels off at 7 but haven’t ridden since I was 10- probably won’t ever ride again, too hard
@carolinamom2boys that is funny.
@mom23travelers
Thanks for sharing that story. I am sure it will be helpful to many here who are going to face the decision-making process soon.
We have sort-of come to the same conclusion with our situation. D decided to restrict her college search to only those where she had a good chance of merit aid and a low EFC, with the understanding that we would be able to help her more with med school or grad school if we save money now. . She told me that if she ended up going to her second or third choice school that that would be OK and she would make the best of it. Of note, is that we never really explored what could have been her “dream” school. Her dream is to either get PHD or become a doctor. So, we looked for schools that were a reasonable match. I think she will be happy with her choice.
@momofsmart it looks like my DS will likely make a similar choice to “follow the money”. The great thing is the more time he spends learning about the school, the more he prefers it over his other acceptances. Some at his HS have questioned why he is even considering the school but he seems unfazed by that. I think that if they spent some time learning about the school, they would understand more and question less.
@Cheeringsection People at my school are constantly questioning my choice- it’s quite annoying. Hope your S doesn’t allow peer pressure to sway him
When I was in high school, the guidance counselors suggested that people apply to our big state universities. WI chose to only apply to a small private school out of state and I never regretted my choice. It was the best fit for me!
@readingclaygirl thanks for your support of my DS. I would be quite surprised if they were able to sway him. He is a very data-based decision maker (stereotypical engineer!) and his data supports his choice. :-B