<p>Ironically, with one decision due to arrive this evening and a big batch being awaited for Monday, I have never felt so calm regarding my S and college. He’s ecstatically bonded with other “prospies” at one of the schools where he’s been accepted; this school had been <em>one</em> of his top choices, but currently has the status of being <em>the</em> top choice. At this point, I think he’ll view <em>any</em> decision from the remaining schools as a good decision - acceptance for the obvious reasons, and rejection because it will save him the angst of even imagining an end to the new relationships he’s already begun to form.</p>
<p>walking in lounge(gasps, seeing the spread owlice has prepared,)…anxiously waiting for the mail-lady here today, according to reliable sources we are in the hot? zone when supposed appts are being mailed out. (Son has applied to Coast Guard Academy).<br>
Acme, not quite like childbirth, but the anticipation is up there…would be nice if that nesting instinct would kick in, though, no?<br>
Congrats to all those who have received good news, good mail! Whoo-hoo!
(giggles at owlices’s crossed tootsies and snatches another sugar cookie, who’s counting?)</p>
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<p>Does this give anyone else the shakes?</p>
<p>Oh wow! the quotie thing worked! (extremely proud of self)</p>
<p>EXTREMELY proud of all these seniors who have worked so hard for so long.</p>
<p>“Does this give anyone else the shakes?”…HaHa…</p>
<p>This week isn’t stressful enough; you have to take our “drug” away???</p>
<p>Roger: very cruel joke this morning…we know, you just did that to see how we would react…</p>
<p>What was even worse was that when it came back up again, it wiped out all the “latest posts”…LOL</p>
<p>acme - I had such an easy childbirth (pushed all of 15 minutes), this beats it - or maybe childbirth was such a long time ago, I have forgotten.</p>
<p>DeniseC - Wait until Monday, March 31, after 5 p.m. when the Ivies release their decisions. You’ll probably see this CC message a lot, unless their server upgrade can handle the traffic.</p>
<p>we should have a virtual party when all of our S and d’s have finally sent in their acceptances. May 1 is the deadline, right? So the insanity will have an end-date.</p>
<p>I nominate owlice to cater the party.</p>
<p>My dilema…</p>
<p>One of my son’s schools posts online tonight at 6. My son likes to wait for the letters (go figure) . I’ve peaked online before, but they were for lesser schools that were not at the top of the list. I even opened a letter from a safety he decided wasn’t right for him after he applied. But this is different. How am I going to hold myself back. If I peak and the news is good… If I peak and the news is bad…</p>
<p>They sent out FA packages the day before acceptances, so I’m actually thinking that we should just wait. That way we don’t run the risk of a major high followed by a big letdown. </p>
<p>My next kid is going to a community college… I can’t do this again.</p>
<p>Olice,
Thank you for keeping the food healthy today! I’ll supply the fresh Florida strawberries dipped in chocolate.</p>
<p>archibald,
We also were thrilled by the rejection from UF…Great affordable school you fill obligated to apply to as a FL resident, but most definitely not a match.</p>
<p>::Sending a nice dose of Florida sunshine to melt the snow around those mailboxes:: Hopefully that will also make good news appear in them!</p>
<p>2blue, I second that! And the fruit tarts sound wonderful!</p>
<p>No mail today. Would it be totally ridiculous to call the Post Office and just give them a nice friendly heads-up, hi, we’re expecting a priority pkg from this address, could you please keep an eye out…or would they laugh and hang up?<br>
A party May 1st sounds great. I’ve got champagne chilling in the fridge already, no matter what the news.
Denise, I second your nomination!
(sigh) the Fla-chocolate-strawberries look good,tks, at least it’s Friday…</p>
<p>jjcdgg: If you peak and the news is bad…keep it to yourself and your H until the letter comes…you can prepare yourself so that you don’t react in front of your son…Rehearse the “they missed out on a good one”…I couldn’t possibly be that nonchalant (spelling?) if I didn’t have advance notice…and I did have to deal with this last week…</p>
<p>If the news is good, you can celebrate with your son (or get one of his close friends to make him check online (without letting on that you know)…</p>
<p>That being said, there was only one school on my d’s list that I had/have the passwords to and many are snail-mail only…</p>
<p>Just popping in, as a CC 2009 parent, to say that you CC 2012 parents have outdone us all! Where was the Vigil Lounge when I needed it? With food and drink?!</p>
<p>Good luck to all. This is the hardest part.</p>
<p>May 1 is going to be ugly. I WILL definitely be looking online at Emory but I will lie through my teeth about it to my child and deny ever looking. Oh yes. That is actualy the one we are waiting on now. He has deemed UMich to be a “no” or so he says. </p>
<p>I have had several moments of FA panic today. Since we haven’t heard from Clemson yet on their FA (which if he does not get a dime we are ok), I had to check FAFSA to make sure I had it sent to them. I did. Called Emory - our file is now complete - non custodial parent finally came through (which is not necessarily a plus - but at least now they will LOOK at the file). </p>
<p>Dang - I need to take vacation until this is over!</p>
<p>I haven’t posted on this thread in a while, but my stress level is too high to refrain any more. I NEED to see Stanford’s FA package. I have been wondering since the notification of their FA enhancements in mid-February if we will benefit from the new policies. If we don’t, may be required to pay the whole thing. It is, of course, my son’s first choice. And since we found out that U of Illinois’ engineering program estimated COA for us is $28,866, we realize that admission to a state flagship can be way expensive too, even for in-staters.</p>
<p>I am guessing that the FA package won’t come for another week by regular mail. I have gained 4 pounds in the last couple of months, and am headed out now to Teddy’s Red Hots for a jumbo (huge portion) of the best fries in the world.</p>
<p>I would love to attend the virtual party to celebrate our children’s acceptances, choices and the end to all of this anxious waiting! The calories will be virtual, which will be a very good thing.</p>
<p>D left an hour ago on a senior class trip to Disneyworld for the school’s Spring Break. They’ll be back on the 2nd. When this trip came up, I thought it was terrible timing to be away over D-Day. Now, I’m SO glad she’s off to do something fun. At least when I can’t sleep over the weekend, I’ll be the only one.</p>
<p>I’m starting to wish we had encouraged our kid to forget about applying to these reaches. After a waitlisting by Duke, I’m not too optimistic about the decisions to come and know how disappointed the kid will be by a rejection or waitlisting by Stanford, the U of choice.</p>
<p>As always, though, I’m sure the anticipation of something bad will prove to be worse than the actual dealing with it.</p>
<p>Denise, I’d be happy to cater.</p>
<p>If we are going adult and elegant, may I propose:</p>
<p>Stationary Hors D’ Oeuvre Table
Crab Fondue
Fancy cheese platter
Fruit and berry platter
Rosemary-asiago cheese straws</p>
<p>Butlered Hors D’ Oeuvres
Mushroom caps filled with leeks, fennel, and fontina cheese
Goat cheese in phyllo
Sushi variety</p>
<p>Stations
Carving station: Beef tenderloin
Mashed potato bar
Grilled veggies </p>
<p>Desserts and drinks
Pastry table (assorted stuff, including chocolate mousse cake, Sacher torte, etc.)
Sweet Tooth Bar (array of penny candies, such as M&Ms, licorice, etc., with bags to fill)
Coffee, teas, sodas, bottled waters, champagne, sparkling cider, full premium bar </p>
<p>If we are going casual, may I suggest a barbeque:</p>
<p>Appetizers
French bread with basil, chevre, and sun-dried tomatoes
Water chestnuts wrapped in bacon
Swiss cheese and green pepper spread on party pumpernickel</p>
<p>Fire Items
Pork satay in peanut sauce
Scallop and shrimp kabobs
Grilled Portobello mushrooms</p>
<p>Salads and Sides
Pesto salad
Lentil-bulgar salad
Baby greens with pears, blue cheese, and walnuts
A rice dish, name of which I cannot remember at the moment</p>
<p>Desserts and drinks
Key Lime pie
Assorted sorbets
Fruit shortcakes
Ice cream sundae bar
Coffee, teas, sodas, bottled waters, champagne, sparkling cider, Hurricanes, dacquiris, and beer</p>
<p>Unless he hears at school, my son doesn’t realize Stanford is coming out with decisions today. He may very well come home knowing, though. It’s the dream school around here. It sounds like their e-mails take a long time to all get sent out, and gmail routed the EA ones to spam, so I really hopes he remains blissfully ignorant. We both like it that way! Nothing at the post office today, but mail hasn’t arrived at the house yet. Yesterday’s mail brought a disappointing FA offer,but it wasn’t one of his favorite schools.</p>
<p>Oh my goodness, owlice. I’m beginning to think you might do this for a living in real life. Yum, I don’t know which to pick!</p>