<p>My son just got a call from Swarthmore admissions - he's been accepted! He is thrilled, and his mom and I are thrilled for him.</p>
<p>He got the call at school (public high school in Maine). Guidance called him downstairs for "an important phone call".</p>
<p>My son the Swattie - awesome for him!!</p>
<p>CONGRATS! I'm from VT and going to Swat next fall, hope to see him there! If he wants, he can converse with fellow admitted 09-ers at <a href="http://www.swarthmore09.org%5B/url%5D">www.swarthmore09.org</a> to get a sense of what next year's class is like...</p>
<p>Congrats! I was wondering when and who the lucky ones would be told/were.</p>
<p>That's great news for your son, BMan.</p>
<p>bmon:</p>
<p>Congratulations to your son. Holler if you need some driving directions for next fall. I've just about got the route memorized!</p>
<p>we are all still hoping for andi's son</p>
<p>ditto.
fingers still crossed</p>
<p>Welcome to your son! My son just finished his sophomore year and he and I were talking yesterday about his experiences "half way through." Swarthmore was his only choice and he does not regret it for one moment. I hope it is as wonderful an experience for your child as it has been for mine. Please ask away as your questions pile up!</p>
<p>Congrats! :D</p>
<p>Congrats to bman's son.</p>
<p>momof3sons, is your son going for study abroad next year? I was wondering where Swatties go. My son says there are good programs with Sydney University in Australia where he may be interested...</p>
<p>yayy, congratulations!!!!</p>
<p>achat,
My son, unfortunately, never expressed an interest in going abroad, and now that he has been accepted as a double honors major in political science and history, his "course of action" is pretty well set for the next couple of years.
I think I remember that Swat has an interesting program in Grenoble, France and Swatties can latch on to a number of other programs, even if they are not directly sponsored by Swat.</p>
<p>Thank you all, from him and me. No questions yet; he's still doing handsprings down the street. I hope those of you waiting get the call soon.</p>
<p>I hope andi is reading this. If Swat doesn't work out we can all put our heads together for some kind of amazingly creative and unique gap year for her son.</p>
<p>Thanks Alumother. We haven't stopped working on it for a minute!!!
andi</p>
<p>Andi, this isn't the best of suggestions in that it's really not a step into the adult world, but your son could probably if he wanted do a post-grad year at Interlochen.</p>
<p>Congrats to Bman and son; and Andi--I'm still thinking about and rooting for your son every single day.</p>
<p>I was just wondering...can a student stay on more than one waitlist? I'm assuming that they could then pursue several aggressively if desired.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. </p>
<p>Fiddlefrog that's an interesting suggestion; we'll look into it. I've never quite figured out what the adult world is anyway. </p>
<p>donemom it is possible to stay on more than one waitlist; in fact, it's highly recommended. Although I'm not sure one would give each one the 'promise' of attending if admitted sort of approach.</p>
<p>Good to hear from you andi.</p>