This may be my last year on this board, mpebbles. My S2 is graduating this year and I have no more coming down the pipeline. I bow down to those with 3 and 4 kids. You are all amazing moms. Sending extra special good luck to your kids, and I agree: there are so many incredible schools out there (USC as well as many others) and the right one will find your kid. USC had the exact specific programs my sons were looking for, and that made the wait pretty tough.