@labegg @kandcsmom What is a CC Facebook feed and how does a thread “make it”?
Regarding AP tests, I like the way our school handles them. We pay up front, but if the student gets a score of 3, 4, or 5 the school will reimburse the test fee.
@4kids2graduate
“Like” CC on Facebook
@labegg We toured Marquette in October and found the admissions staff lovely to deal with–very accommodating.
DS really liked the school ( and has been admitted). Glad you get to vis
@4kids2graduate our school does the same (returning AP fees for scores >3.) I make a deal with the kids- I pay upfront, if the money comes back its theirs to keep-- a good motivator to prepare seriously, and they’ve gotten every single penny back.
I just had to book a hotel for a weekend competition in another city. Our preferred chain (gosh, that makes me sound so well travelled, doesn’t it? ha!) wasn’t near the venue so I had to randomly pick one. I ended up picking one and signing up for rewards points based on how many of S’s schools have one nearby.
Of course, what this probably means is that he’ll go to a school nowhere near a .
@labegg Re: your Hogwarts schools post, daughter had Swanee on her list but made a last minute change and dropped it. She did apply and was accepted to Rhodes College and it is such a beautiful campus and has Hogwarts similarities.
@OspreyCV22 we are in SE Texas. Shocking winters is exactly why we are going to Marquette this weekend and not in April, lol.
Re: Hogwarts thread I am actually glad I posted it as it has sent me looking at U of Washington and Flagler for D18. Sewanee does seem very interesting but probably too in the middle no where for D18. I tried to convince D16 to look at Rhodes it didn’t fit her majority will continue to see if I can hook D18 into looking.
Re: Marquette called admissions this morning about a visit and got a firm no from a student (I think) manning the phones I even said she was an accepted student, blah, blah, blah. Did even offer a self guided option for us or anything! I am about to take another crack at it maybe thru the TX admissions rep although I have no idea who that is…
@labegg, how did you feel about this response from Marquette? Last spring, I got a firm, very dismissive “no” when I called to ask whether we could register for a tour (that was already full) at Duke even though it was three weeks out and we were coming from a very long way. We were told that we were “welcome to walk around the campus.” D has some legacy there, and I was surprised at how very negative D & I felt toward Duke after receiving this response, even though we knew it was just one person answering their phones. Maybe this belongs on the “stupidest reasons child (and parent) decides not to apply to a college” thread…
1 Like
Amazing what happens when you call and get a different person! Just so happens that this weekend is the scholarship testing weekend for the College of Health Science, D16 had been invited but decided that she didn’t want to sit for tests so we had not RSVPd. So this very nice admissions person said D16 can absolutely come and do all of the information sessions and tours etc and she does not have to take the test if she doesn’t want to. yay! So D16 now says ahhh, I suppose I could take the tests.
Although I think it might reflect poorly on her if she did, she has not taken biology since 9th grade and chemistry since 10th grade and has not taken either AP class only honors. She opted to take AP Physics in 11th and Food Science as a senior.
Anyone have any advice on whether she ought to take the tests? I said she could try but if she felt she did poorly she could simply not turn the test in…?
Duke rejection letters are considered the best in the nation though along the lines of “It is our fault for rejecting you”.
Maybe they need to apply some of that rejection magic in their admissions tour rejections! 
Strangest thing happened today. Got a notification that the diversity office at one of my S’s favorite schools started following me on Instagram. This is strange for many reasons: 1) They only follow ~160 people, 2) I don’t follow them, 3) I’m not very active on IG (8-10 posts/year), and 4) My IG name is not linked to my real name.
I’ve heard of schools checking on applicants’ social media accounts, but do they also check on parents? My S keeps a very low online profile because he’s a privacy nut. He doesn’t yet have Facebook, IG, Twitter, accounts.
A friend thinks they may be reviewing his app right now and somehow found my account. But how would they have found a rarely used IG account of mine? And, if that’s true, why? Should I be creeped out?
@labegg I think she should take the test (and turn it in!) She has already been admitted right? I don’t think it will be a mark against her that anyone remembers if she does poorly.
@happymochi That would creep me out.
May be they are trying to see what announcements you might be making about your kid? 
Google your son and see if your IG pops up in someway…
We did google my son and my IG does not show up. The things that do show up are all geeky ECs that are on his app, so he’s good there.
And I don’t think he’d be considered a “diversity” candidate if he’s an ORM, right?
When DS16 went on his Honors weekend last weekend , the social media liaison made the comment " you’re dad sure likes the honors program" He always “likes” the Facebook page, so it does appear that they do look.
I follow my college and the admissions office on Instagram and they follow me on my private account. They even commented on a post.
I followed the Honors program of one of S’s schools on Instagram and they requested to follow me back. I just let it sit there.
Today our school finally notified NMF. We did not expect any surprises, but it is nice to know officially. One kid from DD’s school did not advanced to finalist because he did not know that he needs to send in an official SAT report. Thanks to cc I know all the steps, but what about those who have to rely on school to guide them? What a missed opportunity.
Maybe, @happymochi, what you’re not telling us is that you’re a celebrity and son’s favorite school jumped at the opportunity to follow you when they saw he applied?