Update: W&L asked if DS wants to take an Alumni Interview(optional). He has time till 1/31/23 but I asked him to complete sooner than later.
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Got admission email from Maimi of Ohio into CS and Business Entrepreneurship with good merit (34000). Heās also selected for Honors college.
He will know by mid-Jan if shortlisted for President Fellow scholarship program.
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Was able to send Honors app to University of Arizona yesterday which is last day (he already got admission to CS).
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Rejected from Stanford.
Sounds like he has many great options so far!
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Most fully qualified candidates are. Donāt take it as a signal that there was anything wrong with his achievements.
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He made a good run at it. Regroup and press on.
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He was totally fine with it. He said I may attend UCs or Cal Poly SLO.
He will not be applying to CalTech.
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Donāt get attached to any school that hasnāt said yes yet. After he has all of his acceptances, thatās the time to sharpen the pencil and weigh the pros and cons. They all have pros or they wouldnāt have gotten apps. Itās then a matter of making nuanced distinctions.
Iāve lost it in the thread. Did he apply for CS or ME at Cal Poly?
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Applied ME and then changed to CS.
Kid got email that he was admitted into Honors college at Miami of Ohio.
Need to send FAFSA/CSS for W&L.
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Update: Sent CSS/FAFSA/W2/Tax forms to W & L. Kid has to send 2 recommendation letters and mid-year Grade report.
FAFSA was also sent to Miami of Ohio (looks like I missed it).
He sent his dates for W & L Alumni interview.
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Got invitation to apply for honors college at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Kid sent recommendation letter to UC Berkeley and is a semi-finalist for Miami of Ohio Presidential Fellows program. He sent his acceptance to be considered for Final interviews (Feb 19-20).
Good thing is he will be 18 by that time and can travel for this interview by himself.
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He can travel alone now. My son flew internationally to a race camp, fully loaded with a burrito of skis when he was 15.
That said, if you can afford it, college trips are fun!
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Appreciate how faithful you are with updates. Wishing your son luck at the weekend in Miami! (Though he might wish it was a different Miami in February. 
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We got the LOR request from Cal, too. Good luck to both our kids!
Often the problem is finding a hotel that will allow an unaccompanied minor to stay in a room.
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Also most hotels donāt allow an 18-year-old to check in, although there are some exceptions.
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Miami of Ohio said they will cover Transport and accommodation expenses if he has to travel for the finals.
I donāt know if they provide a dorm or we need to book a hotel. Also, kid is driving for past one year, but I am not comfortable for him to rent a car and drive from Cincinnati/Dayton to Oxford campus. He may Uber/Taxi to the location.