I am going on May 5 to help my S25 pack up and move out of his (single) dorm room. I haven’t seen it since we moved him in.
I’m not holding my breath. Or rather, I might be.
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We WANT the play-by-play! This is maybe the only place where it’s welcome, lol, because we all feel you.
Sending good vibes while she thinks about her options. 
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For S23, we presented Duquesne with the offer from a comparable school that was about $5,000 less. They bumped up their offer to match.
For D26, Ithaca said right off the bat that it was the best offer and no additional aid would be added. It was actually fine though because it was indeed the least expensive out of the 3 or 4 schools that we could use as comparisons.
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We appealed and got $14K more ultimately from the school he ultimately chose. It’s a private school (Stevens) with. COA of $91K. That change meant the two big public schools he was also thinking about (his #1 was Pitt and the other was U Delaware) were $15 K more than Stevens per year.
We did not send competing merit offers but wrote a note saying he couldn’t attend without more financial aid. And they came through with the Tuition Exchange scholarship (which, according to them is based on merit).
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Appreciate it! We are down to 2!! She spent this afternoon trying to figure out what kind of job she might want to do down the road to see which college might prepare her better for that. I thought it was a smart, logical approach.
She is down to the two drivable ones (although drivable is relative - I think we’s still fly her back and forth for spring break). ETA: 6 to 9 hours drive so still far enough away for her!
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Hahaha… Today, McGill surprised D by offering her a merit scholarship. But she had already crossed them off her list, because they took so long to admit her in the first place that she did not have time to arrange a visit to Montreal. Your loss, McGill!
It’s down to UBC vs Davis. This morning, she said that it feels very hard because she loves both of them, so whichever one she picks, she will feel sad that she didn’t pick the other one. Good problem to have, but hard!
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Would studying in another country be a positive or a negative? I imagine there are some logistics with that.
We know a bunch of kids who have opted for Canadian universities – McGill, Toronto, Waterloo – and thrived there.
But man, if UCD was her top choice two years ago – that IS a hard choice!
Studying in Canada is appealing, but also comes with a few things to work out, so it’s neither positive nor negative. She does love the weather and nature in BC. She does not like the hot sunny weather in Davis; that is its biggest issue. But I think Davis has a little edge over UBC in vibe (although she liked UBC vibe also).
In general, though… both schools check enough boxes for her that she is way past the point of caring about a pros and cons list. It is going to end up being about feeling the love.
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Now that it’s officially OFFICIAL, I’m going to share what I shared on my Chance Me post from last year!
and Part 2 here LOL
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Yay! Great story about finding the right fit. Congratulations, so happy for you and your son! 
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Woo-hoo! Congrats.
(I did not see that coming lol)
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That’s great news! Congrats!
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We did not either! Haha! Right up until the last admitted student day! S26 is very stoic - you can’t read him at all! We spent 2 hours talking about his options, and then he revealed that it’s UVA! Which we knew deep down but he had to realize it himself!
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Thank you, and thanks, @tamagotchi ! It’s been a wild ride! I feel like I can relax this week until the housing application opens up and then back to nagging I go again 
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OH my goodness – congratulations!! I suspected there would be a twist, lol, but I was thinking maybe Virginia Tech – because I didn’t remember that UVA was in the mix.
But hooray, what a great school – I researched it a lot recently because it was the first grad school acceptance that my D22 got. She ended up committing elsewhere, but I loved what I read about it. And I understand it’s an absolutely gorgeous campus.
(And yay for public in-state tuition, lol!)
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Thank you! We thought Va Tech too until their accepted students’ day and we ran into a friend of mine who asked him, “So, are you getting a - this is it - feeling?” To which S26 replied, “uhh, no, not really.” My husband and I both looked at him and were like, “what??!!” LOL!
And yes, yay for public in-state tuition! I need to high-five you because you too!! 
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Congratulations!! He had amazing choices. Glad he found his perfect fit
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It’s been so exciting to read about all the kids especially now as they are getting close to May 1st! Good luck to all the kids still weighing their options.
S26 got off the waitlist of 3 colleges already but none of them matter anymore. One , Case Western, would have been a great choice for him but they didn’t offer enough aid so its out of the running. I am taking it as a blessing because S26 has already decided and this way no need to rethink his options!
He has quite a few good OOS options with good merit but he has decided to stay in state and go to UC Santa Cruz. But the amount of comments that both him and I have to hear because “who chooses UCSC over Purdue”, “why would you pick that, everyone gets in there”…good lord! What’s up with people, especially the adults! I am trying to ignore but its very irritating! In spite of all that noise, S26 is very excited about his choice, he loved the campus when went for the admitted student day and I am just happy that a decision has been made.
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My son was very much in the same predicament. I asked him to “make a decision” and live with it for two days. See how he felt about letting the other go. After those two days, he “made a decision” for the other school and lived with that for two days. Ultimately, that gave him clarity. He had FOMO both ways, but more with one than the other.
Feel free to leave this here, but I wanted to share. He was truly torn, but as soon as it was official, he was so excited and relieved. I really hope it’s the same for her!
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So happy for you 
Congratulations!
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