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Sincere thanks for the outpouring of support from you all and anyone i may have missed. It’s not a fun situation, but I’m going to make the best of it, regardless of whether I get off the wait list or not. Maybe it wasn’t the place for complaints, but I needed to vent. Thanks.
And again, congrats to everyone with the good news and final decisions and good luck on Ivy day.
@ProbDeferred It’s definitely ok to vent here! Hope things look up for you.
I agree with @RyanG1207. There have been some rough times for many of us for different reasons. Please don’t apologize for venting @ProbDeferred. I am sorry for what you are dealing with. There’s so many stories of people realizing in retrospect that things worked out for the best them and I hope that is what happens in your case!
Congrats to those with good news the last few days and hugs, sunshine, cake and ice cream for those with disappointing news.
Got back last night from a second visit to one of S’s safeties. Wish I had waited because since making those plans, other acceptances have come through that really push this one aside. Then today, we learned that S was accepted to William and Mary which I had considered so unlikely I told S for months not to expect to get in. I had not even been paying attention to when the decisions might be out. S had gotten accepted to Brandeis last week but today was notified that he was accepted into their 5 year BA/MA program in their International Business School. Both great news but now we need to readjust our review of schools. And probably make some additional trips. After hearing nothing for 4 months, S’s head is kind of spinning over all the news in the last week. One thing I am clear on - we will be one of the last CC families to leave the S.S. Indecision.
Greetings fellow Parents of the HS Class of 2016! My S2 is still waiting to hear from more schools, but is in Georgetown SFS, USC (merit) and UCLA so far. Its been and will continue to be a wild ride up through decision time, so looking forward to sharing ups and downs going forward. Good to have some company!
Congrats on more good news @PAO2008 - nothing wrong with being last as long as you don’t miss the boat 
Welcome @esteemom
@PAO2008, we may very well be at the back of that queue leaving the boat with you. I have my fingers cross that something sticks during the accepted candidates days coming up…
Wow @PAO2008! That’s awesome news and I can definitely see why his head is spinning! Good luck with the rest of the process!
@ProbDeferred – I know this may sound too cliche but I truly believe that everyone ends up exactly where they are supposed to be. Many moons ago, I applied to my dream school and my state school. I was waitlisted from my dream school and it stung. I grudingly went to my state school and after the first semester, never looked back. I am a huge fan of my alma mater – I attend as many sporting events as possible, I donate, I volunteer and I recommend it every chance that I get. I made great friends and established an amazing network. I hope that you have a similar story to tell one day.
Sorry @Probdeferred.
Hope it works out for you.
Thank you @EastGrad for the nice summaries, it’s hard to keep up with all the news. @ProbDeferred , you got great support and comments in this forum. Your situation reminds me of several others that had a wonderful outcome in the end. There are many roads to get to the same place. I’ll share one: the head of Biostatistics at a very prestigious academic center started out as a student in a community college. He switched to a state school after two years and got a humanities major. Later, after trying a few jobs, he pursued a masters in mathematics and then a PhD in biostatistics and worked his way into a wonderful academic career. Let’s not lose perspective that this is just the application process to college. That alone doesn’t define your future. There’s more time and opportunities ahead, and you can pursue your dream, trying and failing is part of the process. I am sure you have faith in yourself and perseverance to get to your final destination, to never quit!
Just sharing this wonderful story of hard work and inspiration, with a social conscience. Yes, anybody can achieve a bright future in any place in the world, at any university or college…
http://www.innovatorsunder35.com/innovator/gino-tubaro
and this other achievement:
https://alumni.state.gov/alumni-story/creating-affordable-3d-prosthetics-argentina
@ReminiscingDad That is so well said! Good advice and food for thought for everyone.
@PAO2008 thank you and congratulations on your son’s wonderful acceptances. Congrats too to @carolinamom2boys for the Eagle Scout award. Congrats and hugs to all who got good and bad news.
I’ve decided in some ways waiting on college decisions is like waiting for a baby to be born. It takes forever and it’s kindof scary!
@Undercovermom1 …and it can be a long and painful process toward the end of many months of waiting and anticipation, but you always end up with something beautiful and uniquely yours…it is not always what you expected, but it is life changing from that moment on for the rest of your life!
All I know is that in a week and a day we will all know all of our kids’ options. Will be toasting to a big one!
@4kids2graduate and @Undercovermom1 beautiful images, great analogy with expecting the birth of a baby…
@4kids2graduate your post was very eloquent!