I think I have successfully created a secret FB group. Would someone please PM me and I will see how adding members works…please bear with me it is my first experience creating a FB group.
@klbmom18 Welcome! I’m sorry for your D’s stress. I hope you get a positive ED answer soon.
@labegg - your post yesterday about your D’s “I refuse to think about college” phase just brought back a wave of not so pleasant memories. That phase was almost a return to the “drama days” of middle school & although it makes for some funny stories to look back on for us parents - it was all so REAL at the time.
I remember all too well being on pins & needles whenever I dared to bring-up anything college-related on one of those dreaded days when the topic was off-limits - and I couldn’t even imagine the reaction I would have gotten If she woke-up in the car only to find herself on a college campus with me asking her if she wanted to take an impromptu college tour! That story is so funny (now) & you were so brave to attempt such a stunt!!!
@klbmom18 we are experiencing the same thing over here. 5 APs and 2 honors courses, and it’s the honors courses that are causing all the stress with overwhelming amounts of work and much tougher grading. To say that this has been a shock is an understatement. It seems like all the Senior traditions are more of a check the box activity than a true time of enjoyment because there is just too much to do, and that’s a shame. I guess it’s a pretty good reflection of real life, where there is always a lot to juggle, but selfishly for me, I had been looking forward to a lighter year and spending more time together before she moves out of the house.
@dadotwoboys Ha! I am old, just a late bloomer. Can you pay college tuition with social security I wonder? =))
We are planning on paying for S26 from our retirement.
To join the facebook group you…
PM me here on CC. I will give you my IRL name. You will have to send me a friend request on FB and then, after I accept I can add you to the group!
(You should be able to unfriend me after you join the group and still remain in the group )
I Know It Seems Like A Convoluted Process But It Seems It Is The Only Way To Keep The Group Private.
If your check clears, colleges are pretty much fine with it.
Hey members of the class of 2021, there is already a thread here for us. Never too early, I guess
Don’t be strangers. 
I have seen that @bearcatfan! I’m just trying to get through the next few months then I will be heading over there 
@bearcatfan On it as well.
1st post…lurking for awhile. Add us to the driving an old Honda club. D18 & D21. D18 typical first born, high stats, hard working planner, crazy senior schedule: 4 AP & 4 dual enrollment …not patiently waiting on ED. D21 smart kid when she uses it, college selection will be a different journey with her.
You guys have been a great source of info and a sense of commonality.
I’m old. I have an S30!
An S30…you are young!
I thought this was going to be my last college rodeo but it seems my D14 has brought me into her grad school process (which involves a LOT of auditioning all over the country). She’s a classical voice major and education double but is going to give a go at selection into an opera studies programs…we will be in Houston, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Boston, NYC, etc so I guess I’m not quite done yet LOL! Good to know I’m still wanted in these big life events ;). Welcome @kcjo02! Sending you allll the good vibes for D18 and her ED!
Wow! if you have a son in the high school class of 2030 I sure hope you aren’t too old!
I thought we were talking about Nissan S30.
I’m an old soon-to-be-empy nester if D18 ever finishes his applications. At this point we are close enough to hearing back from ED that I will just wait it out with him, and if need be, he will knock out 6 additional apps in the days following the decision. These essays are not long, they are just painful and I can understand his needing a little motivation to force himself through them.
I think next year I will be called on to help with graduate school applications, so I’m not ready to retire yet. Is there help for those too on CC? I should start looking for the thread.
9 more days…
You and me both @stemmmm … is there a thread for that ??? LOL Grad school…how did i get this old???
@stemmmm Right there with ya. Ergo, the reason I ended up getting a job last year. I figured I was going to go crazy at home.