It appears to me the key is to be extremely ill-informed about the nature of college admissions today . . . .
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Recruited athlete here too, and weāre trying hare to remain calm until next Friday. Passed the pre-read over the summer, but wonāt feel confident until the results come in.
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Youād have to check me into Betty Ford at the end of the process if that was the case in this household . . .
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Which reminds meā¦you know how the bar doesnāt open until (ahem) 5pm? Assuming that as a given, Iāve now turned to wondering āWhat time is it ok to put the glasses in the freezer?ā
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She could, but sheās a prospective studio art major, so I think itād substantially slim her already slim chances. Losing Stanford itself isnāt a huge deal. But Iām just hoping that this is the catalyst that will make her truly focus on RD applications this month.
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D22 did not ED and had no EAs (mostly SLACs)ā¦ crickets until 3/11. Do not recommend!
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Nahā¦ its always 5pm somewhere 
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My boysā video game usage gets tighter and better over the holidays. Also, their ability to sleep until 5 pm.
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Suggested timeline:
4:59:57
4:59:58
4:59:59
5:0 . . . SIP . . . 0:00.
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Oh yes! I have my mixology process down to the second so that my wife and I are saying cheers at the stroke of 5.
Sad? Not sure. Definitely true though.
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Yeah, I know my kid is usually very resilient, but this is also a unique enough situation that I feel like true burnout is a higher risk than usual.
So I am treading very lightly when something doesnāt go according to plan, because even if it is very clear to me what went wrong, I am concerned too much focus on that could be more demoralizing than helpful. But of course there are in fact lessons to be learned, one would think.
Which sounds complicated, and reminds me I need to go pick up more third-cocktail-quality gin . . . .
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I feel like Iām going to throw upon a regular basis! This is so so stressful. Word on the street is that there were an unusually high number of ED rejections/deferrals from our hunger games high school in fhe Northeast to a local (highly ranked) feeder college -
I have been keeping the anxiety over D24ās ED decision at bay by worrying about when D20ās law school decisions will come in - 100% do not recommend this strategy. 
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Well I made a bunch of appointments for friday after school so we can both be completely distracted until the results of his ED come out at 6 or 7. Distractions!
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Same here. Passed preread and took the application and the essay seriously, so it should all be fine. But, what ifā¦? Part of the worry is we donāt have a real plan for what to do if recruited ED goes sideways. Sure, there are plenty of schools to apply to ED2/RD, but that outcome likely closes the being a college athlete door and that will be devastating.
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Oh my, this was me exactly with D22! She passed the pre-read in Summer. The coach harassed her to make sure she turned in an application, and when she submitted her application (last possible minute) the coach wrote āGreat! Glad to have you on the team.ā And I was still biting my nails until decisions were released. When she opened the portal, we saw the yes, and I was super excited/relieved. And she is likeā¦ āI donāt understand your reaction. This was what was supposed to happen.ā Oh to be an anxiety-free 17 year old! I guess thatās the benefit of having a parent that worries for you.
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No ED or EA here but Iām obsessively going over admit rates of schools, majors, and our high schoolās past results. I can convince myself they will get into all or get into none.
Iām wishing they would have applied to more reaches just to see - even if they were not at all interested which is silly.
Itās going to be a long 3.5 months for sure. Although at the same time I know itās going to fly by and fall 2024 will be here way too soon.
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One of S24 teachers used to be an AO for UCLA, he told him the -unnerving- information that the first read is done by oneā¦ONEā¦AO, they decide if it goes on to committee or in the reject pile.
That seems so incredibly subjective! Makes sense when I think of one kid last here who got rejected from UC Davisā¦and accepted into UCLA?! Iām sure his teacher was just trying to give him insight into.the process, but I would have been better not hearing that. I have upped my workouts these past weeks to help my mental wellness.
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I was grateful for my Wednesday Walking Crew who walked on many extra days (non-Wednesdays) with me to help keep me distracted.
I must have clocked hundreds of miles the weeks before 12/18, and before 3/14.
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