<p>Well, so far it’s only drizzling. Reminds me of London more than anything. I passed by a neighbor’s garden and saw some sweet peas! Spring is a cumin.:)</p>
<p>Thanks, Curm. I think we should swap kids for awhile. My S began this process saying he’ll go to best school he gets into, as he wants academia. Now I hear about Cambridge and Berkeley as the most livable cities for young people. All of a sudden, he’s concerned with culture and quality of life for next 5-7 years. What alien has taken over?</p>
<p>DS did bring the snow with him, but he was warned absolutely no storms! It is too important that Marite’s son visit his GM. May she recover quickly.</p>
<p>Just noticed–Curm’s dtr has a cat, as does son!! Son had his own bathroom this year (2 bed, 2 bath apt), and enjoyed it. I cannot picture him sharing a bath with 3 others, as dear old mom did.</p>
<p>Curm and Bookworm…I KNOW your kids will make terrific choices. We know some med school grads (current docs) and some current med school students. All said…it really doesn’t matter where the school is located…the med students really aren’t going to have a lot of time to “enjoy” the city. They will be plenty busy with their 80 hours of studying and such a week:( Still, I’m with Curm…there is something to be said for “location, location, location”…oh…and decent weather (even IF you never get outside to see it).</p>
<p>bookworm:
The weather tomorrow is supposed to be positively balmy (i.e., 39deg) and sunny. So I hope your S has a good visit. But just as my S could not quite imagine himself in CA, your S may not care for MA winters.
Thanks for the well wishes. We thought we were losing GM, but she is on the mend.</p>
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<p>Well, based on my S’s first two years, 80 hours is only on the weeks WITHOUT exams…</p>
<p>jk, but not too far off…;)</p>
<p>Maybe it was fate? </p>
<p>Well…the kid from the sticks must have fooled somebody…she’s in at Yale Medical School. Straight up acceptance. And the last shall be first…</p>
<p>To Do list:</p>
<p>1) Send large bottle of everclear to Yale FA
2) Sell kidney
3) Sell W’s kidney
4) Become deep discount man-whore
5) …uhhh…</p>
<p>curm, I am so delighted for her and for you! Yale wanted her four years ago and I’m not at all surprised that they still do. Woo-hoo!</p>
<p>Wonderful news! Congrats Mudgette!</p>
<p>absolutely wonderful news!!! Mudgette finally gets the Yale experience</p>
<p>As proud of her as you are, I’m sure there is some sadness she’ll be so far from home.</p>
<p>No whining allowed … think of how much you saved by virtue of her undergrad scholarship (let THIS be a lesson for all of you folks who shun the LAC merit money for the ivy at full pay …). :)</p>
<p>Have you seen those health loan limits … HUGE. ;)</p>
<p>Giant congratulations to your D, by the way.</p>
<p>Congrats on the acceptance to Curmudgeon’s D. Any doubt this is where she will go?</p>
<p>And for those of us who were not here four (?) years ago, what is the lesson?</p>
<p>I am so happy for your D and your whole family. My step D’s husband attended, and it sounds like a fabulous place (so much better than you know where). </p>
<p>I am dense; what is everclear? </p>
<p>Now you must investigate good itineraries to avoid airport and weather delays. </p>
<p>Add to your list: start ebay auction site, and list entire household contents. Also buy NY lottery ticket (“Hey, you never know…”).</p>
<p>Best of luck. Have a great well deserved celebration.</p>
<p>Everclear is liquor, a sort of legal moonshine, I think it is 190 proof! You don’t want to EVER drink it unless you want to die or at the very least go blind.</p>
<p>Curm:</p>
<p>Big congrats to Mudgette! Does she want to go to Yale Medical School?</p>
<p>Thanks GAmom. I lived in Atlanta for a while, but I never heard of it. Up in the frozen north where I went to undergrad they had some kind of very strong alcohol that they put in a barrel at fraternity parties, but I don’t think it was anywhere near that strong. </p>
<p>Wouldn’t the FA folks just prefer Jack Daniels or Wild Turkey? To my northern upbringing those were southern drinks.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure everclear is sold nationwide in liquor stores. It probably was what was being put in the barrels at frat parties. It is also called grain alcohol. I’ve actually never had moonshine here in GA, but did have some in KY many moons ago, as well as Kool Aide and grain at frat parties in the 70’s. No wonder I’m almost legally blind.</p>
<p>Oh yes, that was it, grain alcohol. (I didn’t drink out of the barrels, so I can’t blame my eyesight on that.) At least the beer from a keg seemed more “sanitary.”</p>
<p>From todays WSJ re airline cancellations - expect more due to bad weather:</p>
<p><a href=“http://online.wsj.com/documents/print/WSJ_-D001-20100311.pdf[/url]”>http://online.wsj.com/documents/print/WSJ_-D001-20100311.pdf</a></p>
<p>YALE! YALE! YALE!!!</p>
<p>OH MY GOODNESS!!! YOU ARE IN HIGH COTTON NOW!!!</p>
<p>Yale…</p>
<p>She is going right? Before I get all goose bumpy…</p>
<p>Crazy boy spent this past summer up there doing research and bio/econ stuff and felt very much at home. So I can see why she would really fit in and why they HAD TO ADMIT HER!!!</p>
<p>Yale, YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE…yale, yale, yale</p>
<p>Kat
tell her congrats!!! over and over and over
wow, yale</p>
<p>I had to comeback and double check!!!</p>
<p>Yep, YALE!</p>
<p>woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>Congrats to Mudgie and her proud papa!</p>