Sr. Parents: Question about ED

mmaah
Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:52:03 +0000

One more voice of ED experience: My son had a very clear first choice and the ED route was a healthy and happy choice. He has had no regrets or second thoughts. From his perspective it was one application and then time in his senior year to develop internship activities and skills rather than do multiple applications and worry through the waiting. I am grateful there was this option and that he took it.

I did have to get over some of MY disappointment at not visiting more schools, or learning what his options might be, or seeing him courted along the way. But that was definitely me, not him. And now, as I watch parents wrestling with choices, etc., I am glad to not be doing that…And besides, with CC I have been able to vicariously visit, ponder, and enjoy the courting of others’ kids–without paying multiple airfares…

We did insist he visit/interview/overnight at one other school–the second choice, before agreeing to ED–just so he was making a genuine comparison.

We also did see some January senioritis–but here too there was the advantage that it was ES (early senioritis) and the midterm progress reports led to a rapid recovery from slacking with ample time to undo any consequences that might have a permanent effect on his record.