@waitingtoexhale - when people goo gle schools, they find our comments. We have issues with some registering just to complain about something someone said without understanding the camaraderie we have going here and when we say something, it is not meant as a bad thing…
Congratulations on the eagle @carolinamom2boys! And great news on the music minor possibly @labegg.
S went to visit two very different schools that have admitted him yesterday. Spent an hour or so with me last night talking about the decision process. He’s very torn. Also admitted he would feel guilty if he turned down full tuition scholarships to go to a full pay school. He feels bad that his friends don’t have the same luxury/opportunity. Was an interesting conversation…
@TwoBoyzOneG1rl add me to parents on this forum with a future teacher! It is all she’s ever wanted to do, and her standard response to people who start with the “But you’re so SMART, why would you want to “just” be a teacher?” is "Wouldn’t you WANT a smart person teaching your children? Her favorite assignments in HS involve creating lesson plans or teaching other kids in her class about some topic. Her senior project is centered on teaching.
@fretfulmother , I think they mean “high STATS” not “high stack”. Just a guess.
Thank you @sseamom!
@carolinamom2boys Loved hearing about the Eagle Scout ceremony and award, totally awesome sauce.
@labegg The music minor sounds great, especially from reading your posts in the past and knowing she was looking at music schools as well. That would be a great mix.
@sseamom Perfectly said, and your D will make an awesome educator for a bunch of very lucky kids in the future.
@arisamp D16 and I have had a few of those conversations as well, and the issue of feeling guilty for her opportunities came up regarding some of her friends. I was absolutely thrilled to death that one of her best friends, who does well academically, but isn’t a GPA or stat superstar recently received a full tuition scholarship at the top school on her list. This girl is one of those kids whose creativity is truly off the charts, but she isn’t a performing or classical arts or music major. She has that kind of brilliance that doesn’t fully show on any standardized test, and it thrilled my D to hear about the scholarship she was awarded. The project she submitted to the school’s scholarship competition was quirky, amazing and awesome. Right school, right kid, great match. That news has alleviated a good bit of my D’s guilt over her own opportunities (-:
Sigh. The smart future social workers (like D16) are also getting shade thrown their way, right along with the future teachers. So much to say on this. Sigh.
Yes, LOL! I meant high stat
Sorry, I am legally blind and use a voice recorder, that always doesn’t do an amazing job, or I don’t catch something.
This also would have made for an amazing essay for my S, growing up with a mother who was slowly losing her site, but nope I think he wrote about fishing.
I believe my D did write about this, but she never wanted to share it with me, because it was personal.
I am very excited and proud of both of them deciding to go into education, at whatever level they may choose.
Now I have my S 21 who had a little meltdown yesterday, that he is not as smart as a siblings. Hoping this will push him, not hurt him.
Once again best of luck and all your decision-making! And if I ever post anything that
@dyiu13- as a social worker (bsw) turned teacher (certification- then masters), I can relate!
I think it is so important for our DC to find their passion (calling) and pursue an education that will help them fulfill their goals. You might not get rich but you’ll probably be just as happy in a career that warms your heart.
@bookmom7 one of the best teachers any of my three kids ever had was the kindergarten teacher my D16 had-a former social worker with an MIT. She said she went into teaching after realizing that she could reach a whole class of kids at a time instead of one at a time. She was absolutely the best at truly offering differentiated instruction-and she knew exactly what made each kid tick.
FWIW. at D’s college, they don’t have a degree in teaching. You major in something else and add education classes to those courses. One option is sociology, which is what D chose. She considered double-majoring in social work and teaching at some of the other schools.
A friend of ours out here in CA has a son who’s taking a very serious look at UIUC (for engineering). As best I can tell from sniffing around, it looks like a bit of a hidden gem (hidden, at least to us out on the left coast).
Anyone here have any direct experience or any other thoughts that I can pass on?
Thanks.
expensive for someone in California who may get into UCB/UCLA.
@AsleepAtTheWheel - I’m from the UC in UIUC (as opposed to the UC in UCB/UCLA) - it is extremely highly-ranked for engineering, like always top ten and sometimes top five or better depending on discipline. Particular strengths are EECS and Civ-E, as well as anything with agriculture IIRC. However, you do have to live in UC to go there. 
DH graduated with a an EE degree from UIUC back in the day. He was instate an it was his first choice school (MIT was his safety;-))
@texaspg is correct, expect to pay full OOS tuition but the school has a great engineering department and their graduates are heavily recruited.
^ditto
Great school with a great education.
OOS tuition high & Illinois is in somewhat of a financial crisis so, don’t expect any generous aid.
Also attended back in the day. Not much to do in ‘Chambana’ as we called it- probably why it was recently named the top party school 
: http://news.yahoo.com/party-abe-illinois-named-top-party-school-us-170158997.html
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I’m a future teacher too! In NY, you have to double major, so I’m majoring in Childhood Education and English.
Nothing worse than knowing decisions from your kid’s last remaining school have been mailed, and not wanting to say anything to them.
We may not even be home when the mail arrives on Friday; if we are and nothing is there I’ll have to let the disappointment wait for the portal to update overnight Friday…
Erg…parental stress…thanks for letting me vent.
Since my S is likely going to choose UIUC (CS + Linguistics), I’m going to hope it’s more general fun than party! ( I assume for the CS and Engineering kids, the time for partying is minimal?) Most fun college in America: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-30-most-fun-colleges-in-america-2016-1
There are a lot of engineering heavy schools at or near the top of the annual party school polls, Lehigh being an excellent example. They tend to take pride in the work hard, play hard mantra.
Teachers and social workers both rock! They are ridiculously undervalued professions by far too many in our society.
@dbjs70 - I have found being on CC really added to the stress level on decisions. Knowing that people had been receiving decisions and D15 hadn’t gotten anything “yet” was so distracting, I am convinced the mailperson hoarded mail! On the other hand, on a couple occasions, it did allow me to nudge D16 to check her portal. Cc let me know that decisions were out or the manner in which the decision was received meant a yes or a no. CC is a blessing and a curse!
Received my first official rejection today, from Wellesley. The streak is broken haha!