<p>She’ll probably have good results then - it’s just an awful wait. This is my second time around, so I know the drill. I lost five pounds during the last two weeks of March in 2010, and I’m on the same track this year. Always a silver lining!</p>
<p>Thanks, I hope so! I’m down a couple of pounds too…didn’t connect the dots before :~)</p>
<p>OK, as I know exactly how you are all feeling, because last year March seemed like the longest month in the year, I give you this oldie but goodie for comic relief. I was reminded of it from another thread about the neurotic parent book. </p>
<p>Here you go:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do.html?highlight=clam+fart[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do.html?highlight=clam+fart</a></p>
<p>Read it from page one!</p>
<p>I remember that one, it was hilarious!</p>
<p>How fortunate for those of you in misery to at least be losing weight. I think I’m gaining it, with all the extra cookies and wine I’ve been drinking to pacify the stress. I am feeling positively grouchy, so I hope I don’t have to do much socializing this week.</p>
<p>Moonrise - we were in a worse position back in '09. Had one out and out rejection from an Ivy. S didn’t want to do EDII anywhere as he refused to “fall in love” again. He very much had some excellent choices come April 2. Spending too much time on CC can definitely affect parental confidence, especially considering some of the stats relayed on here. So … hold tight and consider your pounds gone missing to be a good, but perhaps very temporary, accomplishment!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the kind words and the laugh…clam farts…who knew??</p>
<p>Boo, I GAINED weight last year at this time! I started eating gummy candy for pleasure in the midst of stress!</p>
<p>I was wondering if I am the only one feeling this anxious. I was up in the middle of the night worrying. While my S has 4 acceptances already, his dream school is hanging out there in the balance. I think my biggest fear at this point is that several other kids at his school applied there as well, and I think and torture myself with thoughts of “What if they all get in and he’s the only one who doesn’t” that would be worse than rejection…I will be happy to see April 1.</p>
<p>finger crossed for my dream school, pray everyday…</p>
<p>I’m also anxiously waiting on acceptances. Unfortunately, I have twins who are academically similiar and are applying to the same schools. I keep hearing rumors that one of their schools are sending out letters this week. I just hope they both get in to their first choice. We also live in a major city and our mail delivery is bad so there’s the added stress that something got lost in the mail.</p>
<p>I do hope that the schools send out an electronic notification or at least an advisement. Actually every set of twins that we know have BOTH gotten accepted to the same school. Maybe schools do understand the closeness, and try and accept both. The question is always asked on the application, isn’t it?</p>
<p>We went prom dress shopping this weekend to get away from the madness of waiting for results. That was lots of fun and bonding time!!!</p>
<p>Admittedly, I’ve:
- already mentioned this on another thread (or 2)
- somewhat dismayed but trying to stay positive…</p>
<p>Background: I hadn’t seen any of my D’s applications because she is an extremely independent kid and it’s her life. Finally, last week, she let me see all her submitted applications (far enough into the process where my opinion could mean absolutely nothing). MOSTLY, I am hugely proud of what was written. So this morning, I was looking at the one for her relatively biggest reach school. In the supplement she mentions a club and an activity she could see herself involved in. So I look it up on the college website (as the other was the school newspaper)… And this is its description: “Our mission is to serve the needs and strengthen the relationships of Black and Latino alumni;” </p>
<p>What the… !!! I am guessing it’s going to be a resounding “no.” Obviously, she is not an alumni and she is… umm… WHITE! I am guessing she got this confused with something else? One can still hope, but I don’t think it’s going to much matter, and I am so not going to mention the faux pax. However, maybe she can appeal by admitting she is also blonde? Seriously shaking my head here…</p>
<p>She doesn’t need to be a Latino or Black to want to strengthen their relationship, just saying. There are blond Latinos</p>
<p>Not sure that reasoning is going to cut it, but she is involved in a club that is all about equity…the Alumni part is a bit more tricky to get around. 
but thanks for playing.
:)</p>
<p>Keeping my fingers crossed for all RDers.</p>
<p>modadunn, that is too funny although I know you aren’t laughing. I have had several of those what were you thinking moments but am glad you, like me really had no idea what was going on with apps. That is how it should be I think, although I did proofread some essays, I did not make any changes…</p>
<p>Well Elle, I will admit I did see her common app essay early on because she asked what I thought. I can honestly say that I read it and had no flipping clue where she was going with this rough draft! But she is kind of sensitive (although you’d never know it to meet her) and I couldn’t just blurt out… what are you trying to say here, it makes no sense, it’s disjointed and lacks flow. Well, I could have said that, but it wouldn’t have ended well. So… I will admit to having a conversation with her about perhaps she could better explain to me what she was trying to reveal about herself (because I just wasn’t sure I got it). She sulked for two days and then came back and simply talked to me about it. I never saw the essay again, but my H did. When I asked him how it was, he shrugged and said, I think it’s pretty good. Well… I read what was actually submitted and had one of those aha moments of… Oh! There she is!!! Now I get it! (thank the lord).</p>
<p>I am SO happy right now–S3 has 3 acceptances and one deferral. He’s waiting for a final decision on the deferral and another reach, but he is mentally “moved in” to one of his acceptances and is comparing the reaches’ programs to the accepted school’s one–and not always favorably. Yay!!! If by a teeny chance he gets into one of the reaches, he may actually not go–which is fine with us. We want him to be happy, and it sounds like he has a place he will be. phew!</p>
<p>Congrats SJTH! That sounds just awesome. As I’ve said from the beginning… all you really want for a kid is choice… and too many isn’t good sometimes! So… good for you, good for him! Time to buy the Sweatshirt!</p>
<p>^ lol Modadunn–He HAS the sweatshirt He’s actually NOW wearing it in public!! Looking forward to seeing where your D lands!</p>