<p>I meant to mention earlier, I’ve been making bow ties! </p>
<p>@NewHavenCTmom, I just messaged you with a suggestion. Or at least I think I did. I’m not too adept at using the various CC functions!</p>
<p>Thank you! I received it! Looks like it might work! Very nice.</p>
<p>Hats and scarves – YPMB plays for hockey games too! Though I don’t promise to finish anything before next fall 
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<p>I just looked at my yarn, and I’m using Wool of the Andes Winter Nights (not Stroll, which is slightly brighter).</p>
<p>@Ijustdrive Great idea! Thanks for the yarn colorway. I think my afghan might end up being for my son’s first apartment at the rate I’m going! Happy knitting.</p>
<p>PS. We love the YPMB at Ingalls. (My son is a hockey player.)</p>
<p>Hi all, Haven’t been on CC in quite a while, my D is a senior at Yale and I was just reflecting on how quickly the 4 years went by and wishing I could slow down time (most of the time! LOL) I also have a D who is a senior in High School who applied SCEA so I am anxiously awaiting the decision day on Tuesday. (AGH!) She is my final child so no matter where she ends up next year we will be empty nesters! Love having this thread as a way to connect to other Yale parents! </p>
<p>This is the first Winter Break for my first-year son. Can someone help me understand what the sequence for finishing exams, packing, and leaving the dorms is likely to look like? (No alliteration intended.)</p>
<p>This is D’s second winter break. As far as I know, she schedules a convenient train home, finishes her last exam, packs, locks her door and heads to the train station. I am not aware of any special checkout process. Although last year, she got home and still had a project to turn in online, so she was not really done. :)</p>
<p>Yes, generally they finish and leave as soon as they can. As an FYI, I know that they do go into the dorm rooms to clean bathrooms (the only time my son’s suite bathroom was cleaned freshman year!) and check for fire code violations over the break… </p>
<p>Just remind them that they do a room inspection over break so all the contraband - ie. liquor bottles, microwaves, etc. should be put out of sight. If they have questions about what they should “hide”, tell him to ask his FroCo.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip!!</p>
<p>I don’t think microwaves are against the fire code anymore, though I’ve read this more than once on this board. <a href=“http://yalecollege.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Undergraduate_Regulations_on_Appliances_in_Dormitory_Rooms.pdf”>http://yalecollege.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Undergraduate_Regulations_on_Appliances_in_Dormitory_Rooms.pdf</a></p>
<p>Don’t know for sure about the microwaves either. That’s why they should ask their FroCo. They will know for sure what they should put away.</p>
<p>The link I posted makes it pretty clear that microwaves are fine, along with electric teakettles and Keurigs in undergraduate residence halls. Christmas gift ideas? I sent my son an electric teakettle this fall to help him combat a nasty case of bronchitis, which is how I came across this document on the Yale College website.</p>
<p>Anyway, I suspect the microwave ban is from years past; I’d trust the official undergraduate regulation more than the FroCo in this case, as he/se may have operated under a different set of rules as a freshman. I double checked the voluminous Undergraduate Regulations here, and found it again on page 95 (on the PDF): <a href=“http://yalecollege.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/URegs_14-15.pdf”>http://yalecollege.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/URegs_14-15.pdf</a></p>
<p>Thanks classicalmama!! I only referenced the FroCo because they hold a wealth of information about how things really are and have been a great resource for my D about how things really are now. My info is much outdated - by about 36 years.</p>
<p>Do you know the course load of your S or D for the last semester of High School? Did they still need a full load after being accepted to Yale (in a way that Yale is still monitoring and will not withdraw their admission)? or they can basically do a minimum load (i.e. 2-3 classes per day)?</p>
<p>Mine did not change any courses, particularly since a few were AP classes that met all year. She did choose not to take one of her AP tests, though. It could not have been used for placement at Yale and would have required a lot of studying. </p>
<p>The courses would have been reported on the application, so they may wonder if they are different. Also, part of the admissions is based on taking a rigorous course load. I would check with the HS guidance counselor. Obviously, enough courses must be taken to satisfy HS graduation requirements. The final grades will be sent to Yale.</p>
<p>My D took the same course load. Probably didn’t work as hard. Had 2 AP classes. Since Yale doesn’t use AP credits the same way as most schools, she didn’t sweat them and didn’t study for exams. From what I heard, they just circled random answers. What a waste of my money. Anyway, never sent the scores in so it didn’t matter. </p>
<p>Seriously though, should take the same rigorous course load but you’ll be surprised how stress free they will be since this will be the first time in their high school career As won’t matter. Also, most teachers kind of back off of second semester seniors, especially at the more rigorous high schools so they can enjoy the last few months before graduation. </p>
<p>Congratulations on your child’s admittance and welcome to the family!!!</p>
<p>DS kept up his courseload. It’s a small school (100 seniors), so the teachers knew the kids pretty well, and knew who had been accepted early and just didn’t want to be rescinded, and for whom the grades mattered more. DS still worked at the courses he cared about, a bit less at the ones that he didn’t.</p>
<p>It was a private and rigorous school that allowed licensed kids to park there. By second semester senior year, DS was probably off-campus more than on. I think that parents of seniors should get a tuition discount </p>