Oh no! Fingers crossed
I think I recall someone committing to Vassar as well. I’m sure there are others I’m not remembering off the top of my head.
What I love most about this group, is how supportive we all are of students/families making all types of choices that are right for them. I really wish the rest of the world were as positive and supportive of each other as we are here.
People often talk about how negative the online universe is (which is usually true), but this space is lovely in a way that I find aspirational.
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It has been such a wonderful space! And it makes me so happy to see our kids head off to so many fabulous places!
Also - I hope you are are all still here when I’m crying this September. I’m so happy for our kids, but I’ll miss my youngest terribly!
Maybe we can all talk about our new hobbies?
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Plus I appreciate people who don’t give me ‘blank looks’ when I mention Macalester! 
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The class of 2019 thread kept going basically all through college - not quite as active as before but active enough.
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I already sent one off to college - but he is only 2 hours away -so we could drive there and look him in the eye to make sure he was okay. (We also bought him lunch and gave him money so he was always happy to see us! Haha!)
While 6 hours isn’t FAR away - it’s not ‘stop in for lunch’ type of distance. It somehow feels a bit different.
It’s funny being a parent - you want them to fly the nest and be independant and grow at the same time you desperately want them to see them and talk about their day.
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Adding in my Carleton kid from back in the ED1 round. Tons of SLACs this year!
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I am so ready for the blank looks or the why did you send her to that expensive (with the implied and not elite) school instead of a UC. Because I expect to get a lot of both! I need to get my elevator pitch together like some recommended. And, bone up on my snark responses.
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September? I’m gonna need y’all starting August 19! Parent orientation will be over on August 18 and I’ll be a mess. D26 is our one and only!
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On the subject of No One Knows Anything About SLACs:
This morning we accompanied D26 to a scholarship awards breakfast sponsored by a local civic organization that gives generously to our public HS community - there were a total of 75 recipients, all from our HS and many among the top students in the class. Of the 75 students, the vast majority are going on to public flagships, either UT/A&M or Southern flagships like Auburn and Clemson. Only 6 are headed to private colleges - two to Baylor, two to small colleges locally (one of which is a recruited athlete), one to study musical theater in a specialized program…and D26 to Carleton. The other students and parents at our table stared blankly when my daughter tried to explain where “Carleton” is, at first confusing it with Tarleton State, a regional public school about an hour away. As D26 said, at least they didn’t say out loud, “Why do you want to go THERE?,” as a few others actually have. 
I’m so glad to have this forum to celebrate SLACs!
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I got that from my own dad! He’s absolutely the best and typically not judgmental at all, but when I told him S26 was going to Wesleyan he was like… “Huh. Sure hope they gave you some money because that’s a lot of change.” He likely isn’t aware of these schools and how all of that works since my brother and I went to CA state schools, he is a Cal grad and D22 is at UCLA. But he’ll be happy as long as S26 is happy (even if he doesn’t get it).
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So, after today there will be no more seductive emails and Instagram reels from The Ones That Got Away, which will be a little bit of a relief. Some of these schools have absolute marketing geniuses that go right for the jugular, despite a near six-figure sticker price (and what would have been our Paying Price). Hopefully, I will have internalized the fact that you can only say yes to one by the time it’s D30’s turn.
UCs don’t start until the later part of September, and D26 will be a whopping 30 minutes away, so it won’t be quite the emotional experience it might have been. I will still be bawling like a baby at her June 4 graduation, however, and at her sister’s 8th grade graduation the following week (sister has been at the same school since kindergarten). I’ve warned family and friends that I’ll be an absolute mess at these events
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Drop-off for D26 is August 4th 
it is WAY early due to sorority recruitment- FDOC is 8/17
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My father-in-law hadn’t heard of Macalester, but he did the great thing and actually looked it up. He was super impressed after than
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I had a friend in high school with the last name Macalester. She applied because it was funny, but went when she realized what a great place it was. Enjoy the Highland Cattle merch!
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Our friend ultimately decided to stick with Washington and Lee in spite of the last minute additional aid offer from his other finalist. We’re excited and grateful. The car is going to look ridiculous with all these bumper stickers, but I don’t care. Proud of the kids.
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So real! This morning my wife sent an announcement to some of our international friends who would have no idea about anything but the famous places. I had to add that we should just say “a college near Boston” and let people make their own assumptions, lol!
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I agree that this group is a nice reprieve from what can sometimes be a lot of intensity online & in real life.
It appears that 1 student dropped out of D26’s roommate group. That student is still attending for the fall (i.e., didn’t switch to another university). It’s not the student who D26 will be sharing a room with though. Oh well, these things happen. There’s a lot of things in flux between now and move in day.
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Sigh! D26 up until 2 AM questioning her choice. Agonizing over it again this morning. 
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I’m quiet on here but we a have a daughter heading to Oberlin so add another to the LAC list. 
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