It’s called “Children of the City” by Mili. Japanese indie band.
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They didn’t do it at Tau time but at 1:59 instead? I wonder why? I am pretty sure it was Tau time when S22 applied.
I love that graphic! So funny.
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I guess because it was a Saturday? Didn’t want to interfere with Sat night plans?
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I was thinking because it was Saturday, too – so they didn’t have to worry about doing it after school and extracurricular hours. (Because schools probably realize it’s terrible to have to check during school hours, get a rejection, and then finish the day.)
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My kid was first deferred and then waitlisted at CWRU. She was just relieved that she was not rejected 
but I was disappointed because I really thought she did an excellent job on her LOCI stuff. She already received an email this morning about virtual offerings, so I think I’ll encourage her to attend one (she’s already attended one in the past).
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Makes sense!
Did anything stand out as a highlight in particular? D is now planning to visit for one of the two-day admitted student events. She’s not sure whether she really needs to be there for both days, though. (It looks like a lot of tours and sessions are repeated, presumably so that you don’t miss anything you want to attend.)
The Sears Thinkbox was great. The professors who spoke were really good. Many of the kids seemed excited to be there. The overall campus was nicer than we expected. The dean of admissions was candid and did a nice job explaining their process.
The dorms seemed old and run down. D26 thought it was too pre-professional but it wasnt bad. Our biggest concern was if D26 wanted to change majors or study something else, they may not be as strong in other concentrations.
On a scale of 1-10, I’d say the visit was a solid 7.
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Ease of changing majors is a positive for CWRU for my D, since it is more difficult to change majors at most of the large public schools on her list, or there is risk that she might not get her desired major. (UCs, Cal Poly, UBC, UW, etc…) The only other similar size private university on her list is WPI, and in that category she appears to be leaning more towards CWRU at this point… although she has not yet visited either… and I think probably will not end up visiting WPI. Right now we are just trying to prioritize schools for visits, since traveling from the west coast takes so long that she won’t be able to visit all schools where she has been admitted. Thanks for your info!
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If he is 100% sure it’s off the list then I say cancel, but if not then he should go - he may just discover something that moves it back up the list.
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@SpreadsheetMom huge congratulations on the commitment!!
And congrats to all the recent acceptances!
About the discussions of approaching college as a fresh start, D26 is all about that. She was adamant about going to a school where few or none (even better) of her classmates were attending. She is going though a significant lifestyle shift right now that is causing her some anxiety and she can’t wait to go to somewhere where everyone will know the “new” D26.
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We are headed to CWRU for a 2-day admitted student event later this month too, although we are skipping the second day to travel to another school’s admitted student day. Actually, we have 3 admitted student events in one week over spring break — all a flight away. Planning to be exhausted!
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We stayed at the Metropolitan at the 9 (a Marriott property). The rooms were big and spacious. It was reasonably priced but since Marriott uses dynamic pricing, it could be very expensive unless booked in advance.
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I should have led with congrats to you and your daughter on committing! Yeah!!!
He got tuition exchange at Drexel (it’s $44K this year and usually goes up $1K/year). Helpful, but still pretty expensive.
He did not get it at Delaware or Stevens, but can apply to both again next year. Pitt is one and done, so no chance for that in subsequent years. He was admitted to the BS/MS programs at Stevens and Drexel, which is a draw (and also to the iSTEM cohort at Stevens). I loved the emphasis Stevens places on wellbeing. That said, we live in Manhattan and Stevens is like going to high school across the Hudson River instead of the East River. If he goes there, he will live on campus, but it’s very close.
We are visiting Pitt one last time. I suspect he may end up choosing Drexel or Delaware, but he’s been all over the place, so who knows???
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If I remember, CWRU takes a lot of kids off the waitlist as their yield is only around 15%.
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This is from the most recent CDS. It’s not so easy to interpret without the number of applicants accepting a place on the wait list, but judging from previous years I would guess about half of those offered do accept the wait list.
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That would be awesome! As of right now, D26 has 6 acceptances, the CWRU waitlist, 1 rejection, and four more to go. Thankfully, she has solid options, including two with excellent financial aid awards. I am super proud of her!!
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I was thinking Stevens might be too close for y’all – but mine is starting to come around to how EASY some things will be because she’s staying close. We don’t have to deal with health insurance or the headache of how she’ll get her meds. She doesn’t have to apply for an absentee ballot (which was a whole thing for D22 – it’s not as smooth as one would hope). And now she can go see the band or shows at her high school if she wants to, etc. So maybe yours will have that epiphany if Stevens is a fit otherwise!
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My S23 loves being close to home… he was in a dorm his first year, apartment the next two years, but yesterday, he basically admitted that he was planning to live at home for his senior year to save money 
Me: “Do you have plans for housing next year?”
S23: “I haven’t bothered looking for a place.”
Me: “Does that mean you plan to live at home then?”
S23: “I guess?”
We see a lot of him, he loves coming over and cooking dinner for us and hanging out.
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Ha. Was talking to a couple last night who were saying that they were empty nesters for 9 months between the youngest graduating high school and the oldest graduating college
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