<p>Surprise!</p>
<p>S swore that he was going to UVA (if he got in) or Mich State. Applied to 5 other schools under protest. Ended up at a school he never even applied to (I did the app after I heard about the great merit aid). Did a visit, met some people, got into the honors college. Decided after the visit that even if UVA wanted him, he was headed elsewhere. It turned out that UVA didn’t want him : ( …but</p>
<p>Loves UA - Roll Tide!</p>
<p>I am most of your worst nightmares. I changed my mind in May! My high school yearbook even lists the wrong school. Almost 30 years later, I don’t exactly recall the circumstances, but here is what I remember.</p>
<p>I grew up Jewish in a mid-size southern city, very active in a regional youth group. I felt like everyone knew me and I knew everyone. When I visited what was suppose to be my first choice, I stayed with a cousin from an entirely different part of the country. However, even doing that, every where I turned, I ran into someone I knew, either from home or youth group. (This was at Tulane, by the way)</p>
<p>I am certain this visit was in March, but I think I stewed on it for a while. Then, I told my parents, and my father rushed me to the University of Texas (I had already visited and eliminated all my other choices.) I loved it, though in hindsight, my visit was the week of finals and I didn’t get a real accurate picture of campus life. (I had eliminated other schools because they felt to partyish to me. Ha!)</p>
<p>So I went to UT Austin – and loved it, parties and all. I really thrived there and was thrilled to be with a totally new group of people.</p>
<p>Now, my problem is that my son is set. He has been admitted to 4 schools, including the school he has been planning to go to since he was 2! He is very happy, very content and very set. I keep asking are you sure – and if you change your mind do you like your back ups? He doesn’t get me at all.</p>
<p>Daughter #1 knew where she wanted to go since the age of 8, and fortunately she got in. She never looked back.</p>
<p>Daughter #2 always said she would never leave California for college. (She did not like the smoking laws anywhere else). At the last minute she decided she wanted to go to schools with lots of school spirit and added U of Oregon and U of Washington. Got into both (as well as several in Cali) but after visiting UoW on a beautiful spring day, fell in love. She has thrived there, graduating in June with a double major and a minor on time. She will be coming back to Cali (to stay she says); she hates the rain!</p>
<p>Daughter #3 has gotten into one of her top 3 (Michigan) and now is just waiting to hear back from two in Cali. If I was a betting woman, I’d put my $$ on UM…it has everything she wants. But daughter #2 taught me what you love in January may be very different come April 30th.</p>
<p>I envy you. In our house, I’m the only one who beats everything to death. I love to discuss and analyze, etc, etc. My husband and daughter definitely prefer NOT to talk a lot about ANYTHING. It gets lonely. :(</p>
<p>That also could mean a surprise is in store for us. :)</p>
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<p>Gourmetmom wrote:</p>
<p>We beat everything to death in my house. We discuss, analyze, argue, slice and dice until every scenario, risk, advantage, eventuality and possibility of an issue, problem, choice, or decision is fully scrutinized. So, I can’t imagine being surprised by anything.</p>
<p>I’d like a nice surprise once in a while.</p>
<p>No surprise. She wanted to go to school in CA and she did. She listed her college as number 1 choice for NMF and her college also accepted her very early(Jan). The surprise is that she was accepted very early which she did not expect. I think we had a reasonably stress free college admission process.</p>
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<p>Had to laugh at this. Glad to know our house is not the only place like that.</p>
<p>@2Leashes- My parents don’t discuss anything either! Maybe we need to switch households! :P</p>
<p>Our only surprise was that D did not surprise us. She fell in love with a college last year, applied, was accepted and now wants to attend that college in the fall. This might be the first decision she has stayed with from beginning to end.</p>