Agree!! We hosted a rotary exchange student from France and took her to Harvard and a tour of Boston College (my daughter was touring). It was so fun for her to see American schools and she definitely knew Harvard and that was about it - lol.
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wow, so much good news this morning (or last night). Congrats to all your kiddos 
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We are joining the Pitt gang! S26 accepted today!
ETA: And he’s excited about it! This is a big deal because I didn’t think he’d given much thought to it when applying but the news has made him look into it more and he is feeling good.
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Wooohooo! Excellent news. 
Congratulations!
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Fantastic news! Congratulations!!
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Yay! Congratulations
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Would love to see that! I love unique prom dresses. We went all out last year to find the perfect dress. D26 wanted a simple elegance. It was stunning on her and so different than her peers. I hope she finds something she loves as much this year.
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We also are not in the T camp, but I find all of the college talk fascinating. And I am same as you with the portals. Heart beating out of my chest! I know we just want our kids to be happy and part of that is also being proud of themselves. Which can be hard when their peers are seemingly ahead.
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These aren’t great pictures because I pulled low-res ones off Facebook, lol, but you get an idea. The fabric is sort of an iridescent silk, and it looked really pretty in person!
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And, because D26 loves to be dramatic while my D22 is understated, she wants THIS. 
At first, she just sent me the website without specifying which dress. I looked through and told her, um, no – those are a little too tavern wench for you to wear to prom. 
But, I don’t mind this one. The sleeves do pull up to the shoulders in case she needs help holding up the dress (she’s not super curvy). 
And did I mention she’s 6 feet tall? (A little north of 6 feet actually.) If anyone can pull it off, she can!
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So great to wake up to the Tech and Grinnel news. Big congratulations to all! 
@Wjs1107 welcome to the Pitt ‘26 club!! It’s my son’s #1 but we’re waiting on merit. He’s in for civil engineering. Praying all the time it comes through. I know in my gut that it’s the right school for him and he’s in love with it! H2P! 
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I saw on the Pitt thread that his intended major is philosophy… Pitt is world renowned for its philosophy department!
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Absolutely gorgeous!
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It’s absolutely stunning!! What an amazing job turning it into a prom dress too! I’m sure as a sari it was stunning as well.
Congrats to all on the acceptances! RIT, Georgia Tech, Grinnell, Pitt - did I miss any? Amazing!!!
My computer is being slow and I was hundreds of posts behind. Once I reply to one it takes me to the end and I can’t figure out where I was before. Slowly made it back and now afraid to try and go back to each of the responses - but congrats to all!! Next week is our big week for top choices. Fingers crossed for acceptances.
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This is how my D26 felt about Pitt, too – applied on a whim, but then we started looking at it, and there’s so much to like! We’re booked for an admitted students day in late Feb, but I don’t know if she’ll change her mind after the Ga Tech news.
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This is absolutely gorgeous!
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Ha, add C26 to this list. They actually only applied because mom “made” them after seeing everyone’s good views of it on here!
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Congratulations so exciting to be done 
I should have said he was accepted—he hasn’t made up his mind yet. Pitt is his first acceptance and it’s a good one!
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You need to tour . We’ve been there several times over the last 2 years between admission events and cheer related stuff. It has come a long way from what I had remembered!
They have invested a lot in the student experience and it doesn’t feel as large as it is.
Very diverse student body which is so appealing to my daughter. It may surprise you in a good way!
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