I’m more nervous than my D18. Times sure have changed from when I applied back in 91’
My D has purchased a t-shirt or hoodie from EVERY school she visited (5 out of 7 applied to). She too is non-verbal and/or shows no emotion. Did you like it? yeah Top 4? maybe.
We’re in NJ. She’s been accepted to University of Florida, Penn State, Rutgers NB (flagship). She’s waiting on University of Pittsburgh, Boston University and University of Minnesota.
Interesting how the initial excitement and perhaps the actual odds changed from September or application time to acual decision.
Back in September she was most excited about Miami University ,Minnesota, and Pittsbrgh with everyone else well behind the pack (applied to a total of 7 schools)
She was accepted to all the schools except the University of Florida (Hell with them LOL!!!)
Fast forward to today February 21
The Ohio State University 90% Already committed and super excited to be part of the Buckeye nation
The University of Georgia 10% The Just in case something goes wrong with choice #1
Lots of if scenarios in the past 6 months in order to get to where we are. By the end of the day, the direct admit to her program of choice, the incredible merit award, the name recognition.alumni network, the direct flight in and out of the college, and the rah rah benefits of the school played a role in the final decision
Just hanging out waiting here. D took notes on her phone and wouldn’t say much for most of our visits. At some point in the late fall I got her to tell me her top five. I have my own top 5 for her, we match on 3. She is accepted to a few places but hanging out for those late March results, which contain both of our top fives.
She never suggested buying anything at any of the schools until the one that is in the top 2, for both of us. Actually it was me who was ready to buy, and wear. We both felt too superstitious to do it.
But let me tell you, when she is decided and committed we will be buying all kinds of swag. Even the dogs better get prepared
@ShrimpBurrito congratulations on the scholarship. You must be so proud
@Boomer1964 everyone we know at tOSU absolutely loves it. It gets harder to get into every year, so congrats to your D.
S18 doesn’t have senioritis, but he’s working hard to keep his grade average at an A. His assignments are due Wednesday at midnight for his 2 APs and his Japanese 2 class. That strict schedule meant he had to keep up with assignments even through the Ohio trip and illness in our house, and through the 4 scholarship applications (with essays!) he submitted. He strives for As in everything but we’ve told him an occasional B on an assignment or test is fine, especially with everything he’s been juggling.
He received an information folder today as well as info about an accepted students day in June, where he can tour dorms, register for classes, finalize financial aid, etc. we didn’t do this in my day. I showed up for move in in August and that was that, most things handed by mail. I confirmed the visit was not mandatory.
I’m feeling somewhat better, but now hubby is sick. His is sinus infection.
DD’18 has 3 acceptances - 2 of which are safeties. She is waiting on several more schools, and hasn’t heard anything (except a few requests for updated FA docs) for over a month. February is a tough month on these kids. I can tell the waiting is taking a toll because most of her friends know where they are going already.
D is burned out. Maybe it’s senioritis, maybe just overload.
She didn’t seem to care, but I was VERY annoyed (not with her but the teacher) when she did not get an A in calc for the first semester. It was her first non-A grade. She got a 92 but at her school an A is 93 and up. Because of the the concussion and missing a lot of school, it would have been nice for calc teacher to have given her a break, particularly when she got a 100 on the midterm. But no. Later the teacher told her had she mentioned it, she would have certainly rounded her up, but D is not like that. [-(
She has been maxed out with retreat preparation for the last month or so, and she’ll be gone from Friday mid-day to Sunday late afternoon this weekend. I don’t know how she can manage this schedule and had I known the time investment beforehand, I would have asked her to think more carefully about doing it. But that’s her thing. I have never given a kid a mental health day, but I might this time. She wants Friday off, but I’m thinking Monday might be better.
Another kid who participated in the eleven hour long, overnight planning meeting last weekend now has a very high fever. The moms predicted kids would get sick. I’m sure the participants will love it and come home revitalized, but it’s hard for the people putting it all together.
@ShrimpBurrito well…I think @traveler98 is onto something about what you define as senioritis. I was hoping for a continued gunning for the best and trying to eke out every last experience from HS possible like @3scoutsmom’s S. The attitude has definitely changed. Get a 93 rather than a 97, meh, was it a testing day mistake or a substantive mistake? Friend group drama, meh, they just need to chill. A competition coming up, well, will she have fun at the competition, if not then she won’t do it. So it’s more of a relaxed attitude verses all the prior years’ reaching and striving. I have to think that if college acceptances were still outstanding, she’d be more worried about her grades and would still be pushing to add to her resume. It just seems weird to have things so relaxed, although I’m certainly happy that she’s getting more sleep!
My DD is in a gap year decompressing from high school 
We refer to it as her gap/nap year!
I discuss a lot of what I read here with her and as far as she is concerned this time period of Sr year was the absolute worst for her and her friends group. The stress of waiting, not knowing or knowing and worrying if it is the right fit, the disappointments of not getting into the dream schools or schools that they thought were a “given”, then there is leaving home…
Then there are classes, trying to prepare for the upcoming shift into adulthood, friends separating, some for the first time since Kindergarten or early elementary years (this was a big deal in our house), prepping for IB/AB tests, keeping the grades up when burnt out and frankly, not really caring since the decisions have been made BUT have to care because the colleges care…but still which ones care as we don’t know yet.
Ugh…it was very stressful and in hindsight I can see why DD was not always her usual pleasant self.
@MACmiracle , it seems lots of times teachers will round up if the student politely asks. My son also would not normally ask but this last semester he was on the A/B ledge in French IV AP. If he had not asked he would have received a B, I am sure. But I encouraged him to send an email asking if there was anything he could do for extra credit to increase his grade. I knew the teacher loved him and would help if he could. Lo and behold, the grade magically increased one point.
I think my D18 is similar to @traveler98’s kid. Still doing great in school, but more apt to chill a little on things. She and her dad are going skiing for the weekend and she probably could just skip her last class and still make it in plenty of time for the flight but said “maybe I will just leave after lunch”. That kind of stuff. Most of her vocal competitions are now behind her; she just has her senior thesis defense and is the lead in the school production of Our Town to prepare for. Mostly just fun things that aren’t too terribly stressful to her. Started working hard on finding a roommate in her college group chat for next year. She has never been a huge stresser-type person so she’s not a whole lot different than before.
I think I’m much more burned out than S18. Not of college stuff (I still enjoy that!) but work is killing me right now. As SOON as I know whether kid has any hope for super expensive schools, I am either QUITTING this job or SIGHING really loud and keeping working. Honestly, I’m mostly hoping he gets rejected or NFW rejected because I’m not sure I can do this another 4 years.
Wash U declined to invite him to the scholarship competition today, so that is another NFW school for us.
Now I just need a few more rejections for him and I am OUT OF HERE.
Sorry to be so depressing.
My DD did not go to her 2nd period “school service” class today. It was the first time ever she has played hookey. So I think this is our first sign of senioritis! She actually went over to her BF’s house and took him a smoothie (he doesn’t have class until 11 on Wednesdays). Not much of a hookey thing though, she told me she was doing it and his mom was home. She is such a rebel!
@Booajo I feel your pain! I’m kinda stuck where I am at work. I absolutely hate every day of it. And I have to eke it out for another 6 years, just long enough to get S20 through college.
My S18 is also out of the running for WashU scholarships, so also NFW for us. It makes me sad, as that is my alma mater. Next time they call for the Annual Fund, I will be tempted to ask why I should help pay for someone else’s kid to attend when I can’t afford to send my own kid there. I won’t say that, of course. I’ll just be tempted.
I think that if more colleges heard that, they might come to realize just how difficult it is for those of us trying to find the money to educate our kids.
@gclsports I’d say it - they need to know that these costs of attendance are getting out of control
Finally some good news to share…
Yesterday, D got a call from the Dean of the Olin Business School & he congratulated her for being selected as a finalist for the Distinguished Scholars Program at WashU in St. Louis!! He also congratulated her on her early admission to the university.
She’ll attend the 3-day Scholars Weekend in March to continue with the interview process for the scholarship.
So, no senioritis here…still cranking out the grades. DS moved up one slot in December. Like others, the top is stacked within hundredths…we too use 93 for an A. GPAs are calculated on the 100 point scale, so while both a 93 and a 100 are an A, to be competitive, they need as high as possible. DS is a 98+ GPA and is 7 out of 65.
Regionals for Destination Imagination are a week from Saturday, then State in April and Global’s in May- if his team makes it. Science Olympiad ended last weekend.
Talk about spring, it reached 84 here in Chattanooga. The pollen is unbelievable when things start to bloom, so allergies are kicking in.
@gclsports I would not give them a penny…This is now as close to home as it gets.
@Boomer1964 Congrats on your Ohio State Decision… We are committing as well to be part of the Buckeye Nation.
Sorry for everyone’s stress!
@MACmiracle, I hope your D can get some rest!
@gclsports, I’d say it too. How else are they going to know?