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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