<p>Twinmom, way to go to one of the twins and to the mom! Must be wild to have two going at the same time!
Mumsie, we can see the cartwheels from here!</p>
<p>almost everyone i know who attended their summer program and applied EA got deferred too...including myself!</p>
<p>who knows what they are looking for anymore...</p>
<p>Thanks for the good wishes!</p>
<p>Using all that I have learned from our wonderful parents here at CC, I had my kids send in just about all of their apps prior to this week (well, they're still finishing a few up) as we never expected this admission in December, if at all. Being that Harvard is SCEA and non-binding, there may still be other options to consider come spring. If not, that's okay too! And yes, we're still waiting for good news for the other twin.</p>
<p>comeone over to Sinners Alley, and we'll buy you a drinK :).</p>
<p>Or you can have plenty of drinks while you are waiting</p>
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<p>True. The gray, rather than the cold, is the hardest part of the Wisconsin weather-related adjustment I've had to make. The snow stays on the ground until March and then when it finally melts the campus and the town are filthy, cigarette butts, sand, and dirt everywhere, until the spring rains come. But spring is nice.</p>
<p>And, btw, the contributor who cited 60" of snow so far: lake effect snow? Right?</p>
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<p>Congrats on one twin getting into Harvard! And good wishes for the other twin. S is very happy at H. PM me if you have questions.</p>
<p>tsdad -
correct - we're just south of Chardon (snow capital of Ohio). Our property is about 10' below the highest point in our township. </p>
<p>On the positive side, the folks around here know how to deal with snow - it takes a <em>lot</em> to shut us down!</p>
<p>Many congrats to all happy acceptees!!</p>
<p>Kat: you should write a parenting book; you are batting 1000!</p>
<p>Oh, I am so excited to hear all of this happy news!!! Congratulations to all CC kids --- may this be the start of four happy years and a lifetime of success.</p>
<p>And, to those whose kids did not receive the hoped for news today, my thoughts are also with you. Hang in there, better days are ahead and you will soon be posting your own happy news here, I am sure.</p>
<p>Eadad,
I knew you were partially tongue in cheek. The other night my daughter was re-watching the Collegiatechoice video for Beloit and she actually finally noticed that there were no leaves on the trees. Wow, she said, that's going to take some getting used to. How long do the leaves stay off the trees? When I told her from October until late April, she looked at me with true fear in her eyes. :)</p>
<p>Well said Carolyn! I could not articulate those sentiments any better!</p>
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<p>You eventually get used to the lack of leaves and the cold, but as tsdad agreed,the days/weeks of grey are really tough to get used to. However, it was the 15+ inches of snow on April 15 that really took a lot of getting used to, or better said, being prepared for! That happened my freshman year. My b-day is the 17th-not quite the b-day present I was hoping for.</p>
<p>As Ohio_mom pointed out, they DO know how to deal with snow and we actually only had three occasions of "snow days" in four years. We had a snowfall one year that dropped over 18 inches between midnite and 6 AM (there had been no snow on the roads and only minimal snow on the ground the night before) and paralyzed the town for two days when it continued with no abatement for most of the whole first day. Parked cars disappeared under these massive snow piles and when they finally plowed, the snowbanks along the road were well over 12 feet high. It was like driving through a canyon. We actually got more days (and evening activities) cancelled in my four years because of ice than we did snow.</p>
<p>My senior year we got back from Christmas break and found absolutely no snow on the ground -anywhere. It was eerie. Since we had always had snow on the ground from the time we got back from Christmas break (usually long before we left for the break) until the time we got back from Spring break, it was quite unusual and a bit foreboding. The prevailing thought was that "Mother Nature would find a way to get even"....and she did!</p>
<p>I'm so beside myself--DS got in ED to Cornell. Its been his dream--I couldn't be happier for him!!</p>
<p>Thanks for all the terrific information and support from all you WONDERFUL, experienced parents!!</p>
<p>Who would have thought! Small town rural Alaska and our daughter was accepted EA at MIT! The stress of the last week were almost overwhelming. I really feel for those that were deferred and have to go through this for additional months. Thankfully we have three more years before this process starts again.</p>
<p>momof3teens, Congratulations. I guess your son must be on cloud 9 right about now.</p>
<p>AKgirl, Welcome to CC and congrats on sharing such great news for your first post.</p>
<p>Zowie! Congrats AKGIRL! When you combine "rural" with "Alaska", an east coast city boy like myself conjures up images of igloos!! You won the geographic diversity sweepstakes!!!</p>
<p>Also, congrats to Wild Child and his mom!!! sending you a PM.</p>
<p>congrats to all on the wonderful ED news.Some great acceptances!
S reports many walking wounded deferred candidates in his HS and a line out the door yesterday at Guidance of kids handing in their saved piles of RD apps...one kid had 12!
So far he's 3 for 3 on direct admittance into his major of choice (Sports Management) at Michigan (where its in Kinesiology) South Carolina and at U Mass (in the business school).</p>
<p>Wow, all of those great news: AKgirl, Cathymee, momof3teens! Congrats all!</p>
<p>in response to the discussion about no leaves on the trees and snow on the ground...</p>
<p>Another factor to look at when leaving non-frost areas bound for more wintry climes is the amount of sunshine or sunny days. Some wintry place have lots of sun, some have very little. Also, many cold areas endure desert-like lack of humidity during winter. Not saying all these factors are negative ones, they are just part of winter.</p>
<p>My daughter got into Cornell ED. She is beyond thrilled. She is a recruited athlete but worried because her SATs were not great and although GPA and EC were wonderful you just never know. We had been getting alll kinds of positive feedback but one never knows until you get the official word.</p>
<p>SHe is going to be doing gymnastics for Cornell.</p>