<p>I am glad you went and liked it, but sorry to hear son won’t be going. Good luck with all you do and I am sure your son will find a college he loves!</p>
<p>CountingDown-- I second that! I have bee doing a lot of behind the scenes research for my S and casually slipping info into conversations…he seems impervious to all further input from me (not my opinion-- I won’t do that-- just ways of structuring his process of making the decision). So, now I am ready for his decision, either way. I’ve pro’d and con’d and dissected and I’M READY to let it all rest. But, this is not my decision to make, it’s his…and continues to be clearly on his time frame, not mine.</p>
<p>There’s still plenty of time, CountingDown. The decision will be made. </p>
<p>And, yes, <em>forever</em> had occurred to me.</p>
<p>We seem to be down to two schools, but I’m not positive.<br>
I want a CC decal!</p>
<p>bethie - I think we are one step beyond forever (if there is such a thing; if not, CCers can define it).</p>
<p>CountingDown - I think we’re down to two also but I’m not holding my breath. I just might turn blue.</p>
<p>owlice</p>
<p>I think it’s time for the oxygen masks!</p>
<p>And defibrillator. owlice, I’ll take my oxygen mask in pink.</p>
<p>jnsq–congrats – what a wonderful school–and yes a toast to you–
countingdown–good luck with your son’s final decision</p>
<p>weird–now that my s made his decision it became so real and I couldn’t sleep last nite–with concerns – not like me at all</p>
<p>lindz126-- so sorry to hear that having a decision still leads to insomnia. Maybe tonight will be better.</p>
<p>I had dreams last night that <em>I</em> was in college again, 19 but with the wisdom of a 40-something, and I was at the school(s) S is considering. Very, very weird. I clearly need oxygen, horse tranquilizers, something…</p>
<p>lindz126, (for all the parent who are concerned) I don’t get it. It is your kid’s decision. It does not matter where he/she end up, they will be happy. You want your kid to be happy at college, right?</p>
<p>CC’s standard answer to any question are that “it is their life, let them decide”; and “it is about fit, not prestige”. I start to think some of people are not practicing what they say.</p>
<p>Good one, Dad II. I have faith you will carry what you’ve learned to your dear son’s college search!</p>
<p>Dad, knowing that we have to let them decide and knowing that they will be fine does very little to calm the irrational anxiety that grips us. That’s why we come here and keep repeating this… </p>
<p>And just because I know YOUR kid will be fine, doesn’t mean MY kid will be fine…</p>
<p>Yes, jude, I worried too. I think I’ll worry less next year, but we’ll see. I’m keeping my CC user name and password–so I can help the <em>other</em>, less well-adjusted parents.</p>
<p>No oxygen masks, but rather, CAKE! (You’re not surprised, are you? 
)</p>
<p>Tonight’s is a Chocolate-Almond Truffle Cake (torta al cioccolato e mandori). It just came out of the oven, so has to cool first. No flour in this, just toasted almonds freshly ground, sugar, cocoa powder, butter, eggs, milk, and rum (or amaretto). The top gets sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar. </p>
<p>Who’s up for some?</p>
<p>jude_36, I don’t get it. If you are o.k. with whatever decision your kid will make and you know they will be fine. What is there to worry about? Give me a couple of “for examples”, please.</p>
<p>And another decision is made. Another kid trying out a different part of the country for college. The purple cow has triumphed over the blue devil, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s not even so much what the decision was. It’s just nice to have a decision, any decision. And it was a school that sent a car decal with the acceptance, so that’s taken care of.</p>
<p>I had been dying to know the decision, but I hadn’t wanted to exert any pressure or influence and certainly didn’t want him to feel rushed. It’s been hard. Finally my D told me this morning that she had seen on facebook that he had announced his decision last night. So, for any of you still wondering what your kids (mostly boys being indecisive now it seems) are thinking, perhaps they’re dropping hints to someone other than the anxious parents.</p>
<p>Ok, nceph, I’m a little slow, but where is the “purple cow”? (I do know about the blue devil…)</p>
<p>Sorry. It’s Williams.</p>
<p>nceph, congratulations!!</p>