<p>Thanks all for your comments. I’m sitting in a coffeeshop at Georgetown now while my daughter sits in on Arabic class. Meanwhile back in California, my 86 year old mother is in the hospital with a broken hip from a fall that happened shortly after we arrived on the east coast. This is truly a horrible sandwich generation moment. </p>
<p>But thanks for all your advice and comments. I will check back often. </p>
<p>^ sigh. when it rains, it pours…hope everyone is ok.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your mother @chaieverymorning. </p>
<p>Oh, that is tough. I know you wish you could be two places at once. I wish your mother a smooth recovery.</p>
<p>I’m sure it won’t be smooth. She’s 86 with dementia. </p>
<p>OP - I am really sorry. It must be so hard for you trying to do what’s best for your mom and your daughter. </p>
<p>Thanks all. In case you’re still following, I wanted you to know my mom had a good outcome in her surgery today. It’s still hard that I’m on the east coast with my daughter and my mom is 3000 miles away, back home in California, but my brother has stepped up to care for her–and that’s good for him and for them. I’m the one who’s there all the time. And her recovery will be very challenging, so I will have plenty to do for her when I come home. My daughter, by the way, had a nice overnight at American, but doesn’t think it’s the school for her. She’s still very interested in Georgetown and will pursue writing the interest letter for the waitlist. And tomorrow we drive up to Boston for her to have a few days at Tufts–where she was also admitted. My guess is it will be the place she chooses, even though she will pursue the wait list–but it realistic that it’s highly unlikely.</p>
<p>Glad your mom did well with the surgery. Have a great visit at Tufts. It is a great school and it is beautiful. Unfortunately the weather is a bit cold.</p>
<p>@chai - sorry about your mom; have been in sandwich situation, and know how hard it is. For you daughter, if you want to pm her letter to me, I am happy to look it for free. One thing you probably should think is that WL at many top schools is a chance for them to cherry pick full paying students. Having known several students who were accepted from the WL of top Universities and LACs, all were full pay. With that said, it is no harm to try to improve one’s chances by sending a letter with updates, but it is also good to pick the best viable choice from acceptances received by your student, and get familiar with that.</p>
<p>anothermom2, thanks for your generous offer. I think my daughter knows that. If she writes a letter I think it shoulc begin something like this, “As a white student who needs financial aid, I know my chances of getting off this wait list are slim to none, but I still want you know that Georgetown is my very first choice for college. Just last week i sat in on an Arabic class there and…” Who knows She’s at Tufts tonight on an overnight and texted me that she’s very happy. I’m happy, too. Wanted her to fall in love with one of the schools that accepted her. That’s a stronger place to write her letter from!</p>
<p>I think the mention of being a “white” student will kill any chances she has of getting off the wait list. That could offend some in admissions (even if true). </p>
<p>Dear CC friends…thanks for your help and support with this issue. Just wanted to report that my daughter did an overnight last night at Tufts (and is there taking classes all day today). They paired her up with a host who is an IR major who studies Arabic (a perfect fit for my daughter) and when I talked to her this morning she was ecstatic and said, “No matter what school I had gotten into, this is the perfect school for me.” I am so relieved–as I’m sure she is. So no need for a wait list letter after all. She’s happily going to a school that wanted her and gave her the financial aid to back it up. Whew! Now we just have to buy the sweatshirt and pay the deposit!</p>
<p>Congratulations. Didn’t want to write this before, but I don’t know if I would have my kid choose Georgetown over Tufts. It is a great school. Glad your daughter fell in love with it. Wishing her 4 great years. </p>
<p>Yay, congratulations!!! You must be so relieved and thrilled.</p>
<p>sorry to charm in a bit late. but I saw the great ending, Congratulations. I was about to say it is PITA to write those WL letters.</p>