<p>Even as a relatively new member of CC, I had read and was moved by Andi's situation. It's so wonderful to read about a happy ending! Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us, and I know that the difficulty reaching this goal will make it all the sweeter!</p>
<p>Andi, Congratulations to you and your son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Digmedia: LOL> That was one of the best posts on CC.</p>
<p>Andi, Digmedia did give me a great idea. Once your son is at Brandeis for a semester or two, if he does well academically, he should send a letter to all the schools that rejected him with a copy of his transcript, noting that something was indeed wrong with the admission's process. This should not be done sarcastically, but with sincerity. Just rub it in nicely.</p>
<p>There is no better taste of revenge than to politely stick the knife into the schools that didn't admit him.</p>
<p>PS: Congrats on admission to Bransdeis. It is a FABULOUS school.</p>
<p>Andi,</p>
<p>There is no way I can express how thrilled I am for you that this scholarship is in your son's bundle of opportunities! I know that is so exciting to him and it moves me beyond telling!!!</p>
<p>Andi,
A big congrats to your son. I know he'll have a great experience at Brandeis -- a very vibrant place. Great news!</p>
<p>Andi, I have tears in my eyes over this news! Congratulations to your well-deserved kid. And you are a class act, have been from the first post last year when everything fell apart. We are all so fortunate that you chose to share this journey with us. There will be countless unnamed moms, dads and kids that will benefit from your experience and from your incredible attitude.</p>
<p>Leave it to digmedia. (post #58)</p>
<p>Andi & Andison-CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure there are many CC'ers out there who did things differently after reading your saga last year. I know my family did. </p>
<p>Savor this moment and let it wash away the sadness of last year. Maybe that was the rocky part of his path. It just took some pain and time to find his way. Enjoy the spoils!</p>
<p>Andi and Andison -- Beyond happy for you!!! This is the wonderful happy ending we have all been waiting for. Your willingness to share your experiences has made a real difference in the attitudes and application decisions of many families, ours included, and we are most grateful. Knowing that you finally have the great outcome you deserve is very sweet! Congrats!!!!</p>
<p>Rolling on the floor here after dig's post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <em>lol</em> </p>
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<p>andison son said that the "man" had been getting him down and now he's stickin' it to the man. </p>
<p>My mother calls it revenge of the nerd. (but he's not really a nerd ;) )</p>
<p>More good news today... U of Rochester! The spell is broken..</p>
<p>andi-</p>
<p>My son (#1) went to U of R. It was a great school for him, and a seemingly perfect size: small enough for personal attention, but large enough to provide lots of opportunities.</p>
<p>There were two downsides: 1. Expensive (unless you've got great scholarship money, which my son did NOT), and 2. It is cold, cold, cold in the winter.</p>
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<p>Andi:
My wife & I both graduated from U of R, with our PhD's (so tuition$ was not an issue :) ), and so did my mom. I'll second Digmedia's comment about winter - the sheer <em>volume</em> of snow is huge. </p>
<p>I realize that it's very unlikely that AndiSon will pass up his Bernstein scholarship at Brandeis, but U of R is usually pretty good about merit aid. Fingers crossed - even if AndiSon doesn't go there, it's nice to feel wanted, and have multiple schools bidding for your presence.</p>
<p>I , too have followed Andison's saga and am thrilled that now things are turning out so very well. And kudos to CC for "bending" the rules here. </p>
<p>Well done, all around!!!</p>
<p>Great NEWS.............great update...............I am so happy for the son. and the mommy too.</p>
<p>Andi,
OMG, I've found the forbidden thread! Can I finish typing fast enough before it vanishes???? Re; Post #70-isn't Andison "the man" now? So, isn't he really sticking it to himself? Maybe. Geez, that sounds familiar. So, congrats again, thanks for sharing from the worst to the best and I hope he has many more choices in the next month. You have truly provided a priceless service for many families on CC.</p>
<p>Andi, just curious, did the essay used for this year's admissions mention anything about what happened last year? I am just wondering if Andison used the rejection lemons to make lemonade.</p>
<p>I too have been on alert status for andi & co, and it is a thrilling resolution already, even unresolved! Good luck with all the choices and opportunities.</p>
<p>That's absolutely wonderful. Congratulations to both of you!</p>
<p>taxguy he only used it for the 'main' essay for one school because (1)they didn't have the common app and one of their essay choices was 'overcoming adversity'- and (2)they already knew what had happened. </p>
<p>His main essay was about his interest in physics, smaller essay on music and an additional essay on what he hoped to do and achieve during his gap year.
He really felt that he wanted to emphasize the positives in his life and that that in fact was more about 'who' he was. It's not specifically that he wanted to avoid having "them" ""find out"" what happened to him but more that he didn't feel that it accurately portrayed who he is. </p>
<p>He did rewrite all his essays and do all applications from scratch. The only exception was that he used last year's main essay as a supplemental essay for one school where that was an option.</p>