<p>Consolation:
Thanks so much for the headsup on Georgetown. Kid deferred, I’m expecting a rejection, she remains hopeful. Didn’t expect results so early. Is your PO near DC?
I’m spinning emotional safety net now. Kid has fine in-state safety, but Gtown deferral sent her in emotional tailspin earlier.
BIG emotional safety net building. I’ll take a croissant, please, owlice, and stock up on real ice cream.</p>
<p>2for, we have a full-stocked bar right here in the Vigil Lounge. :)</p>
<p>:: hands purplexed a croissant ::</p>
<p>:: checks the freezer ::</p>
<p>Yup, fully loaded; enjoy!</p>
<p>As I feared, Saturday is NOT a day that counts in the 2-day estimate, apparently. It’s going to be a L O N G weekend now.</p>
<p>Mail carrier one block away. I’m betting she takes lunch break before getting to our house.
Must go clean. This is nuts.
Given our mail delivery, I’m guessing the one letter expected today will actually come Monday, with two other notifications that same day.
Triple witching hour.
Must love that in-state acceptance. And clean house.</p>
<p>Done. Small envelope.
Wallowing. At least until basketball is on TV tonight.</p>
<p>Here, have some ice cream purplexed. Hopefully Monday will bring good news.</p>
<p>Didn’t get anything today from the school we thought may be in today’s mail, so looks like we’ll here from 2 on Monday.</p>
<p>purplexed, this was on the G-town thread in a post:</p>
<p>“Good luck to everyone else! If you really want to know, acceptance is in a thick, regular-sized envelope”</p>
<p>Is your D’s envelope thick?</p>
<p>If not, sigh. I’ll send cranberry almond biscotti this time. A nice finish to owlice’s lovely lunch. Thinking of all of you.</p>
<p>Awww, shoot, purplexed. Here’s wishing for fat envelopes on Monday.</p>
<p>Son got an acceptance today with merit aid. However, a school without merit aid actually offered a better package when all is said and done. The postman still hasn’t been by our street mailbox so there might be one more FA package today. Another eagerly awaited package came today from a school to which S knew he has been accepted, but there was no FA info enclosed.</p>
<p>Skinny, skinny little envelope.</p>
<p>But wallowing and food consumption are over. Thanks for the treats.</p>
<p>The cleaning has begun! By all ages! Of course, some are more cheerful than others.</p>
<p>Just got back from son’s state drama competition, sans son. He’ll be home midnight (UGH). Got three fat envelopes and three skinny ones. Surprisingly, H and I were not heartbroken. We could see through the two skinny ones (rejections) but the last skinny one was more than 1 page, and yet I know this college sends large packages for acceptances. H tried to steam this dubious envelope with the iron, failed, and that envelope is now in the freezer (I kid you not). I have jude_36 to thank if this works. I’ll keep you posted.</p>
<p>and where, pray tell, are all of these envelopes from??? </p>
<p>Wouldn’t this all be easier if everything came together??? It sound like my wish came true for you, Mountains…</p>
<p>rodney, the fat ones came from Skidmore, Colby and Connecticut College. The skinny ones were from Vassar, Amherst and the dubious one is from Wesleyan. S could not care less about Vassar and Amherst, but he will be heartbroken with Wesleyan. He was expecting the Wesleyan though since they already accepted one kid from his high school ED. Their GC said that Wesleyan has not accepted a kid from their high school in a long time, so accepting two was a long shot. Even the fabulous Wes alum who interviewed S alluded to that. This envelope is still in the freezer. Thanks for your kind wishes, rodney. Can you please keep wishing for me (and S) come Monday for the last two colleges?</p>
<p>Why, just LOOK at the time! It’s time for tea!</p>
<p>:: puts out cucumber and watercress sandwiches, assorted miniature pastries, plattered cheeses and crackers, grapes, melon balls, and light and dark chocolates ::</p>
<p>One lump, or two?</p>
<p>I just sent S a text and he said yes to opening the Wes envelope! Yay! We pulled it out from the freezer - and guess what, jude_36 - your trick worked! The flap was loose. And yep, S is waitlisted at Wes.</p>
<p>owlice, I’d like some Earl Grey, no sweeteners please.</p>
<p>This envelope business has driven me nuts for the past several days! Would not it be nice to have some sort of a Common Decision website? You know all your results at once.</p>
<p>Earl Grey it is for BB!</p>
<p>:: adds the freezer trick to extensive college-planning spreadsheet ::</p>
<p>:: wishes she were kidding about the extensive college-planning spreadsheet… ::</p>
<p>owlice:
lovely tea.
I have several half-finished college planning spreadsheets in the computer.
But the paper still accumulates.
Purging the paper is rather cathartic.
The oddest use of paper this year: sending 26 pages of financial information to IDOC, the CSS Profile verification people, printed out from my computer, so they could scan into their computer.
Much more efficient: text messages (at least 6) from one of my kid’s best friends this afternoon. You can tell who their lifelong buddies are by who they talk to on decision days.</p>
<p>Not wholly unexpected, the Georgetown rejection. Tea sounds really good right now. Scratch that one off the list, and move on. I wonder what she’ll do with the Hoyas sweatshirt she’s been wearing since we visited 2 years ago?</p>