<p>Oh, how I wish I'd found you years ago! There seems to be sooo much information and support on this site, not just about specific schools and detailed info on shopping lists (!), but also about handling the highly-emotional and highly-stressed part of our lives as our offspring spring off. </p>
<p>My only child will graduate HS in a couple of months, and we're actively haunting the mailbox these days...D seems to have chosen only schools that don't do rolling admissions and has been surrounded for months (seems like years) with kids who have gotten acceptances all over the place. It has been frustrating for us all, with more than a few "what if NO ONE WANTS ME???" moments. Finally, yesterday, an acceptance - from the bottom of the list, but at least there's a place for her out there. :</p>
<p>I think I'm gonna like it here, and suspect y'all will better understand the myriad of emotions I'm heading into...I'm already thinking about getting a puppy to join our 1 dog/3 cat menagerie LOL.</p>
<p>BTW, I live in Dartmouth-Land, so will be happy to address any questions about the area.</p>
<p>Welcome to CC NHmom10. Fasten your seatbelt – as you know doubt have figured out, the next month or so is gonna be a wild ride. Good luck to your daughter.</p>
<p>Welcome. You maybe late, but trust me you will have a lot more questions once all acceptances are in, then how to deal with rommmate(s), how much allowance, how to get your kid home for the first holiday, how to deal with meltdown, first college boyfriend, first internship…before you know it your kid would be graduating and you’ll still be hanging around.</p>
<p>NHmom10 - Welcome and enjoy. The folks on this forum are extremely knowledgeable and encouraging. I have only been here since June, but I have seen everything from getting in to Harvard to the death of a pet. This is the best forum ever.</p>
<p>We have 2 huge dogs and when my son’s rolling admission came it, I went out and bought myself a tiny little dog (Stanley)…I think I am going to miss my baby!</p>
<p>where a bunch of '10 parents and a few kids hang out. We are a warm, welcoming group all going through the same things. Don’t even try to read it from the beginning; just jump right in with your own story and you will be enbraced. In a few months, we’ll start a new thread, and you can be in on the beginning!</p>
<p>Congrats on the acceptance! It feels good to have one in the bag, no?</p>
<p>NHMom … I am right there with you, waiting for the first fat envelope. My darling brilliant S has no acceptances yet, but no denials either. One of his schools says <em>this week</em> but who knows. My stomach has been in knots for weeks now.</p>
<p>Yep, I found this group well after all of our son’s apps had been sent in. I could have benefited so much from earlier participation, but I have still learned a great deal in the 4 years since that time!</p>
<p>welcome NHmom10. Beware, once you enter the doors of CC, it’s virtually impossible to leave! Congrats on the first acceptance. We’ll be looking forward to hearing more.</p>
<p>Welcome NHmom10. I only found cc a couple of months ago and started posting a couple of weeks ago. I, too, only have one child, a D. I felt like our application process could have used some fine tuning from the people and info of CC, but we sent them out without any help and have one acceptance so far, which really, really helps with the pressure. I’m a single mom, so my dog is becoming more and more important to me all the time. Sometimes I catch his eye and think it’s just going to you and me, buddy…Don’t want to turn into a crazy dog-woman, but I can see how it can happen. Welcome. Yes, and get over to the parents 2010 page.</p>
<p>The majority of us on CC have been there as well and can assure you that this too will pass. If she gets multiple acceptances, there will also be angst and buyer’s remorse then. And by the holidays next winter, she’ll find it hard to believe that she ever considered going anywhere other than to the school she attends!</p>
<p>Welcome! The minute the acceptances come, check when the admitted student days are (there’s a thread on CC with some of the dates). The hotels fill up and it can be hard to make the travel arrangements quickly. There’s another thread on whether to visit for the official days or just choose your own day, but I think, if possible, you should go for the official days. Good luck! More acceptances will be coming!</p>
<p>We were in a similar boat last year, but ego was still bruised from the Ivy rejection early decision. All worked out in the end, but I too wish I had had some of this info long before I did.</p>
<p>As for official visit days… we could not do that because of spring sports schedules, but there was a great deal of value in visiting schools when it was nothing but a typical weekday or weekend (whichever). Not sure all the bells and whistles are completely accurate when they are trying to convince you to write the giant check.</p>
<p>Admission (pun was not intended): I actually had hotel reservations for admitted student days at 3 colleges before acceptances came in, knowing that rooms in hotels close to campus with shuttle service might be scarce. (Hotel shuttles are a godsend when on-campus parking is scarce, which is usually!) I just planned to cancel those we didn’t need. </p>
<p>OK, so I tend to over plan though it generally serves me well!</p>
<p>Though there may be tears and heartbreak eventully things settledown and your child will look forward to his/her new world ahead. My sense is that they will adapt fairly easily to their new life of freedom and the sting of rejection will fade as they will have newfriends and a new environment to deal with. I found the book, “Letting Go” a useful guide for the transition to and thru college. Good Luck</p>
though it generally serves me well!</p>