<p>Congratulations, cameliasinensis!! Hope I got your name right :)</p>
<p>My D was also accepted at Bryn Mawr and it's really looking like she'll go!</p>
<p>That first acceptance to a really good college in a terrific location is SO sweet.. Congrats</p>
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<p>We told you so! :) Congrats!</p>
<p>Mathson got accepted at WPI, no surprise there, but the $15,000 merit award was. :)</p>
<p>I am so glad to see these great acceptances coming through! I feel like I an anxiuos mother hen over some of the kids I've read and heard about over the past few months! Great job, everyone!</p>
<p>DS found out yesterday that he got into the Honors engineering program at UT-Austin - so he's now in at all he applied to. He's leaning towards Rice, but we are still considering UT due to the scholarships and honors program. It's a difficult decision, and I don't want to regret it, either way. Are the financial hardships (delaying retirement savings, house maintenance, scrimping and saving for ANOTHER 4 years worth it? I waffle back and forth, but I think probably "yes")</p>
<p>So far my son has been accepted to: U of Michigan (LSA Honors), NYU, Brandeis and BU, and waitlisted to Wash U. Still waiting to hear from Penn, Columbia, Emory and Northwestern. </p>
<p>Now that he got into both of his safeties (Brandeis and BU) and 2 of his 3 matches (Michigan and NYU, waiting on Emory), I am starting to think maybe he should have "aimed higher" and applied to more reaches such as Cornell and Duke. I hate second-guessing myself and the advice we were given, but as my username implies, I always find a reason to be "nervous" - we'll see what news the next week brings.</p>
<p>nervousmommy - nice to meet you! I'm aptly named...
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Anxiousmom</p>
<p>Anxiousmom, I bet we have a lot in common! Though I am a lot less nervous now than when this whole process started!</p>
<p>My DD was accepted to Franklin College Switzerland. Her second choice. If she does not get into her first choice (Notre Dame) on April 2nd, then we have to scramble to get her to the accepted students open house in southern Switzerland on April 12th. Not a bad second choice though, huh? I am very proud. She will study international communications if she goes.</p>
<p>Hi all - I have a question - not sure if this is the correct place or not...but…
Many of the Accepted students weekends/Preview weekend events are all on the weekend of 4/14....not only is that a problem (multiple events on one weekend)…but it is actually moot as my son will be in Ireland performing during that entire week.
So, question is - how bad is to not attend one/some/any of these?
Should formal regrets be sent?
Should explanation of absence be sent?
Thanks for your thoughts, ideas.</p>
<p>Don't worry -- it's no big deal if an admitted student doesn't attend these events. It's for their benefit, no explanation or regret need be sent. In fact, if it's better to attend a different weekend, many schools are happy to accomodate that and it gives the student a more realistic picture of the school without the rah-rah aspect.</p>
<p>Out with MIT, In with Carnegie-Mellon</p>
<p>Any advice on how to comfort a distraught son? The MIT rejection marked the end--the dead end--of a life long dream, and is coloring his reaction to the Carnegie-Mellon acceptance. Frankly, I think C-M is the far better place for him, but he's feeling that it is somehow "second best." Is this one of those situations that can only get healed with time, rather than with words? I truly appreciate any advice from parents who have "been there, done that."</p>
<p>jpartners, you may want to look over this thread on the MIT forum (Rejected</a>? It's Alright!) written by a current UC Berkeley student who was not admitted to MIT 3 years ago. And if you think it's helpful you might show it to your S. CMU is such a great school -- and I know at least one student who turned down MIT thinking CMU was a better choice for him. Congrats to your S on the CMU acceptance!!</p>
<p>CM is a really great school and a nice balance of science and arts. I notice you are from outside Boston so your son will also be able to experience a new city and region in the country. </p>
<p>Congratulate him on all his hard work even if it did not translate into an MIT acceptance. Too often we only see that excellent high school record as a means to an end.</p>
<p>This may not help...but given the year's extremely competitive college admissions situation, he will have a lot of company among classmates who have not gotten into their first choice school.</p>
<p>D just got two more big envelopes - University of Richmond and Union College. Now she's just waiting for her reach schools. The end is in sight!</p>
<p>Chedva, congrats!!!!! I had a former roommate in college who was a Spiderette! :) And I thought Union was a reach for just about anyone!</p>
<p>My D is vascillating now between a school she hasn't yet been accepted at, and one that she swore was the one she wanted. Sigh!</p>
<p>MomMary - I'm with you. My kid not only can't make up her mind, but all the accepted events are either at the same time, or not during spring break, or not doable without multiple trips (we're on the Left Coast, schools aren't). Almost impossible to coordinate trips since they're not all in the same locale. I just wish she'd say to me "this is the one," but only once!</p>
<p>jpartners - CMU is terrific!!! Heartfelt congrats to your son and you. I tried to get my younger kid to look at CMU, but he wasn't interested. The one CMU-er I know is now a Pediatric Opthalmologist, or however you spell it.</p>
<p>jpartners, I'm so sorry that your son is upset. My anxiety level is sky-high this week because there are bound to be rejections, and it's so painful to watch our kids' disappointment. My son has gotten into some great schools, but was deferred from his ED school. We'll hear the final results of that this week. So I may be re-checking this thread for any advice you received.</p>
<p>I also wanted to say a blanket "thank-you" to the folks on this list. I'm a lurker but have gotten a lot of info and help from the board. And I think I've amazed my son a few times with that info!</p>
<p>limner - welcome to lurkhood! I do it a lot (best that way, for me), but sometimes I just can't wait to celebrate, and since I get the mail before DD gets home from school....I sometimes have an idea what's in and what's out. And....you can probably go ahead and have that glass of wine (from your other post). :D</p>
<p>Erin's Mom, thanks for the welcome (and the go-ahead to drink). I was outside rescuing the unplanted pansies I'd dumped to get the mail, and my son drove up. He parked, and was getting into his girlfriend's car when I blurted out the news about Carleton. He's pretty laid back, but he drove away with a huge smile on his face. I still have to wait to see the finaid package, so I'll pour that glass of wine.:D</p>