Anxiety, joy, grief, relief and joy again

Athletic Recruits
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<p>D applied ED to her first choice school, Duke, with coach's support and academic stats right in range for an unhooked applicant. No worries, right? Wrong. Plenty of anxiety, counting down the days, reviewing last years actual results threads over and over, etc. Log on at the appointed hour to find an overloaded server, reload, reload for 45 minutes...finally log in...ACCEPTED!!! Hugs and tears. Then look at the financial aid, ZERO. Total shock. More tears. Next day I call FA office and leave vm for counselor and start talking up NMSF full ride schools with DD. Following day get call from FA guy who says they've made a mistake, double counted an income item, now made a correction, new aid package posted on her profile.</p>

<p>Now I'm on the road, so I call home and ask W and D to check award online. Much better than zero, doable, we're all happy again, air hugs all around. I can't wait to get home for the real thing. But the joy has returned.</p>

<p>Sorry for too many details. I'm sitting in an airport hotel bar typing this and nursing a single beer, and caught a few strange glances a few minutes ago when I raised a toast to wilberry's D for her acceptance. So please join me, my CC athletic recruiting friends, in a cyber toast to the newest Blue Devil, my wonderful, beautiful, fantastic, brilliant and athletically amazing daughter.</p>

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<p>Tremendous post, sherpa! Raising my wine glass your way, and wishing all the best to your daughter. I’m guessing the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.</p>

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<p>What a wonderful ending to a great saga, Sherpa - wineglass raised here to your amazing daughter as well! Congratulations!!!</p>

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<p>Congratulations Sherpa and D! Go Blue Devils!</p>

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<p>Congratulations Sherpa and daughter! What a wonderful outcome.</p>

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<p>Awesome Sherpa! Persistence and phone calls can go a long way. Congrats to your daughter and whole family.</p>

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<p>So happy for you and your daughter that it all worked out. Enjoy the rest of senior year!</p>

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<p>An excellent, heartwarming post, Sherpa - congratulations to all.</p>

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<p>Sherpa, great news! And thanks so much for the post toast! I’d return it but the best I can do at the moment is an empty coffee cup!</p>

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<p>A Wow! followed by an Ouch! followed by an Oh My! </p>

<p>So what’s a few more gray hairs…</p>

<p>We knew she could do it. Big hugs all around.</p>

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<p>congrats!!!</p>

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<p>Congrats, Sherpa!!! Wonderful news1!</p>

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<p>Hi Sherpa, Congratulations to you, and your daughter and your family. My D is a sophomore at Duke and has loved every moment of her time there. It is a wonderful school and I am sure she will be very happy there. I only hope my ds would be able to get in as well next year. Glad it all worked out with the financial package.</p>

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<p>How wonderful her senior year will be now and the upcoming break —cheers!</p>

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<p>Sherpa, have always found your posts very helpful-be sure to stay on CC, we can all benefit from your insight. Great news about your D and congrats!</p>