<p>I think I am more nervous about my son's apps than he is. :)</p>
<p>The Early Action applications, special boxes, seperate scholarship apps, etc. are all in. And we have 1 acceptance in, several more to go! </p>
<p>It's going to be a long wait from now until mid-February.</p>
<p>One parent recently told me that you get to breathe a big sigh of relief when you write that deposit check. :) I believe that is the truth!</p>
<p>Best wishes to all.</p>
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Starting about this date last year, I hustled myself to the mailbox every day anxious to see if "the envelope" was here. Only about 9 days before any envelope could possibly be expected :rolleyes:. DS didnt' seem to have any of that ridiculous nervousness at this point. So, yeah, I think we parents can be the more crazed ones.</p>
<p>I did have the idea that, if the envelope was "fat," I'd have the appropriate color balloons flying from the front door when he arrived home from school. But as it happened he was here to get the mail himself on D-Day. It's a nervous time, but it can be big smile time, too.</p>
<p>Hoping for big smiles all around :D.</p>
<p>My daughter is the one showing nervousness at this point. She's in at two schools, but neither are top choices. She's nervous enough to be considering sending out a few more applications to schools that were never on her list before. I'm not sure that is a good idea, but it's her choice, of course. I am actually quite calm at this point - I know she has a choice, even if it's not the perfect choice, and that helps.</p>
<p>Funny, my son is acting as if the acceptances are beside the point. Getting the applications in was his goal. I have to remind him to check his e-mails in case one of the schools is missing a piece of paperwork. He has a couple of accounts and just used a certain one for the colleges. I'm the one that wants him to apply to just a couple of more schools. If the apps are free and the application is easy, just seems like it wouldn't be a big deal.</p>
<p>I was definitely more nervous than my daughter at this point last year, which was a good thing because she still had most of her auditions to get through. She heard of her first acceptance almost a year ago while on a school bus on the way home from a field trip and had the whole busload of kids cheering for her. That first one makes a big difference, particularly if it does not come from a safety.</p>
<p>Me? I'm ready to throw up any minute. My daughter? She's too busy to be nervous. Thank the Good Lord.</p>
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<p>LOL. I'm with you. I wake up in the middle of the night wondering if her ED school got all her materials, if she put enough time into the RD apps, etc. If my daughter's nervous, she's certainly not showing it.</p>
<p>I'm pretty nervous, too. Wish my DS would complete last two apps which contain tough questions. He seems not to be nervous but then again he's the laid back, happy type. Four years ago S2 appeared not to be nervous as ED notification time approached. After he received his acceptance, he told us he never had been so nervous. Eight years ago when S1 applied early, there only was snail mail. Most letters arrived on 12/15. On that date, S1 and three friends from elementary school went around from house to house to support one another as they all received and read their letters. It was so nice to see these boys exhibiting such caring. Two were accepted to their top choices and two were not; it is great to hear and see what they all are doing now. Everything will work out.</p>
<p>jmmom, you and i think alike. the day that my eldest was to find out his ED outcome online, i bought a humongous helium balloon resembling his intended school's mascot. it was so large, i had to stash it in the rear of my minivan until the moment of truth. when he received the good news, i pulled it out in celebration. he was very touched.</p>
<p>kathiep, my S was the exact same way. Soon as the apps were done, it was like he could have cared less. Meanwhile, I was checking the mail three times a day! S got a bit more alert the day the email decisions were to come out, but he never really showed nervousness or looked like he was going to throw up (like me!).</p>
<p>OK, I admit it, worrywart. I bought a bottle of sparkling grape juice at the store this weekend and am hiding it in the garage. I sure hope I'm not jinxing her.</p>
<p>Talk about jinxing! When S1 was expecting ED decision via snail mail a couple of years back he was working a full shift at a job on a Saturday. Dad asked if he could open an envelope should one arrive. S said "absolutely not." Envelope arrived, I tried holding it up to the light (it wasn't fat and I couldn't read the contents) and then we did something very daring, crazy in retrospect. I bought balloons in college colors and tied the envelope to the balloon strings and suspended it mid-air in S's room. Dad professed to be annoyed with me for doing this, then pulled out a hooded sweatshirt from college which he had ordered online(!) and spread it out on S's bed. Fortunately, the news in the envelope was good.</p>
<p>Well, you can imagine MY nervousness when -- two day ago -- my daughter got a "thin" envelope from her EDI school. Thank goodness it was an "application complete" letter. After being revived, I got nervous all over again.</p>
<p>I guess my anxiousness stems from the uncertainty about whether this whole process is about to be over. While I think my son's ED school is a perfect fit for him, and since he is a recruited athlete the odds should be really good for him, I do know that there are other wonderful schools on his list. However, the applications to a number of those "wonderful schools" are not complete, pending next Wednesday's ED decision. His worst fear is being deferred. He would then have a real dilemma, because if he wanted to hold out hope for the ED school, he could not commit to any other coaches. He doesn't want to face that problem. I also regret that I can't celebrate with my son, since he is at boarding school. Close to the same time as the ED decision, he will get a decision from Georgia EA and Chicago EA. My son's ED coach told me that he has heard from admissions about a couple of kids who are NOT going to be admitted, and the fact that there has been nothing about my son is a "great sign", to use his words. I'll believe it when I see it. (this is a very honest 20 year coach with a good relationship with the admissions folks) Bottom line- I'm freaking out.</p>
<p>Daughter applied to 1 and only 1 school and was accepted (no brainer) - it certainly took the anticipation away but that's not all bad.</p>
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Good luck, everyone! One strange thing for us last year was getting a likely letter. It, too, came in a thin envelope, at a time when we weren't expecting any significant information. Thinking that it was a letter requesting additional info or something, I opened it at home. (I had told DS that I wouldn't open any acceptance letters.) I was just shocked when I read the letter, and felt like crying. I didn't see how the finances would work out, and I knew he'd want to attend this school. Later, he told me that when I handed him the letter, he thought it was an early rejection, based on the look on my face!</p>
<p>Well, I'll help hold y'alls hands now, but y'all have to hold mine in the spring when FA awards and big scholarship decisions are made. That's when all the cookie tossing will begin in our little part of Texas.</p>
<p>Okay, I check the mailbox at least twice/day (or until the mail gets here). My S asks if any envelopes arrived as soon as he sees me. I tell him the earliest possible date is 12/15. He does have one acceptance, which has been a blessing b/c it has given us peace of mind. It is a nail biting time for us.</p>
<p>Quote: "Me? I'm ready to throw up any minute."</p>
<p>Major LOL!</p>
<p>Quiltguru, your post completely brought back what I felt like during those last few days before the 5:00 EA e-mails were to be sent on Dec. 14 last year. My heart was almost continually pounding, and I just tried to breathe to calm myself...sometimes I literally thought I would have a heart attack! (I don't think my son knew any of this...at least I hope he didn't!) I remember like it was yesterday, on the actual day, watching the clock like crazy until 5, and then almost jumping out of my skin when my son said, calmly, that he would wait until about 5:20 to check his email. When he decided to check, he invited me to join him...I remember looking over his shoulder as he clicked on his mail, and there was something there, but not from his school. Then, a minute later, he clicked again, and there it was...a miracle in black and white.</p>
<p>Well, at least your EA was Dec.15th, b/c some EA dates are the middle or end of January!!!</p>