@klbmom18 - we are still in limbo too. Waiting on 6 RD and one deferral from EA. I think the next ones come March 17 and last ones by April 1 - some of the LACs are a little vague about the exact day. I’m hoping we get something through email or social media with updates on decision dates.
D made her college decision about a month ago, but has yet to officially accept the offer of admission or make a public declaration. Last night though D was excitedly talking about what she would wear in the photo for her social media announcement. :)) I think she’s almost there! Even though McGill is obviously the best place for her, it must be really scary for her to take the plunge and (as she sees it) sign in blood.
D won a local scholarship/award. 100 scholarships are awarded in the state, and only three from her large school district got it. She’s pretty excited. Banquet with David Boren, who runs the foundation, is in May. She had put a lot of work into the application so I’m really glad it paid off for her.
I’m wondering whether kids who know where they are going earlier on get a worse case (or at least longer case) of Senioritis.
@Momma2018, you can usually get a good idea about when decisions will be released by looking through threads from prior years.
Good luck to all of those waiting! I can’t wait to hear good news rolling in. We’ve got some Hail Mary schools to hear back from but my money is (literally) on the EA school regardless.
@klbmom18 We are waiting on two LACs which release end of March though with every psssing day I suspect my daughter gets closer to accepting one of the other great choices she has. Even worse, one of the schools sends the dreaded snail mail mail notification. We love this school (mom and dad are both alums) but in a day and age when families need time to assess financial packages it’s time for earlier notifications with electronic delivery. We are off to Fordham on Friday for revisit day so we will see if daughter is singing “I love New York” by the end of the day.
Its funny how different my older 2 kids were with their college related thought process.
D15 had to have a college sweatshirt or t-shirt at every school we visited. They could wear them on Friday’s only as a senior privilege (every other day is button down and tie for boys and dresses or dress pants for girls). And she talked incessantly about her opinions of each school before, during and after the tours. She sometimes still puts in her 2 cents about a school we visited if the name comes up.
S18 only bought ‘swag’ at 2 schools which ended up being in his top choices. He bought the baseball style hats which he wears all the time- for golf, fishing or just a bad hair day. He stayed silent before, during and after each tour and kept a great poker face. The most I could get out of him was ‘I liked it’ which he uttered at each school- not such a help.
At least my D22 loves all the t-shirts her big sister left behind. She wears them most weekends and/or for bed. Maybe she will end up applying to some of the same schools and we will come out ahead with purchases!
@S18D20mom Looks like the school is getting antsy. Seems like a good time to contact them about a bigger award 
Something like we’re tying to make it work and we would comitt if there was only a way to find some additional assistance…
@melvin123 no senioristis in our case, DS has known where he wants to go since sophomore year and was accepted back in October. When new ranks came out after first semester and he found he had nudged his way into 10th place (something he didn’t think was possible) it’s been full on for him, he’s going to keep that spot and wants to try to advance. Doesn’t matter that it doesn’t mean anything for college or even scholarships at this point, it’s just a personal goal. So far this 9 week grading period he has 100’s in all seven of his AP/post AP classes and hopes to keep it up until grades are locked in for final ranks on March 9th (the last day before Spring Break for us).
The last nine week grading period for the seniors is almost entirely taken up with AP prep and AP exams and finals for those that aren’t exempt from finals with AP exams
@melvin123, I haven’t noticed anything I’d call true senioritis in my S at all, and he had his college plans set back in July. He’s maintained his 4.0 UW, participated in ECs, and has generally stayed engaged with school. His senior year has been very low-stress and in some classes he’s just doing enough to get the A and not necessarily going above and beyond, but I hardly think it’s fair to call that senioritis because after all he is still making sure he gets the A and is working toward high scores on his AP exams.
@melvin123 Is there some senioritis at your house?
No, but I have a number of close relatives who went there and had fantastic experiences. Based on people’s reactions I’ve read here, it seems like it’s hard to get a sense of the feeling of the school from looking the fairly unimpressive buildings.
6 schools with decisions outstanding. Ugh.
S18 is carrying a heavy AP senior year load, and barely kept his A’s in the fall, with all the applications, competitions, prescreen videos, auditions, and music lessons. He wants to finish well and says he is going to do just enough to keep his A’s. I am predicting at least 2 B’s, and that’s just fine.
My daughter is just ready to move on from high school. She’s still doing fine in school but just over it all.
@JerseyParents that’s a great idea. “You tell me if I get additional money and I’ll tell you if I’m coming to your school or not”.
DS liked most of the schools that he toured but was very quiet…and when asked “what did you think?” would respond with his typical shrug and a “good” or “cool” or “nice”. I started asking him to tell me 2 things that stood out that he liked and 1 thing that he didn’t care for. That helped although he often liked unimportant things like the fitness center or the campus seems nice.
Updated class rankings are in from the fall 2017 semester and DS fell two spots from #4 to #6. It’s very very tight at the top with hundredths/thousandths of a point separating one from the next. He is one of two students in the top 10 who take half AP and half DE. That is a disadvantage as the DE courses are a letter grade, so although it is weighted, an A is calculated as a 95. Those 95s are always his lowest grades and with the other students taking all AP they have an opportunity to get more points. It doesn’t really matter at this point. He never expected to be val or sal, but I really hope he will stay in the Top 10 after spring grades because the Top 10 sit in the front row, wear a medallion, and graduate first. Not important to DS but important to mom…I won’t have to find him in the sea of 500 students dressed alike.
Plenty of senioritis here. Although D says the kids with bad cases just don’t go to school at all.
Lots of senioritis around here as well… Just wants to get it over and move on.
Has anyone turned down acceptances yet?
I teach seniors. In my experience, senioritis is more tied into weather than grades or acceptances or just about anything else.
Regardless of what the calendar says, if Mother Nature says it’s spring, they’re done.
And @Boomer1964, that’s probably a very good idea. After we return from tomorrow’s college visit, or maybe even on the drive up, we should talk about turning down the definite “no’s” to give some kid who was deferred the chance.
@Boomer1964 D recently rescinded one application. It was an LAC where she was in line for merit–she knew she wasn’t going to attend and didn’t want to potentially take up a spot. She’s going to keep her other acceptances open for awhile (mostly large publics) just in case.
Surprisingly, D hasn’t shown many signs of senioritis. I think it helps that she’s been so wrapped up in her sport and is really tight with her team. She is really, really going to miss that group. Academically she’s still engaged, too. She came home all excited yesterday about an English project. Let’s see how long we can ride this wave.
My S has had senioritis since pre-k. The only classes he seems engaged in are creative writing and AP Human Geo. He’s coming around in AP Psych. He got a D first quarter, I’m sure from not turning things in. He woke up and got a B second quarter.
There was a walkout (of which he was part) this morning. Students from several DC area schools walked out of school at 9:30 and took Metro to the Capitol Building to protest lack of action on gun control. It wasn’t sanctioned by the school, but there was a police escort while they marched the mile or so to the Metro station. Our S knows that he can follow his conscience, but also has to take any consequences that follow.