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So scary about the fires, @DiotimaDM. That video floating around Facebook is horrifying.
Tonight was Senior Night for D’s HS swim team. I made it through with no tears! <:-P
S18 just came in to ask what time the Stanford decisions are released tomorrow. Crossing fingers for everyone.
Good luck to the S REA hopefuls! I love that Stanford gives a decision date. We are hoping for the last 2 acceptances for DS to arrive before Christmas. They are matches, so not so much eager about the decision itself but for scholarship invites to the big $$.
DS excels in Math/Science. He is currently in AP Calc BC and has a 98. His classmates are constantly asking him for help and I must brag that he is a patient instructor who explains things so well. I have even stated that he would make a great math teacher. His response “I could NEVER be a teacher because most of the kids just don’t care”. His hardest classes have been AP World History and AP Lang without a doubt! Lots of work and DS prefers classes where there is a “right” answer as opposed to an essay/analysis.
Good luck to everyone who bought a Stanford Lottery Ticket! I would say, “May the odds be ever in your favor,” but…
“Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” :-bd
Tim Robbins character “Andy Dufresne” from the movie Shawshank Redemption.
WOW! I’m amazed to see so many with kids applying to Stanford REA. Hoping for good news here tonight!
Good luck everyone waiting on Stanford and anywhere else releasing ED decisions today.
My D is the only one if her group of 5 close friends that didn’t ED to somewhere. I told her she better be ready with open arms, for hugs, and ears for listening to her friends as they get results as she doesn’t have a horse in the game and can be supportive to all of them.
I’m sure envious of those who will be, or are already, done with the process. We will be waiting and wondering until late March.
Good luck everyone!! Can’t wait to see good news tonight
@katstat1 - let your D drop band (in fact I would even encourage it under those circumstances). While its nice to be recognized at senior night, who cares or remembers two seconds afterwards. Let her enjoy her last semester of high school and have the nice memories of that (and the mom who encouraged her to do something nice for herself).
Advice, please! My D has made All State music 2 years in a row. She may have interviews during audition and concert dates. Should she drop down to SH, because she may not be able to audition or see what happens. They are all owed to drop in the first 2 weeks of the semester. I know she’ll feel less pressure, fewer missed school days and preparation, but she was also hoping to finish what she’s done for 6 years!
@apraxiamom You might want to look into flights to the airport in Latrobe, Pa. They don’t have a lot of flights but they might have good deals. It’s a bit farther from Pitt–maybe an hour and a half versus 45 minutes to Steubenville.
I find it kind of hard to believe someone would stay in band thru senior year and not care about it. But if thats the case she should let it go. My dd is in a choir she cares about but there are some girls in it who cant sing and dont care and that drives her crazy. Music mom
@ppst we skipped all state auditions this year. Too much pressure and work plus the auditions were the same day as the musical. My dd made the decision which i supported.
@stemmmm Thank you for the advice. I was trying to remember what all they do at that last concert that always seemed so special and I couldn’t really remember. Guess that helps. I feel bad because she likes her directors and I guess I don’t want to upset or disappoint them. She is not the greatest player, does well, but not like they are losing their star trumpet player.
@ppst I think we are in the same boat (not sure if you saw my post earlier). I guess I just feel like she should finish what she started too.
@ppst if she loves it she should stay. I’m sure others have been in her situation, and there are others this year in her situation. The group’s directors must be very used to working with seniors around their college admissions schedules.
If she doesn’t love it anymore then that is a different story, but your post makes it seem as if she does want to stay.
@katstat1 good luck making your decision. But you might want to talk to the director because their programming might assume your daughter will be there.
@katstat1 My daughter (D16) asked me for permission to drop band second semester of senior year too. SImilar situation in that it was her last period and she would be able to leave early if she dropped it. Dissimilar because she really disliked the band leader, and that was a large reason why she wanted to drop. I have always been a parent who insists on having her children finish what they started, but she seemed so unhappy that it just didn’t seem worth it. She had been accepted to her ED school by then, though, so she contacted them to make sure they didn’t care (which they didn’t).
In retrospect, it really seems like such a small thing that she didn’t take band second semester senior year. Small potatoes.
Thank you, @kibmom18 and @traveler98! She loves her directors and the music that they’ll be singing at AllState, but says this is not going to her life. EC’s are supposed to be an outlet for fun and stress, not stressful. We’ll just see how all this plays out next semester. You all are just wonderful!!
Just read this, thank you @katstat1 !!
Such good advice! She has had to miss contest every year due to Cheer and her director has always been so nice about it even though “you are not allowed to miss any performances”. This year it will be 2 maybe 3 events she will have to miss and even though I think her director will probably let her, just doesn’t seem right. She always has a really hard time making decisions so I’m leaving it up to her. I doubt she will ever pick up her instrument again once she is done so whether it is January or June isn’t going to matter that much. I agree @Momtothreegirls small potatoes for sure!