<p>My d applied EA to a few schools. One school was supposed to be giving her the yes or no today (and it isn't one of those schools with very low admit rates). I checked her email and apparently yesterday her admin officer wrote to her urging her to complete her application. So I checked what was supposedly missing. It was the transcript from her dual enrollment class that just ended Friday and for which transcripts aren't even available yet. Since this was a first semester class, it really shouldn't have mattered and this isn't a school with thousands of applications. I suspect that their EA pool is in the hundreds and maybe even low hundreds since it is a very small school. The decision should be yes, no or if they really can't make a decision without that transcript (and I am not sure why since she already had another dual enrollment transcript that they have plus her GPA of 4.1W and her very good ACT scores) then they could have deferred her. She is getting an A in that class she took and if necessary for a decision, she can have them look at her grades online. I am the guidance counselor since she is a homeschooler so should I call or should she?</p>
<p>She should. The email came to her.</p>
<p>I think it’s more important to act quickly than who makes the call. If she is not available to call right now, you should.</p>
<p>On most days, my son leaves the house at 7:20 in the morning and doesn’t return until after sports…usually in the 6:00 p.m. range. So I’ve been known to make a call or two, and I agree with keylime. Quicker is better.</p>
<p>On several occasions I called about these type of issues for S or D when they were in HS, stating that I was calling at their request because they were in school or activities during business hours. No college ever had a problem with that. It is just pragmatic. Call and straighten this out.</p>
<p>I would call. My kids school will give kids detention if they are caught on cell phones during school hours and like others, mine are out the door at 7 AM and not back home until 6 PM. Colleges understand this. I don’t even quibble…and start the conversation "I am calling for my son XYZ who is not available to call you during your work hours " and then ask the question. I usually have the kids send a follow-up e-mail to acknowledge (in writing) whatever the conversation was about.</p>
<p>Just call. Don’t worry about who ‘should’ make the call.</p>
<p>For those who have mentioned detention for phones and being gone all day, the OP’s DD is home schooled so those shouldn’t be an issue. I would make the D call. It was her E-Mail and it appears she didn’t act on it.</p>
<p>Never read the last line that will teach me…Yes Erin’s Dad I agree the OP’s D should make the call since it’s not a logistical problem.</p>
<p>I think since your daughter is home schooled it is even more important that she make the call. I’m sure we all check up on our kids to varying extent, just to make sure important deadlines aren’t being missed, but since she is home schooled, I’m surprised the checking up wasn’t more over the shoulder peaking at her email as opposed to reading it outright. I would use this as an opportunity to develop more independance in your daughter, it will serve her well next year when she is away at school.</p>
<p>Really it does not matter. It is not “important”. The kid’s future is not hanging on whether or not Mom makes the call. The college is not going to black mark the child if Mom calls. The important thing is for the call to be made and the problem to be communicated well. If Mom wants to insist that the kid make the call and the kid is nervous then they can make the call together. If the kid is not around for some reason then Mom can make the call. If Mom has controlling tendencies and recognizes this then she can have her child dial the phone and talk while she is there to assist if necessary.
It is not a big deal that the kid make the call. Honestly.</p>