<p>mountains, that doesn’t sound good… We’re down to three schools, and we’re going to visit two next week. The third one we can’t get back out to. I hope something ‘clicks’ pretty soon or we’re going to be drawing names out of a hat!</p>
<p>jude_36 - It’ll click - this child has always been a very careful decision maker, so I probably would have been more surprised if he has already made a choice by now (“Mom, what’s the rush, it’s only April 14?”). He’ll get there; just not on my timeline, I guess.</p>
<p>mythmom - I’ll take two. :)</p>
<p>Not really how to make them, just how to drink them–slowly, with great enjoyment! My son didn’t make his decision until the last minute because of late revisits–it will all work out.</p>
<p>bethievt - I’m encouraged. I did tell my son that he can definitely take a gap year and do something productive if he feels he needs it. That was met with a resounding NO. He told me he will decide when the time is right. I reminded him that better be before May 1! I’m off to check if we have ice cream in the freezer.</p>
<p>With ice cream, chocolates and drinks there should be something here to cure whatever ails us! CC has made me realize how limited my knowledge of mixed drinks is. mountains and jude, wow, those are a lot of visits! S is going to decide by tomorrow if he wants to make a third visit or stick with two.</p>
<p>2blue - Yes it is, and I know I’ll be sick of packing, unpacking, packing (with arguments in between). And the 17-year polished off my ice cream. Can’t seem to win nowadays but the tide will change - I can feel it (but then again, I’ve always been accused of being too positive).</p>
<p>One letter + one phone call = $6000 more $$ a year. This actaully makes thing more complicated than ever. Be care what you ask for!!!</p>
<p>Dad II - Congratulations - but yes, the decision making is now tougher.</p>
<p>Yes it is complicated, but exciting. Congratulations Dad II and your talented daughter!</p>
<p>^^^ Are you implying that I am not talented???</p>
<p>Ha,ha,</p>
<p>Dad II–you and I know you did your part in helping to produce a wonderful human being. Enjoy!</p>
<p>mountains-- congrats on holding your own opinions aside while the child who is not on your timeline makes his decision. I think that’s the hardest part for me-- not that I want to interfere with the choice-- I just want my S to go about making it the way I would, which of course is not my S’s way at all…to me, the May 1 decision day (d-day?) is practically in our laps, and to him it is still in “the future”!</p>
<p>acme - Thank you but I still need to back off more - after all, there are still two weeks left! I have to start seeing the world through his eyes and just be patient (unfortunately, I was out shopping when God handed out this virtue). Double sigh.</p>
<p>The final visits as an accepted student can bring a lot of clarity. These kids are choosing their home for the next 4 (we hope) years. Even if the visits are over, a student might need this time to let things gel. Given the build-up–the years they have spent with thoughts of college–it’s a very narrow window of time to make a selection. The good thing is that their top few schools are likely to be all good fits. Another day, another deep breath.</p>
<p>I’m so glad other kids are heading into the second half of April without having made a decision yet. My son decided to visit his top three choices and is currently visiting the last of the three. He had pretty much narrowed his choice down to a top two but decided to visit the number three school just to make sure. After visiting, the number three school remains in the third place and has therefore been eliminated. He feels a bit guilty about that, because they’ve been so incredibly nice to him.</p>
<p>So, he’s left with two final choices. The first one he visited didn’t have any overnight stays available, so he felt that he didn’t get a whole lot out of the day-long visit. He still likes the school a lot, but it’s just hard to know if it’s the right one. He’s on his final visit now, and I hope I’ll know tonight when I pick him up at the airport whether he has enough information to make a decision. He and I both agree that the decision will be much easier if he either loves or hates this final school. If he’s generally positive about it, that will put it in a tie with his other top choice, and I don’t know how he’ll break the tie. There won’t be a wrong answer in that case, but I’m afraid it won’t be as satisfying a decision.</p>
<p>He might need to sit with it awhile, nceph. There really is no hurry at this point. Could he be in touch with students from his top choice schools via Face Book or whatever it’s called? If he gets to make the ultimate decision, it’s likely to be satisfying. But really, isn’t it ok if he thinks about it a bit more?</p>
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<p>Coffee’s up! Danish, muffins, and croissants are over on the buffet.</p>
<p>Hot water for tea is in the silver urn; we have a nice selection, including Constant Comment, Earl Gray, Tazo Chai, and blackcurrant. </p>
<p>There’s hot chocolate, too, but the peppermint schnapps for Peppermint Patties is off-limits until afternoon! :)</p>
<p>Neither one of my 2 made a decision until around 4/30. Although at the time, I felt that I was way more stressed over the procrastination, it turned out that both of them were even more so. Once the decision was made, they both turned into much happier people (and much easier to be around!).</p>
<p>Thanks owlice–I’ll help myself to the black current.</p>
<p>To put this in perspective, I just looked in my 2007 appt book and at this time last year, we hadn’t even started the revisits to 3 midwest and 2 west coast schools. We didn’t get home from the last one until April 28th. Dear son made his decision, I believe, the next day. You guys have all the time in the world! Have a nice cup of tea and enjoy this leisure!</p>
<p>Yum, I think I’ll have one of those Danishes. Thanks for keeping us well stocked, owlice. On the bright side, thanks to having to fill out FAFSA there are probably very few people on this board rushing to get their taxes done today!</p>
<p>It’s almost a week before my son has his next visit. I wish it were this week, but so it goes.</p>