<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbYz9mUXJE8[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbYz9mUXJE8</a></p>
<p>:) Buddy Holly - Crying Waiting Hoping </p>
<p>(why wait for things we don’t have to?)</p>
<p>oh and mountains…taking the letter out into bright strong sunlight works way better than trying to hold it up to 100w bulb…or so I’ve heard…</p>
<p>and look here comes owlice with goodies!</p>
<p>:: opens the bar early ::</p>
<p>:: starts scooping ice cream into bowls ::</p>
<p>DeniseC - Pretty cloudy today, though, and ick, we are expecting 4 to 8 inches of snow tomorrow. With our luck, our mailbox will be buried in snow and the mailperson will not deliver the mail tomorrow.</p>
<p>lol, Denise!</p>
<p>mountains, 4 to 8 inches of snow…!</p>
<p>Here’s my song for today–The Kinks, So Tired of Waiting</p>
<p>Nothing in the mail today, and we know that one of the 2 schools my D is waiting to hear from mailed acceptances Priority Mail on Tuesday. So, if nothing tomorrow, we’re guessing the news won’t be good. My niece got into her reach school today…hope the trend continues in our family!</p>
<p>Unexpected snow here in the midwest–was supposed to be north of us! And at times it’s very heavy thunder snow. When I got back from walking my dog he had snowballs the size of my fist all over him!</p>
<p>I’m thinking a hot, buttered rum.</p>
<p>This is really not the thread for this, but since I am just online 24/7 waiting for decisions it has come up. My S goes to a private school and the state private school association gives an ACT scholarship each year. They have never had very many high scorers around here, but this year there are six scores of 35. My son has one, but not the highest one. The secretary in the office used the sub-scores to break the tie. In case you are thinking they would use the score out of 144 you are wrong. I looked at my son’s score and it took me 15 minutes to figure out how she came up with the score. She used the sub-scores from each section. Science doesn’t have individual sub tests, so she just didn’t count the science. (which is the hardest for most people). They way she did it, some kids with a 34 have a higher total than my S 35. We called her and she said it would not make a difference. Just a rant, to people who would understand about how hard our kids work and they deserve to get their due recognition.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz64hWng2vM[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz64hWng2vM</a></p>
<p>The Kinks - Tired of Waiting</p>
<p>Got Univ. Rochester today (he had verbally been told he was in so that was expected). NO FA or Merit - that is supposed to come next week. The big question mark other than FA and Merit for Rochester and CMU is Emory…and I just found out that ex hubby STILL has not sent his tax data…even though he promised on the 10th he would send it. No tax data = no financial aid = no Emory even if he gets in.</p>
<p>deepsouthmom: How annoying! And no common sense and totally arbitrary.</p>
<p>S is finally home and YES, he got accepted to Bard! :)</p>
<p>KitKat, congrats on the Univ of Rochester. That is one we are waiting for so I’m guessing it’s not good for my S. It was probably higher on my list than on his, though.</p>
<p>Mountains that’s great news-- the waiting was worth it!</p>
<p>Where do you live, acme? It sounds like they have been sending them out all month…so I wouldn’t worry yet. Where else is your S applying?</p>
<p>I can’t really tell WHERE UR is on the list. DS refuses to tell me. My sole purpose in life is to pay the bills, not to know WHAT I am paying! Seriously - he is a GREAT kid and totally lacking a sense of entitlement - he knows that a UR or CMU or Emory education at full freight isn’t a reality for a single mom. I just wish we didnt have to factor dad’s numbers in…Maybe we will get lucky and UM will give older brother a huge amount of money this year (hahahaha) so there will be more for #2!</p>
<p>i realize there is no point in sitting at the computer waiting for anything at this point…everything we are waiting for comes out on the 31st now…4 more including s first choice, but i seem unable to walk away or shut down this site or stop reading this thread! 3 Pm and 5 Pm will be 11Pm and 1 AM for us…it will be a long night!</p>
<p>If nothing comes in the mail tomorrow, then I’m afraid I’m going to have to resort to searching D’s room for her chocolate Easter bunny and chomping off what remaining appendages are still there. I’ve already polished off all but the disgusting colors of jellybeans, and the Dove eggs are long gone. sigh. even my fat jeans are feeling snug …</p>
<p>could you pass some more of the hummus and veggies. </p>
<p>and the Maker’s Mark</p>
<p>KitKat, we are in suburban NYC. S applied to two NY State schools, one of which he was accepted into and one of which we haven’t heard from. He got scholarship money (not just loans, but merit money) from his two safety schools. So, honestly and practically, he should go to either the state school or one of the ones that has offered money and save some for grad school, where I know he’ll end up. Emory would be a great school, too. My S only wanted Northern/cold climates!</p>
<p>My guy got great offers from Clemson and Pitt - and if he can swim there, he would be very interested in them. Its very hard for me not to shriek - TAKE THE MONEY! TAKE THE MONEY! And who knows - we may get enough FA from these smaller pricier schools to make it work. Yeah Emory would be great - but we will se if he gets in!</p>
<p>kitkat, I know, it’s hard not to advise them because we can look ahead 20 years and don’t want to see them burdened by huge loans but all they can see is “will I be happy in September?” But I swore I would keep my mouth shut and let him make up his own mind…which he usually has a hard time doing.</p>
<p>Okay, I started reading this thread. Then I went to my WeightWatchers meeting (gained 3 lbs this week…ugh). Got hungry <em>wonders why</em>. Consumed a WW bar. </p>
<p>Read more of the thread. Consumed carrots and hummus. Read more…consumed a “Skinny Cow” caramel ice cream drumstick. Read more…consumed 3 homemade chocolate strawberries. Hmmmmm…You all are a terrible 
influence on me!!! Owlice, get a diet cookbook please!</p>
<p>This week has been full of ups and downs for my daughter and her friends. She should hear back from the last two schools by Monday…then more waiting to see if she makes it off a waitlist. Thankfully, yesterday she got into a special program at the school she’s more and more likely to attend. She actually started getting happy and excited to talk about it. We even went shopping for cold weather clothes on sale last night.</p>
<p>But it’s not over, until it’s over. I’m really glad to have y’all here on CC for support and to know that despite what my family thinks, that I’m not really ready yet for the loony bin. </p>
<p>I’m so happy for everyone getting good news. Sending positive vibes to those still waiting. You all are an incredible group of wonderful caring parents that gives me much hope for our future. I hope these colleges appreciate what great kids they will be getting!</p>
<p>So far, my DS has heard from two out of 12 - both acceptances, one super safety that he does NOT want to go to and another a really good school (Duke) but not his first choice. I am relieved that he has even one acceptance to a school he’d like to go to, because it’s been so hard to keep him motivated to do his school work. We recently found out that he has been “pretending to work” on a long-term astrophysics project and in fact has done almost nothing, and this program was the source of one of his recommendations. Maybe the Duke acceptance will fire him up - he needs to finish this project by Sunday. That’s also why we are keeping college chat to a minimum - to let him concentrate on redeeming himself on this project.
Boys!!</p>