<p>D finds out this afternoon if she got into Georgetown EA and i'm way more nervous than her...i think it's because Georgetown is one of the few colleges that doesn't use an online notification...they send out letters (all at the same time) to every single candidate...you walk out to your mailbox and there is either a thick envelope or a thin envelope. And you know right away. Which is pretty much what i went through in high school....</p>
<p>And not to worry....she'll be fine with her other colleges...they're likely a better fit....and neither she nor I are optimistic for today...i guess i'm just amazed at long-buried memories of my own....and playing it out on the stage yet again. :) </p>
<p>My D will probably receive her envelope within the next half hour. The mail comes just as she gets home from school. My palms have been sweating all day and my heart racing. I thought I was the only one overly invested in this process.</p>
<p>Good luck to all the Georgetown applicants. I wish I could say we were in the same boat but D refuses to apply there against all my begging and pleading lol.</p>
<p>Good luck moms (I guess you’re moms). I was in your same exact boat last year. Even though we got an electronic notification, the minutes leading up to it were the worse few minutes I can remember. It is just such a feeling of helplessness. As parents, we know it will work out in the long run, but this is one of the first times in our babies’ lives that we can’t control what happens.</p>
<p>Good luck to you! Our ED date was epic with twins. D’s decision date was at hand; S’s was still (allegedly) a few days away. D was nervous so we all sat in her room keeping her company until the magic hour hit. About 10 minutes before, S was checking his phone, went into his spam folder, and saw an email from his ED place. D basically threw her computer at him and said, check it on the computer, not on your phone! He had gotten in - and we all screamed and cried (ok, I’m the one who cried) and hugged one another. At this point it was just about time, and D got in and we all screamed again. H and I looked over at one another and mouthed the words, “Thank God.” Because the idea of dealing with 1 getting in ED and 1 not was more than we could bear. </p>
<p>Best of wishes!! It really does all work out in the end! Georgetown is an awesome school and I would have loved S to have gone there!</p>
<p>I remember the day that my S was expected to get his ED envelope,I couldn’t stand the wait so I circled the blocks to look for my mailman. Found him several blocks away and he gave me the mail. It was good news!!</p>
<p>Good luck to your D. Georgetown is a great school and DC is great to visit.</p>
<p>S waiting for ED notification today. Has an acceptance already to a wonderful school he loves with nice merit but it is still very stressful to wait on the favorite. This school doesn’t have a specific date for the e-mail, but based on previous years and some current info from counselors, interviewers, and the admissions office, everyone expects the e-mail blast today. It would be so great to be done by dinner! </p>
<p>OMG @southernhope I feel your angst just like everybody here. Last week was Cornell’s ED decision and I remember telling my D before she left for school to just remain calm and not to worry too much, to which she replied, “not to worry, mom, I’m neutral like Switzerland.” But I knew she was anxious.</p>
<p>When she got home she had 90 minutes to wait for the decision. I tried to just stay calm, make cookies, check on the dinner etc, but I was also very anxious, so I sat down in front of the TV and mindlessly watched an episode of Gilmore Girls while checking my watch like every 2 minutes! With 15 minutes to go, I went outside, took the garbage out but the butterflies in my stomach were racing. I was so nervous for her. For weeks we talked about the possibility of a rejection or deferral and she seemed to be in a decent frame of mind about it. Her RD apps were ready to go so not too much stress on that front. It’s just at this moment, it’s out of everyone’s control and you know how much effort they put into these applications and they have a lot invested in this one application. It seems irrational, I know, but who ever said this process was rational?! I mean this is surely not a life and death situation but nonetheless, as moms, we feel our kids’ emotions.</p>
<p>D was up in her room the whole 90 minutes doing some homework and when the time finally came, I heard her crank the Gloria Gaynor disco song “I Will Survive” and just chuckled to myself. Next thing I know I hear a thump and a very happy girl ran down the stairs and that’s when the tears started. </p>
<p>It was such an emotional release, the tears, the shaking, the hugs, the phone call to dad at work and D1 at college, the disbelief, the double checking the letter over and over again, but it’s a day I will never forget. And if it was disappointing news, then I was going to follow her lead and console her accordingly.</p>
<p>Best of luck at the mailbox today. I kind of like it that Georgetown still sends real letters.</p>
<p>I’ve sat by the mailbox waiting for the mail. Fortunately, the mailman at the time had been in our area for many years. I’m sure they all knew that when the college decisions were mailed, the parents would be waiting for them.
Good luck to your D SouthernHope. </p>
<p>Positive thoughts are headed your way! My household is currently in chaos waiting for tomorrow. I don’t think I would consider myself a good mom if I wasn’t “over-invested” and empathizing with her nerves. But regardless of what decision comes…they need us as much as ever. </p>
<p>Here’s hoping you are supporting her with whoops and cheers, and sending support if you are supporting her with hugs and descriptions of alternate bright futures.</p>
<p>You know, if your kids were able to put forth credible applications to Georgetown, then they have everything they need to be successful in life =- regardless of whether they get in! Just being a “credible player” is accomplishment enough! </p>
<p>Pins and needles here too for a decision tomorrow. I was doing ok until I looked at Twitter. Nerves are catching! Oh, the wait seems endless right now. DH knows of my nerves, but I’ve tried to appear calm for DC, who I know is nervous enough.</p>
<p>Good luck to you. I remember the anticipation as well. My mom brought my (fat) envelope to school as soon as the mail came. Had it been thin she would have waited until I got home, but I didn’t know that. Heck, I didn’t know she was watching the mail as closely as I was.</p>
<p>Georgetown’s aversion to using the Internet was one of their big negatives in my book. I also didn’t like that they didn’t deny anyone in the EA round, so you have no hint at all as to whether your deferral was something to be hopeful about or not. </p>
<p>I’ll never forget that Caltech sent regular letters to those they rejected and priority mail letters to those they accepted. I’ve never really forgiven them for that. </p>
<p>I think CMU sent an email, but also sent an envelop that said “The Fat Letter” in big plaid lettering. No need to hold up that sucker to the light!</p>
<p>My D LOVED the Fat Letter from Carnegie Mellon! It was such a big packet that it didn’t fit in the mailbox. The mailman had to leave it between the door.</p>
<p>Last year my D had no idea when or how her super-reach school was going to release decisions. She was so focused on finding out the results of her match schools. She was so shocked when the one and only day she picked up the mail she found a big envelope with “Good News Enclosed…” She was home alone that weekend as the rest of the family was at a Boy Scout event. Not that it matters in the long run, but I wish I was at home to celebrate with her at that moment. And I didn’t have great cell reception so it took her a while to finally get ahold of me. When she called I thought she was going to ask if she could order a prom dress or something. Nothing like the news she was about to bestow on me. I was ecstatic for her! And to this day I still am so thrilled for her. </p>
<p>Hugs, southern hope and good luck with U Chicago. I have been through this twice… with different outcomes. It is not easy at the time, but it will all work out.</p>
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