<p>Oops! I meant to address this to CountingDown:</p>
<p>this is your son’s time to experience this pure joy and freedom. And he had the maturity to create it for himself.</p>
<p>We need all the joy we can garner for our rainy days.</p>
<p>Just an update - just spoke to Vassar (admission regional rep; I insisted on talking to the person who handled my s’ app) about the not-too-timely mailing I mentioned. They sincerely apologized and promised to make sure it does not happen again. I feel good - I’ve saved future damage to some poor rejected kid! Thanks for the push to call.</p>
<p>Good for you, mountains. I’m amazed you got to speak to the person you needed. I have visions of admissions folks still hiding under their desks, avoiding the APPCs (angry parent phone calls). You were more than justified in contacting them. Your efforts will save other denied students added heartache.</p>
<p>Financial aid isn’t posted yet, UM hasn’t decided yet and NOW I HAVE THE FREAKING STOMACH BUG! </p>
<p>I woke up this morning with my stomach in knots - thinking oh its monday, its close to the end of tax season, I am nervous over this FA…nope. None of the above. Go directly to jail!</p>
<p>I just hope that it doesn’t last three days like it did for my son. I was SOOOOO careful - I was the queen of Purell!</p>
<p>My goodness, kitkat–this is late for notifications! How do they expect kids to weigh their options with so little time?</p>
<p>je<em>ne</em>sais_quoi - I told the person who answered the phone that I needed to talk to S’ admissions rep not because I want to discuss his decision, but of an unfortunate event that transpired involving Vassar. I mentioned that knowing this situation might help the college in the future. I had to leave a voicemail since the rep was not immediately available and I left a similar message. Within 10 minutes, I got a return call. I started our conversation with, “This call is not about my S’ decision, but rather …” I think that put her at ease and I stuck with the intent of my call. No sense in adding stress to an already stressed-out admissions person.</p>
<p>For those of you wondering about the UM comments, see this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/480046-i-still-havent-gotten-yet.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/480046-i-still-havent-gotten-yet.html</a></p>
<p>JNSQ, part of the Tempus est iocundum movement makes for good walking music; when S was a small child, we’d march across the street singing O, O, O, totus flereo, iam amore virginali totus ardeo, novus, novus ….</p>
<p>(S has such a weird mother!)</p>
<p>owlice: Did your son ever ask what the words meant?! Weirdness is embraced and celebrated in our home!</p>
<p>JNSQ, I think he didn’t have to, because he had his own CD of the work, and I think the words were in there. He also heard the work in concert; the program had one of the… ah… “milder” translations of the text, for which I was thankful!</p>
<p>The days my two-year-old starting singing the words to Frank Zappa (inherited from my bro) and Irish drinking songs were the days those CDs disappeared into closets!</p>
<p>When he was a little older, we had to hide the Calvin and Hobbes books, as he was finding them waaaaay too inspirational.</p>
<p>Someday I hope to hear my #2 soprano daughter perform “In Trutina” from CB. Well, a mom can dream, can’t she?</p>
<p>I hear you re Calvin & Hobbes – no need to provide them with added ammunition. They get creative enough on their own. My youngest is in first grade, and I’ve been getting some…interesting…notes home from the teacher about said angel. Mind you, she is an 18 year veteran of the profession so I would have thought she had seen it all by now. I can only speculate as to what she thinks goes on here at home. </p>
<p>Happily, I no longer feel like singing: “Fortune plango vulnera stillantibus ocellis,” now that sting of college admissions has eased. Thanks for all the drinks you poured for me a few days back. And the cannoli…SQUISITA (cake is feminine, is cannoli?)!</p>
<p>Cannoli… is delicious. :D</p>
<p>mountains: Good for you!</p>
<p>You erudite women: How about Latin translations for us dimmer folk?</p>
<p>je ne sais quoi: Good to see you here. Hi!</p>
<p>^^That it is.</p>
<p>Kitkat, sorry you caught the bug. I hope you got the abridged 24 hour version.</p>
<p>Mountains, great job with the phone call.</p>
<p>It is here. The long awaited FA packet arrived. It was not sent out last weekend as we were told, which explains why we’ve been waiting so long. Even for our mail, the wait seemed excessive. Now I just have to wait for S to get home and open it! Once that is done we can start firming up college visit plans.</p>
<p>2blue: I remember a post about putting envelopes in the freezer to unseal, or ironing them but don’t try anything dangerous. I don’t want that on my conscience. Honestly, I opened FA stuff since we (the parents) are handling that end of things.</p>
<p>mythmom: “Fortune plango…” roughly translates to “I bemoan the wounds of Fortune with weeping eyes.” Kind of sums it up, doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Yes, it does, and beautifully, too.</p>
<p>We opened F/A stuff too, for jnsq’s reason. Kids wanted nothing to do with it, anyway.</p>
<p>We’ll, April is the cruelest month, but it won’t be long now.</p>
<p>Still no posting of the FA we are waiting for (was supposed to be online today latest). I called University of Michigan - no answer. </p>
<p>So far today I am living on gatorade. When my son had this, I feel that he made it linger due to some poor diet decisions (arby curly fries, taco bell, you name it). So I am doing the BRAT diet!</p>
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… novus amor est, quo pereo!</p>
<p>:D We sang Carmina Burana at our house, too. And Frank Zappa. :D</p>
<p>Tom Lehrer at our house, along with Gilbert & Sullivan…</p>
<p>Carmina Burana and Gilbert & Sullivan at our house too. At one point, my son learned all the verses of the Star Spangled Banner and could come up with an inspiring rendition…</p>
<p>My kids can judge my mood by the music that’s playing when they get home from school. Today? Andrea Bocelli. It’s a good day :)</p>