Thanks. I don’t think they’re in any rush to get it done as there’s no advantage to doing it early, but will let them know that. They got their last common app application in yesterday and I think just want to decompress a bit now!
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Me!!! I will join you!!!
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Me! D26 has two more short essays to write, plus an arts portfolio to complete, for that one school where her school offered to nominate her for the full-ride scholarship.
It’s a long shot, but she figured she may as well try. Plus, if she does get in – and if miraculously she’s chosen to interview for the scholarship – she can taunt her older sister about it (who was also nominated but did not get in). 
I told her that I didn’t have the mental capacity to deal with her procrastination BS during the week, so the essays needed to be completed today – and I would check in with her in a couple hours, and if there was no progress, she would be sitting at the kitchen table and writing them.
She loved that.
(But seriously. Just do the work and be done. Yeesh!)
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Slightly weird question. D26 has gotten a few emails from schools asking if she’s still interested in applying. The short answer is that she’s likely not applying, but is there any good reason to tell them that in advance? She’s attended information sessions and open houses, etc, so she has “demonstrated interest”, but that research is likely going to mean she doesn’t apply. I get they’re trying to figure out if she might be worth trying to continue pursing, but I don’t know what’s in it for her to provide that information. Seems like it’s only downside to say no right now. She’s not clicking the link to select yes either, though, so not a yes is as good as a no?
I stand by my general assessment that the college search feels vaguely like buying a used car.
Are these schools that she initially toured/expressed interest and then just has decided not to apply, or did she list them in her Common App initially and then decide not to apply. I think once they are listed in Common App colleges get that information and it might be almost like a reminder from the college- this happened to one of my S24’s friends who added a college to his common app list but then decided not to apply and even after removing it, the college continued to send him emails.
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Actually, none of them were ever in her Common App, I think. Just a couple she toured and one that she attended an online session.
I think it’s fine for her to just not answer - no harm really.
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I would probably just ignore them tbh. C26 unsubscribed from a couple of colleges who were doing similar but they knew for sure they weren’t going to apply.
It’s their birthday tomorrow- finally 17! They didn’t have school today, so have had a few friends around and they have been watching movies and eating cake and snacky food all day long.
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I’m with you, I wouldn’t tell them no until it was a sure thing she’s not applying. No response is what they’d get from me.
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RPI is a great school though! You can lead a horse to water. 
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Preaching to the choir, lol!
I’ll look at the majors again, but my kid is looking for something very specific – and she’s hard-headed. 
But I’ve heard the dorms are big with private bathrooms, the small pep band looks great, etc. And we know a freshman there right now that is so happy. Also “nerdy tech school” is right up my kid’s alley!
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I’ve learned why my daughter is oddly calm. She thinks she’ll get into Colby no problem. Sigh. She’s not usually the most confident so I don’t know where this comes from. It’s a crapshoot. She’s got the stats but the scatter gram is all over the place. She’s among rejected and accepted. It could go either way. She’s very zen because she thinks she’s in!
We have a common app date Friday night to review and submit. I go off call Friday and I am SO looking forward to a fat margarita and my own zen.
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Oh dude. Doesn’t Colby have an acceptance rate of like 7 percent? 
That is tough to get in for anybody, no matter how strong the stats – it’s all institutional priority and a bit of luck at that point. Maybe gently try to manage expectations…? On the other hand, maybe it’s a good thing that she’s zen – being anxious about it isn’t going to change the outcome.
Crossing my fingers for her that it all works out!
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Ugh! I empathize with your struggle. I would find this so stressful. I’d be worried about her overconfidence leading to crushing disappointment if she didn’t get in, yet at the same time not want to rock the boat right now too much and cause unnecessary stress and worry about something she can’t control. I guess, so long as the rest of the list was good - with safeties and targets she likes, I’d probably try to focus on getting her to get all of those apps done well for now “just in case.” And then try to emphasize the reality of the crapshoot the extremely low admissions rate schools are as decision day got closer. That whatever happens with Colby, it is not a reflection on her because she has what it takes, but so do too many kids who apply so like many things in life, luck will be the key factor for her. And, that regardless of what happens I am so proud of her and no acceptance or denial could make me feel different. That she will end up at a fabulous place and be successful just as she always has. Such a tough place to be as a parent though. Savor that Margarita when you have it!
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Looking for guidance. A counselor (not my child’s) submitted his recommendation by mistake for my kid. He was able to do it because my child is registered for AP Calc Multivariable which is taught online from his school. So, now the wrong recommendation is submitted on the portal and apparently it cannot be removed. Our child’s counselor said that she will email every school and call them about this issue. Our counselor is an angel…she has always been super supportive and we trust her completely. But…we are rattled by this and quite anxious now. Has this happened to anyone? What do you think we should do?
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How bizarre. Does the other student have the same name as yours? Trying to figure out how it matched to the app?
How did you even know it had happened ?
We cannot see the name of the student. We can only see the name of the counselor.
The counselor from the other school has access to our school because my child is enrolled in both schools. I think the person just made a mistake.
How many others make such mistakes I wonder. Do all kids notice if this happens?
I’d tell my kid to send an email to each college’s admissions department to give them a heads up about the problem.
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Even if the letter got filed in your kid’s folder in the portal, does that mean it automatically got sent to his colleges? I think our school has a different process, so I’m not quite following.
No matter, surely the person wrote, “I’m writing to recommend Sally Smith…” – or some other student that is not yours, so the admissions people will recognize that it was sent by mistake.
But I would also ask my kid to email each school and explain the error, just in case.
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Is the counselor name on the college portal? (My kid’s LORs have not been uploaded yet so I don’t know this.)