ditto!
Oh, and I have a 27, so will be in that group too, though won’t compare:)
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is this even remotely helpful? I wouldn’t think so as in many places tax assessed value is VERY far off from actual value!
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Prom question, if a group of kids is coming over to your house to get ready should you have snacks available? What kinds? We haven’t done prom before.
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My vote: Snacks are good, whether the guests are teens or our age or anything else!
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Snacks are always good! Are they going out to eat after or straight to the dance? maybe something fun and easy and not messy like goldfish or pretzels? Or maybe cheese and crackers and apple slices?
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Boys or girls? Boys will huff down pizza. Girls will eat goldfish/pretzles or small snacks.
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D25 had her senior photos done this evening. Very cool location- sagebrush, volcanic rocks, and tall mountains in the background. The weather was iffy all week, but turned out perfect tonight. It’s getting real!
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Oh, they didn’t want your tax assessed value. They wanted the market value.
The CSS schools can sure have a funny way of assessing what people can afford. They are often schools that meet 100% need, but they get to define it. One thinks we can afford more than double FAFSA’s calculation of SAI. If they’re going to pry, they should take into account credit card debt, vet bills, and property taxes. I’m sure some of you are in states like mine where your monthly property taxes are nearly as high as a mortgage payment.
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I said it before, but W & L is definitely one that got away for us…I would have loved for my son to attend there..we shall never know if he would have been accepted…(I think he would have been.)
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Can anyone please share any information about a parent group for Yale for admitted students? I found a parent group, but it is for enrolled students only. DS has pretty much decided on Yale. Also considering Rice which has given $120k over 4 years as merit and CMU where Math/CS makes it tough to turn down.
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Staying here too- it’s been so helpful to read along throughout the process, I’m still reading as we are in the midst of decision making. And I’m here for the getting ready advice and then adjusting to D25 being away. She is our only so we will be empty nesters right away.
I haven’t updated since the last round of acceptances came in. Overall she did really well- a few waitlists on reaches but also more acceptances than she was hoping for. On the flip side of being prepared to be happy with target/likely choices, she is now having a hard time choosing. I think she is just sad to say no to any school that she had positive feelings for. I told her about the “one that got away thread” which she took delight in hearing about and we may have a long post to write on that one in the end!
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My son has pretty much decided on a school that I don’t think is the best fit for him, but I’m trying to accept it and be excited for him. He says he’s still open to other schools, but doesn’t want to attend any admitted student days, even virtually (except for the one he’s excited about). I realize it’s his life and am trying not to live vicariously through him, but I don’t think the school he’s chosen will push him academically or in life. It’s in SoCal (we’re in Northern CA), he has relatives there and is familiar enough with the place, so the adjustment will be seamless and he’ll have a good time. I feel like he’ll grow more as a person if he goes to an East coast school. He’s not the most academic student, but has mostly cruised through school because he hasn’t taken challenging classes/programs. I feel like attending the SoCal school will be pretty much the same. But maybe that’s just who he is and I have to accept that? The East coast schools have a much better curriculum for what he’s studying, but he doesn’t seem to care. My one consolation is that his choice is the cheapest, although we had saved money so he could go to a more expensive college. He’s gone to public school his whole life (as have my partner and I) and it’s worked out fine, but I wanted to him to experience the smaller classes that these particular private schools offer. Or maybe I’m just being a snob?! I don’t think he’s persuadable at this point, so I think I just need to come to terms with it.
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Girls and nonbinary I think. They will go to photos from here and then the dance. They are serving dinner at the dance.
Then I second the cheese, cracker, fruit idea. I made a fancy charcuterie board for my daughter and her friends and it was a big hit. With non messy but fancy snacks.
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I feel your challenge on this one! I’m not in exactly the same position, yet I know your struggle. You are being amazingly supportive and self-aware to see how your views and your kiddos are different regarding the final college choice and the reasoning why.
Keep up the good work, know that you are doing right by your child by letting them take the lead, and stay confident that it will be ok I the end. Hugs to you.
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Yes, some schools only allow you to join the Facebook group after May 1. Facebook can be the wild west and they don’t want parents they have no control over being the deciding factor in choosing another school over theirs. Maybe you could get some info on an old Class of ?? Yale on CC that may be helpful? Or just start a new thread with your questions?
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Aww, thanks so much! I needed this! Part of the disappointment is also wondering if I didn’t push my kid hard enough and letting him take the lead too much. But, he seems to be a happy, social kid so I have to focus on that and let the other dreams go.
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What size comforter does everyone plan on getting for the dorm?
Sounds to me like you raised a happy, healthy, well-adusted young man who will be heading off to college in the fall. Well done in my book! 
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Heading back home from admitted students day at Carnegie Mellon and I went in looking for things to not like because of the cost and I honestly really loved it. And I could totally see my kid there too and I see why they admitted him with how much of his ECs are focused on the arts (piano, band, theatre, newspaper).
I mean I really really loved it.
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