Congrats to everyone! Busy weekend where I missed 50+ posts, wow.
I know March is a busy month of results that seems eternal…but my mind keeps drifting to…5 months until my baby flies from the nest…the closeness of his flight brings tears to my eyes…I will really be useless when the time comes, a heap of sobbing mommy.
Anyone have tips for staying strong??
@DavidPuddy I was under the impression we had until May 1, that’s when I told my D I will push the button, since someone has to decide!
That’s great, big news @LOUKYDAD Congrats!
A lot of decisions come down in mid to late March . . . hang on everyone! Best wishes!
I know when I was reading this board in September and seeing all the posters whose kids had already applied to X# of colleges, I was getting really anxious that my D didn’t have her applications done yet and I was getting on her case about it. Really, my D was on schedule, and there was no need for me to stress. So, just in case any of your kids are still waiting to hear and make decisions, I thought I’d pass along a reminder that you are on schedule. Don’t get stressed by seeing posts here by families who are lucky enough to know already. They are early. You are on time. Good luck to all!
True about being on time. Also, everyone is prepared. My D16 was committed to her #1 choice by mid-December senior year, and she never looked back. Now S18 has offers, not committed, and has changed his mind several times. Everyone has an individual situation and timing. But it’s pretty stressful nevertheless.
Would you mind sharing your D’s stats? I am just curious because my DD applied RD at USC Viterbi. hHanks.
S18 accepted to College of Engineering at Virginia Tech!!!
Big Huge Congrats to all the great news on this board lately! @RoonilWazlib99 @LOUKYDAD @TexasMom18 @shelleee @lovespink
S accepted for Civil Engineering to Cal Poly SLO. 99.9% he’s going there in the fall.
Hi everyone, I have been lurking on this forum for quite some time now and i have learned so much from all of you. I am the mother of three boys. One is a junior at the University of Michigan - second is graduating this year and is still in the decision process (he’s been accepted to the Engineering program at the University of Michigan) - and my third is in 8th grade and I’m working on building up enough energy to start this process all over again. I just want to congratulate you all for the wonderful accomplishments that have been made and for openly sharing as we all go through this crazy journey together.
Good news @RoonilWazlib99 ! So is he only waiting on Dartmouth? Does he have a front-runner among the schools that have accepted him so far?
@SC Anteater, so happy for you that you’re S is done! (almost).
Congratulations to everyone getting good news lately. I am here celebrating with you!
Welcome, @GoBlueMom3!
Omg @ChattaChia, when you wrote 5 months til your baby takes the flight, I got teary! I think her leaving was harder on me than it was on her, I was crying about her leaving before she left (but not in front of her, that would make her sad). For the kids, it’s a new adventure. For us, our babies are leaving home. I still get sad every time DD16 leaves, but it’s because she’s so far away. I’m super happy for her continued success and happiness, so that brings me great joy and pride. She felt stifled by all the rules in her high school and she likes the freedom and choices of college. DD16 is my oldest of my 4 kids, and I have 2 stepkids too. DD16 and I are like best friends and we have had many adventures together, so it made it that much harder to have her so far away. We live in Cinci and DD16 goes to school in Dallas. For her first semester, she texted me literally every day with a countdown of how many days until she flew home for Thanksgiving and I didn’t see her from the time I left her in August until she came home for Thanksgiving. I wanted to give her time to spread her wings and be independent so I tried not to text her unless she texted me first.
I’m very happy that DD18 is going to go to U of Cinci, she can come home when and if she chooses. I can do her laundry if she wants me to, but only if she asks. She is VERY independent. I don’t really know if any of this was helpful…I guess I’ve just lived it one day at a time. I’m happy that DD16 is happy (even though she is a 14 hour drive away). I’m sure you will be, too, when you see that your son is happy and thriving.
Oh, and I book my DD’s Thanksgiving and Christmas flights in July on Southwest to get the best fare and so I can make changes for free because she ALWAYS changes her mind on which days she wants to fly to and from Dallas (when she finds out when her finals are or she decides she wants to leave early or return to school late or some other reason). Fortunately Dallas and Cincinnati (and Columbus) are all Southwest markets.
Congrats on the VT acceptances! Great news!!
@bacmom update! Our D got accepted to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo late last week. So ASU Engineering is out for now. The cost will be half of ASU since we are in-state. The savings will help cover the costly off campus housing year 2-4. Good luck to your D at ASU, I’m certain she’ll be very happy there.
@bighero8 Congrats to your D on her SLO acceptance! Mine hasn’t heard from SLO yet, so I suspect she will be either waitlisted or denied.
She hasn’t settled on ASU yet. She was accepted to CSULB and we’re still waiting to hear from SDSU and three of the UCs. She wants to stay in CA, so hopefully she’ll have a few more choices…soon!
Big Congratulations to @LOUKYDAD @TexasMom18 so happy for you all!!!
@bacmom D also waiting for the UCs. The acceptances started rolling out on 3/1. We all should know within the next couple of weeks. Good luck to your D. Stressful times.
Odds update:
Waiting on results of 2 major scholarship competitions this month, but as of right now we are down to 4 likely contenders:
60% TAMU
35% Texas Tech, Ole Miss, UTD
5% Bama
NFW: Baylor, TCU, SMU, Clemson