@twokids2go Have you run the NPCs for the schools your D has applied to so far? Did that not give you an idea of the COA for each one? I haven’t been surprised yet by the offers coming in, but we don’t have an unusual circumstance like a business, etc.
@Driverof3 I feel for you. In my case, I, of course, worry that my DS20 won’t be accepted to his ED and will have to yank his attention and affection to other schools. That said, he does have others that he really likes, and he could envision himself as a student at them. I’m also simply eager to learn the verdict after such a long campaign. That’s my problem, though. I’m simply an “i can’t wait” idiot!
@brown2024 D20 is also waiting on Hofstra, among others.
She has applied to 8 schools: NJIT, UBuffalo, Temple, Hofstra, Fordham (all EA), and McGill, Stevens, and RIT (all RD).
All the EA schools were submitted very near their EA deadlines, so the only admit decision so far is NJIT, but even there what she’s really waiting for is NJITs honors colllege admit (and associated merit offer) which comes later. All the schools on her list are very likely admits, but she’s merit and honors college hunting.
The only app work left is scholarship essays for McGill. McGill moves to the edge of affordability if she gets one of their major, multi-year scholarships --and-- as long as the Canadian exchange rate doesn’t move in the wrong way 
Good luck to all!
Good news. D20 got her first acceptance IU (Kelley). Hopefully more to come…
Congratulations!!!
D20 got her first acceptance to U Alabama! It’s currently at the bottom of her list, but feels good to get a yes! Anxiously awaiting other results that won’t come until mid-December. I’ve ever wanted to rush the holiday season as much as I do this year.
Congratulations @GirlMom01 and all others with decisions received! I agree that having an answer or answers before Christmas break is wonderful. For those with younger DC that may be following the journeys of the 2020s, keep looking until your DC finds at least one school that gives an early answer and that they can see themselves attending. DD20 received her 3rd answer last night and now truly feels she has a choice. She did not expect answers quite this soon from 2 of those schools, but she is so glad to have them and has already started the pros and cons lists in her head. It really was worth getting those EA applications done!
D received her acceptance to Dean College yesterday, and acceptance to their dance program. She was also admitted to their honors program and offered $30k a year in scholarships. Still auditioning through February, but planning a visit to Dean in March.
Feeling a bit relieved. The one thing we’ve been stressing about (and by “we”, I mean me as DS does not stress), is that UMN does not admit to the major. All I’ve been hearing is about how super competitive it is to get into some of the majors in CSE and you are only guaranteed a spot with a 3.2 technical GPA. Every other school he was accepted at he was admitted directly to the major, so this seemed like a definite “need to take into serious consideration when making a decision” kind of thing.
Well, last night I found the stats and it’s not nearly as scary as I was imagining. The last three years not a single person has been denied admission to the major DS wants. In fact, there were only 4 majors (Biochem E, Chem E, Mech E and CS) that denied anyone and the acceptance rates were still really high. There’s a possibility he might go the Chem E route, but even that isn’t bad at 94% accepted. I had expected that to be the worst as they are so well known for that program.
So, yay! 
I am so happy (and jealous!) of those who have at least one acceptance. That is great! Even if it isn’t for your child’s first choice school, it must be so nice to have an in somewhere.
I am still hoping DS20 gets the rest of his apps out sooner rather than later. Even if they aren’t due for another month, it is driving me slightly batty.
Definitely this has all been a learning experience. I have twins coming along/class of 2022 that will benefit greatly from all I have learned here and just from going through the process.
Curious, for those who have been through all of this before. Did you find the net price calculators pretty accurate?
Congrats to all on acceptances!
The essay fatigue is real here. I’m tired and I’m not even the one writing them, just proofreading them for typos mainly. While well written and authentic, I feel like some of these supplements may not stand out enough/be unique enough. Maybe am overthinking it.
D has applied to 6 so far:
2 safeties (accepted to both)
3 matches (one EA that she will hear from in Dec.)
1 ED Hail Mary reach
She is in the process of applying to approximately 9 more reaches, give or take a couple, depending on when she gets tired of writing essays and how many she can get done by the time winter break starts. I told her to do the 2 or 3 most important ones/ones she cares about the most first in case she decides she’s had enough. This has been very challenging with classes, essays, interviews, extracurriculars, etc. Honestly, I would like for all of us to do absolutely nothing and just hang out as a family the week between Christmas and New Years.
Question on the FAFSA: I submitted to 10 schools, but D has more than 10.
When is it safe to delete those 10 and add the next batch? I assume it’s best to check with each school to ensure that they received the FAFSA info before doing so?
My S is having some essay fatigue as well. He’s applied to 10 so far:
1 ED
6 EA
2 RD - 1 may become ED II if he doesn’t get in his ED school
1 rolling (accepted)
He has 2 more RD he wants to do for sure and possibly 2 more and a safety after that. I have a feeling he will run out of steam before those last couple, but that’s ok. I think we all just want this to be done.
It’s hard to keep that momentum going! I really wanted him to have everything done by Thanksgiving, but at this point, probably only the 2 for sure RDs he has left will be done by 12/1. This whole process has created an incredible amount of stress and tension in the house (and he used to be my easygoing kid!! Not the high maintenance one like my daughter!). So after his first 10 were in, we’ve backed off and have let him “relax” a little. As much as he can with mostly AP classes, a 20 hour/wk internship, and another 10 hr/week PT job - lol! This process has created some big bumps in the road that I never anticipated, so I’ll be so happy when it’s done! Us backing off of him has helped quite a bit, but I hope he still gets these last few in.
@mtemmd, yes we found the NPC to be pretty close to what was offered.
@AlwaysLearn I requested the additional schools right after the first ten. I don’t remember how exactly – it’s been a while – but there must be an option somewhere in that area of the FAFSA that provides instruction.
Confession: We have been getting so much mail. Maybe it’s because I have two applicants. Maybe it’s because they have both applied to many schools. They don’t look at much of the mail. But I do. It’s terrible. But after the admissions packet, I don’t really care about too much other than any letter that may contain merit scholarship info. Today I found myself skimming one follow up letter “from the president”, looking for a dollar sign, and not really reading it. I honestly do not care what they have to say. We have heard it all. Yes, congratulations, we are great, you’ll love it here, blahblahblah. If this mail does not include dollar signs, I’m probably not reading it. Anyone else? :hangs head in shame:
@mtemmd We found the net price calculators very accurate for both D17 as well as D20. Of course, I only have to look for the page that lists the COA to determine our net price (minus the guaranteed merit).
@Momofmanytoo ??♂️
@bigmacbeth - I ran them for most of the schools and of course, they look better at the super reach schools that have great endowments. I realized I never ran it for her current favorite so I may need to do that. Of course, the in-state public universities are the cheapest but she really would like to go far away if it works out financially.
IME The NPCs have been most helpful for private schools, since scholarships are often included. Publics are less likely to be anything other than full pay and loans.
Thanks! I guess we really won’t know until we know but good to know they run fairly true.