<p>A few years ago we parents started our own EA/ED thread so we could all count down together. This is my third kid, so I'm not nearly as anxious as I was with the first two. However, my D is very anxious to get an answer from her dream school. I can't wait for her to get an answer so she can either calm down or move on. She applied SCEA to Stanford.</p>
<p>S is waiting on ED for William and Mary. Its my first, so I'm anxious!</p>
<p>D got early admission from Baylor. Letter arrived Saturday (her 18th birthday).
She's undecided.</p>
<p>Waiting on Yale EASC. First timers. She is relaxed, and I'm dealing with my nervousness by visiting CC a lot. OK, obsessively.</p>
<p>cookiemom - thanks for starting this thread so we can collectively wring our hands! I'm with you, riverrunner. I channel my obsession about this into CC, and I'm sure my son (first child) is grateful that I'm not bugging him all the time. He applied ED to Dartmouth, but still has a couple apps that need to be done before he hears from Dartmouth. It's gonna be an ugly week ahead! </p>
<p>I'm so curious to see what comes of this EA/ED process. He has a tight-knit group of a dozen or so friends, all of whom applied early somewhere. They're super-bright students, but most of them applied to Yale and Stanford, so it's going to be tough when they all come from the same small high school. At least with Dartmouth, the binding nature of early decision has scared off the faint of heart, so he's not competing against his best friends.</p>
<p>D2 applied to Swarthmore ED1. A couple of more weeks...</p>
<p>DS applied ED to NYU. It's a reach for him and he would be happy to be accepted to CGS. Crossing my fingers and toes!!!!!</p>
<p>I am getting an ulcer just reading this, brings back too many bad memories from last year. We have another 4 years before we have do this all over again. Good luck to you all.</p>
<p>I think the hardest part is anticipating how our kids will respond to possibly the first big rejection in their life. Those of you that have kids who are working on other applications should take great solace in that. I know many kids who can't bring themselves to work on other apps until they hear from their EA/ED school. If they get rejected or deferred they have to spend their whole Christmas vacation working on apps while reeling from the rejection. It's not pretty.</p>
<p>Something very interesting happened with my son after he submitted his EA application. He's a real learning-for-learning's-sake type person who's always done well in school and with standardized tests, but never cared about his grades and scores enough to do his very best. This college application process pushed some magic button with him recently, and that's all changed. He's asked to take some of his standardized tests one more time (even though he realizes the scores may arrive too late to be considered by some of the schools to which he'll send them) just because he wants to satisfy himself about what he might get with some minimal preparation. He also has been doing the optional assignments and extra credit projects from his teachers and taking studying for exams seriously for the first time ever to my knowledge. He attributes the change in his attitude to the submission of his first application finally making the whole college thing real and imminent to him. It's too bad this alarm didn't sound for him earlier, but I'm very happy to see these changes in him now!</p>
<p>Fortunately, his great attitude extends to awaiting results from his EA school. He (and we) will be thrilled if he is accepted, but appreciative of what he's acquired through the application process even if he's not.</p>
<p>Like oldfort, this brings back memories - good and bad - most recently from two years ago. Fortunately, we're done, but I still feel your pain. Just like on Wide World of Sports - the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Cookiemom--you are spot on! My S has a clear-cut number one school and applied ED. Won't even think about other applications until he hears back--he's even hoping to hear by Friday so he can cancel taking the SAT II's on Saturday (his ED school deoesn't require them)! Bottom Line: Accepted ED, a fabulous December. Rejected or defered for RD, more application misery. Bah humbug.</p>
<p>Our daughter was deferred then rejected from an urban school - perfect fit, great academic, the IT school. She ended up at a large NY upstate school, in the middle of nowhere. She is loving her school and her surrounding. She said in hind sight her ED was not the right school, and everything had happened for a reason. She believes someone up there was looking after her to get her to where she is.</p>
<p>The same happened with S - turns out his alma mater was the best school for him. Some things happen for a reason. :)</p>
<p>so nervuous here. Priority app to Ursinus and supposed to hear today and EA to Goucher and McDaniel and Umaine. Altogether he has 7 apps in and two more to finish.</p>
<p>D has wanted to go to Wash U. in St. Louis since she tagged along when her older brother visited colleges 5 years ago. Actually, she remembered really liking the food there! Her brother chose to attend another university, so we made sure to visit Wash U. again this past year to make sure that D liked more than just the food there...haha. She ended up loving Wash U even more than before. She will be devastated if she doesn't get accepted.</p>
<p>My son applied ED to Vassar - I think acceptance/rejection come mid-December. I hope he gets in with good FA so that this process is OVER!!</p>
<p>D didn't do any EA/ED apps, but best wishes to one and all as the countdown continues.</p>
<p>S got into William and Mary ED today--yeah! NO MORE APPLICATIONS!!</p>
<p>I am so glad you started this thread. First child, S applied SCEA to Stanford. When do they even hear? Does it vary or is it always the 15th. He is working on other apps, but I would love not to have to pay for anymore applications fees, SATs sent, ACTs sent, transcripts sent. Cookiemom, where did your other 2 go? Will he get a letter or go online to the stanford site. This is all so new. We would be nowhere without CC. I found it one year ago and have read everything I can to help him. He has told friends about it. You are right about learning to take disappointment being a good lesson too. Good luck everyone!!</p>