Every one I’ve been in, have to walk through
At the Ikea near us, you can go directly to the restaurant without going through the store. You can google a floor map, or ask someone when you get there.
We just got back from a couple weeks in Scandinavia, so it will be a long while before we are ready for more potatoes, meatballs and lingonberries.
@bearcatfan - You can avoid most of the store. Usually you can go from the front escalator around to the food without shopping. Ask if you need help finding the right path. It is harder to exit without walking through the store, but that is possible as well.
This weekend was my step-son’s wedding, so it’s been crazy here with all of the events and houseguests. The last batch is leaving tomorrow but just left the house to visit friends, so I finally have a moment of peace. catching up on this thread…
@MACmiracle I read your post about being sad that you don’t see your D going to an intellectual school because of finances. I agree with @mommdc. Many of the schools you are looking at have honors colleges and your D WILL be in classes with her peers, and will be intellectually challenged, particularly if she does a hard science like neuroscience.
@DiotimaDM whats your S thinking about doing for a gap year?
To all with acceptances, that is so fabulous. It must take a lot of pressure off. Is anyone finished now?
@melvin123 Congrats to your step-son and his new spouse!
S is planning to get his EMT-B between now and his graduation date and then work for a year as an EMT or in an ER.
Re: acceptances - Barring a curveball of some sort, we’re done.
@DiotimaDM thanks! We’re very happy for them. And that sounds like a really great gap year for your S. It sounds like he’s already figured out so much about what he likes, but that will help him even more.
D is starting her medical internship this morning. The interns must dress business or professional “casual.” I’ve never seen her not wear shorts, jeans or leggings. She actually was wearing a skirt and a blouse this morning. =D>
The stories should be interesting, because I heard that it’s a pretty “hands-on” kinda operation over there. She thinks she’s prepared. She’s seen every episode of Grey’s Anatomy. ;))
@sushiritto what will she be doing in her internship? How will it differ from shadowing a doctor? I’m such a huge fan of internships and shadowing. Congratulations to your D for getting one!
Re acceptances, I strongly suspect S is done. I had to poke and prod him just to fill in the Naviance student brag sheet, which he would need for the UTD McDermott application and hopefully for an NMF application. I’m not going to prod him for the MIT application, and I just don’t see him really following through on it. He’s so relaxed now that he’s got his UTD acceptance, and a good friend of his is a proud one-and-done auto admit to TAMU. Knowing he’s not the only high-ranked student in his class to be finished early seems to make him even happier to be settled on a college already.
She’s doing the “Clinical Summer Internship” at Stanford and they’ll be issued scrubs, white coats and stethoscopes and is supposedly a pretty hands-on experience.
On their website, Stanford has posted a sample curriculum, but essentially they’ll get a exposure to alot of different areas of medicine: http://med.stanford.edu/medcsi/about/curriculum.html
Hopefully, no one has to visit the Stanford hospital at all, but especially in the next 2 weeks. They may get my D and if they only knew what her bedroom looks like, then they would likely run screaming from the hospital.
LOL @sushiritto! BTW, there is another post on CC by a HS kid who is interested in working in a lab, but also wants to intern/shadow. Maybe you could let him/her know about your D’s experience. It sounds like a fabulous program. I really hope your D enjoys it and gets a lot out of it!
@traveler98 Same. MIT was on the board for a bit last spring, but it’s gone now barring some spark on my son’s part. I am keeping my lips zipped. Which is TOUGH. He seems serene right now, and that is truly what matters.
@traveler98 and @HeliMom74. Congratulations to both of you! I’d be so happy if my D were finished with this process rather than just starting. It’s been fun so far (the part where we get to bond over college tours and reject THEM if she doesn’t like it), but now I’m dreading Part II (where they get to reject her), and Part III (where I have to PAY!). Sounds like your sons can have a productive and relaxed year. Congratulations again.
@sushiritto what a great experience! Sounds like she’ll gain valuable insight into the field! My daughter just returned from a hands on environmental and marine science program run by Drexel, they were doing field and classroom lab work, and working alongside PhD candidates conducting research. It was such an amazing experience for my D18 that it may have solidified her intended major (finally!) and narrowed down her college choices significantly. These pre-college programs can be so valuable.
@MACmiracle my older D14 attended a less intellectual small LAC. It was her choice actually, and since she’s double majoring and getting her teaching degree their reputation in K-8 education stood out despite not being the most intellectual or high ranking college. My D15 had stellar scores, was top 5 in her class etc but this school seemed to fit her needs and financially they gave her an incredible merit package. Fast Forward to entering her Junior year and she has incredible relationships with her professors, getting grad school LORs will be a breeze, she’s presented papers at the collegle consortium, she’s become a writing fellow, a tutor in two of her major specific courses in music and has become a student leader of their large community service organization on campus. I can’t begin to describe the opportunities she’s had. So sometimes, it’s the right choice both financially and for their growth. She is a big fish in a little pond and has taken that opportuniy in every possible way to improve herself and her future grad school application. When I went to hear her speak at the women’s conference, two professors sought me out and told me that they love working with her and can’t wait to follow her journey as she continues her education. So just let your child know that there will be a myriad of opportunities to take advantage of and being in neuroscience, she’ll be able to excel and will be with like minded students. Moreover her opportunity to do research with professors and work one on one with them will be a huge benefit.
@AmyBeth68 Yes, the program sounds like a lot of fun. A friend of hers did the first session and thought it was really exciting.
While your D knows what she wants to do, my D is probably like so many others. My D doesn’t have a clue where she wants to go to college and she doesn’t have a clue what her major will be. She is extremely good at math, but she’s not sure how that, if at all, will fit into her education. She has said many times, she doesn’t want to be an engineer or go into computer science.
@sushiritto I understand that completely. My D18 honestly wasn’t sure and although signed up for this Drexel program was thinking she had changed her mind and overall very confused. But fortunately the program opened her eyes to the possibiities within this science major. She was very much like your D since she wanted nothing to do with engineering but aside from that was really unsure. She says now Marine Science is at the top of list along with studying a foreign langauge (or 2) but she’s waiting on her AP Economics class just to be sure she doesn’t find that even more interesting. So long story short is that she really doesn’t know yet either although this was a HUGE leap in her mind.
@mommdc , @melvin123 , and @AmyBeth68 , Thank you, all. I truly appreciate your encouragement. I agree with what you’re saying but in my weak moments, question the merit path I’m taking and how it might affect D’s education and future.
D actually had a big breakthrough after participating in a science program. She decided she really wants hard science and to be in a lab doing research or doing something with applied science, not necessarily neuroscience.
This was her first time being with kids who share her interests and scientists, and she loved it, like really loved it. Did I say she loved it? Lol.
The really nice thing was that a scientist- dad came up to me and said he knew graduate students who couldn’t understand much less express the things D did as well in such a short time. I was impressed with her–Is that my D?!!–but to hear someone else say that was very touching.
I think she found her niche. And she even mentioned starting the Common App! On her own. Without any suggestion from me.
DD’18 got her application for her safety in today (state flagship). That is 3 she has submitted. About 5 more to go. She will have to wait for September for some of the applications to open, and by then she will have all her classes and her fall sport, so she is trying to get done what she can now.
She has her first college application interview scheduled for early August.
Just received the new OU National Scholars details in the mail. As referenced in the link below, they are a distinct downgrade from the prior year. Disappointing.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/20776243/#Comment_20776243
About IKEA - yes, the ones I have been through have had the restaurant away from where you walk in, very ableist. You would have to walk through most of the store to get to the restaurant.
But it was good the last time we went!