@msatoor; there was nothing new on D’s Cornell portal. I guess it will be updated on Mar 28? I think that’s when RD results are supposed to be released. Good luck to your daughter!!
Ooh, 2 for 2. Way to go @taverngirl and taverngirl’s girl! And congratulations to your D, @LMHS73! Congratulations on Colorado State University, @jpc763! Love hearing the good news. 
Congrats to your D @taverngirl! How exciting to have great news from two schools in one day!
Thanks @TomSrOfBoston. The strike is looking more and more likely to happen. D is expecting March 30 to be her last day of school. 
It’s good to hear some good news around here. Keep it coming!
Wow @ShrimpBurrito, they really expect to be on strike the whole rest of the school year after March 30? That is terrible. What about AP exams, will they be able to take them as planned at school or do they have to find other locations?
FWIW, I think most colleges don’t expect that a lot of learning goes on in senior classes after March anyway, even if the teachers aren’t on strike. So many schools set final class rank much earlier than graduation and I suspect for at least the last half of spring semester those seniors are mostly just phoning it in.
S’s school sets final rank after the third marking period, which ended last Friday just before spring break. He had a bumper crop of exams and major assignments in the two weeks before spring break and I suspect that about half of those will conveniently be held over for the last marking period. They’re required to have a minimum number of exam/major project grades each marking period and the teachers aren’t supposed to hold over grades from one marking period to the next, but last year a few got held over and they just happened to be in classes that included seniors. This year, in classes that are all seniors? I’m sure several teachers will find they were “just too busy” to grade those papers and projects and tests before the end of the marking period. 
When I was a senior in high school we had a prolonged teacher strike in the fall semester. I can’t remember whether we started school on time and then the strike came, or if it delayed the opening of school. I remember feeling very resentful of my teachers at the time, though now as an adult I see how difficult and often thankless the profession is and I wish our teachers could be paid much more. As a self-absorbed teenager it was difficult to feel empathy for the teachers though.
We won’t get the last two decisions til tomorrow, but DS just set his first choice school for National Merit to UF. He did it out of a bit more frustration (“there’s no sense in waiting”) than love, but it’s progress. We go to accepted student day for UF on Monday. Big weekend!
Luckily he has wrapped up 3rd quarter and looks like he will not fail out of anything this quarter… so that’s nice
@traveler98 There definitely isn’t a lot of learning the class material these days–most of the discussions in D’s classes now are about the impending strike. This will be state-wide, and all of the state workers will strike in solidarity with the teachers. There’s a lot to be learned here, and I’m grateful that the teachers are freely sharing their viewpoints with their students, and helping them understand all the ins and outs of the political process.
The way things are going with our state legislature, it looks very unlikely that this will be resolved before they end their session. (I forget the date, but it’s soon.) Underclassmen will have to make up days lost to the strike, but seniors will not. Graduation is May 14.
That’s a good question about AP tests. I don’t know what will happen there. (Maybe D does. She’s really on top of the latest news.) The teachers are doing what they can to help their students prepare–some (all?) of D’s AP teachers have already made plans to meet with their students periodically at coffee shops for review sessions. Some students at D’s school have started a Facebook group to organize free babysitting for the teachers so they can freely do what they need to do. It’s pretty neat to see the students and teachers working together like this.
“Some students at D’s school have started a Facebook group to organize free babysitting for the teachers so they can freely do what they need to do. It’s pretty neat to see the students and teachers working together like this.”
This is great, and I was very happy how some teachers at D’s school handled he walkout the other day. D’s math teacher moved a test so that kids who wanted to walk out wouldn’t get penalized. (If he hadn’t done that, they would have been given a 0.) I love to see them working together, and realizing that both kids and teachers are just people, if that makes sense.
@ShrimpBurrito, I can’t believe that March 30 is really going to be the last day. That’s insane, and these kids are really the pawns here. I stand with the teachers but man, so much learning is being lost.
I agree @suzy100, but the situation here is dire. The state is hemorrhaging teachers. Schools are closing. OK is 50th in the nation in teacher pay. It’s not just a pay raise they are asking for, though. The situation is really, really ugly, and our state legislature has a long history of placing little value on education. It has finally reached the breaking point.
I’m so sorry, @ShrimpBurrito. I have another friend with a kid in the OK system. It’s seriously unacceptable.
For anyone who might be interested, here’s an article from The Economist, titled, “What’s the matter with Oklahoma?” 
https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21736102-low-teacher-pay-and-severe-budget-cuts-are-driving-schools-brink-whats-matter
@ShrimpBurrito Thanks for sharing the article. As the daughter of a retired teacher who had gone on strike in the 1980s, it’s disheartening to read about the situation there. It makes me think of one of my favorite bumper stickers: “If you can read this, thank a teacher!”
D18 was rejected by WashU today. Two of her friends were waitlisted and everyone else rejected. She took it in stride, as she was not super-excited by the school (applying there RD was a last minute decision).
Next weekend, March 24-25, is going to be the biggie. She is super-excited about USC and will learn their decision on that Saturday by physical mail or on Sunday via the portal. After looking at all the USC stats, etc. and her application, my gut says she’ll get in … but then I read where USC had 64K applications this year and their admit rate will drop to 13-14%. She’s qualified for that school (actually, overqualified on stats) so I fall back to my position on Stanford REA: the AOs there will know her from her application and if they don’t choose kids like her then I wouldn’t want her to go to the school anyway. It wouldn’t be a good fit.
@droppedit my S18 also rejected by WashU today. Sad for him even though I knew it was not going to be affordable and it was not a school he ever really connected with. Like your D, USC is the big one right now. I really feel like he should get in, but given recent results, I’m pretty worried.
Tomorrow is going to be a bit crazy. We are hearing UCLA, Harvey Mudd and probably UCSD will all release decisions. Nervous for my S although he has had a great week of acceptances. I think he is most interested in Harvey Mudd out of the 3 but not super sure. He is holding everything pretty close to the vest.
Congratulations to everyone who has posted acceptances and decisions!
Good luck to everyone hearing anything today. Looking for something positive now! S18 is more complacent than his parents I think, but I know good news would be welcome
Good luck to everyone in the next week! I think at this point we just need to get it over and begin planning for the fall!
@droppedit I love your post! I so agree that if a school is not excited about a kid, especially one who meets the criteria that is not the right fit.
My D18 hears from her reach today and she is as prepared as she can be for a rejection. I think while it was her first choice at application time she might even welcome a rejection today as she is nervous about the level of the work since her alumni interview and she knows she would be on the lower end of the numbers compared to her classmates. Also she has had several acceptances in her target(and safeties) that she is excited about and knows she will excel and be able to do more than school work at. After 4 years of crazy pressure I think our kids need to be academically challenged but some steam needs to be let go and they need to explore all that the schools can offer and not just for their transcript like many HS ECs are.
Good luck to everyone waiting for news today. I’m hopeful and nervous for you! xo
Watching for all of the acceptances to come through here today! So exciting and stressful. This will be us next year. Wanted to wish you all patience for getting through the day. And good luck!!