<p>My daughter did manage to get two non restrictive early action apps in on Nov 1 (Oct 31 actually) and managed to submit a third app tonight. And then she said, Hurray! Three down!</p>
<p>Now there are three more colleges whose apps she intends to finish by Nov 30. And then one more by Dec 15. And then one more by Jan 10. And then the last one by Jan 15 I think.</p>
<p>And with her courseload, music, and other extracurriculars, she was already pretty much too busy to eat or sleep before college app time hit. I swear, her little brother is going to write admission essays in the summer after junior year. She got a little bit of a start, but not enough.</p>
<p>I will be SO GLAD when the last envelope out is sealed or the last "submit" button is punched!</p>
<p>Just had to share. Thanks.</p>
<p>And, oh well... Three down is better than two down.</p>
<p>MM2K, one of the most relieved days of my life was when I shoved the last stack of college apps across the post office counter on 12/28 of D's senior year in hs. I'd say it felt like passing a kidney stone except that (knock on wood) I've never had one.</p>
<p>And midmo is right. Daughter wrote an application for a leadership program last spring and for a community service award this fall. It does sort of seem like most of the additional essays she has to write for the rest of the apps fall into categories that were more or less hit by one of the three college applications she's done so far, or by things she wrote up for the leadership or community service programs... The rest should be easier...</p>
<p>Except for the optional Tufts essays and the University of Washington honors essay. Those are unique. She drafted one of the Tufts ones, a short story actually, and loves her draft, but it is 4 times as long as the word count limit allowed. (When she tells me stuff like that, it just makes me nervous. I obviously worry about this whole process way too much.)</p>
<p>My son had only done 3 apps (out of 10 total that he planned) by this time of year and we had travel plans for the holidays and he had tons of schoolwork and extra activities. I was tearing my hair out and starting to nag. I didn't see how he could get it done--plus we have frequent power outages in the winter and he was applying online. Drove me crazy!! After he had done a few more, at his own leisurely pace, I realized it didn't matter if he got them all in and the nagging was uncomfortable for everyone so I stopped. In the end, he completed all 10, was accepted to all 10 and chose one of the first ones he applied to. This too shall pass.</p>
<p>I guess these will be the only times I could be happy to hear "Dad, where is your credit card?" Because each time DD asked for that, it mean one more application submission. </p>
<p>She told me the GC confirmed with her that she has completed 4 in October (including everything from the HS).</p>
<p>You're lucky- son got his 3 applications in by deadlines (ie California midnight for one- that's 2 am here, on a school night; didn't finish the application to a school he didn't want...). I don't miss the parenting of a senior at all- we had a child as independent and stubborn as we are... I can't believe parents actually have kids who listen and take their advice... It's hard, you have to let them do the work, hope they take some of your advice- and all sorts of other aggravating, patience requiring things. And the teenage brain doesn't think like we do. Good luck to everyone, and be proud that you did the job of raising a "fine young man/woman".</p>
<p>Let me warn you all.....after the teeth-gnashing, hair-pulling out remainder of the time between now and your kid getting all the apps done, then follows a endless vacuum where they will not hear ANYTHING, and time appears to stand still. You picture haggard and sleepless adcoms reading through piles of app materials, and hope your kid's isn't the one they spill coffee on! You practically stalk the mail-delivery person and pounce upon the mailbox every day from mid-February to the end of March....You think the nagging is going to kill you, and then you find the waiting is worse!!! And, at least in my case, I was much more impatient than D was!!! That said, happy holidays everybody! :D p.s. The flurry of activity comes up again when all the acceptances come flying in, and carries through to graduation. Hope you're enjoying this roller coaster ride!!!</p>
<p>I know others enjoyed the whole experience--curmudgeon has written fond words about it--but I found the whole thing to be irritating. Our son wanted no advice, no encouragement, no suggestions about colleges. He did, however, have a fabulous senior year in many other ways, and that part of it was fun.</p>
<p>I wish I could go back and just let him do what he wanted without worrying about things. Then, all my memories of his last year at home would be good ones.</p>
<p>I know others enjoyed the whole experience--curmudgeon has written fond words about it--but I found the whole thing to be irritating. </p>
<p>Well, yes. Yes, I did write fond words. ;) All except for that whole essay part and oh! The entire FA process sucked. Other than those, it was a blast. The apps and brags sheets and visits and research and strategizing, I'd do those all over again. Wait - I am doing them all over again! ;)</p>
<p>edit: That's just the nature of our relationship. D called today with a question about next semester's schedule. We talked. I made my comments. She rejected the specific suggestions - what's new? LOL - but changed her list because I raised something she hadn't thought of as being as important as it is ( to lighten up a little). Works for us. I don't take it personally when she rejects my advice as long as she listens. She doesn't take it personal that I disagree with her, as long as I don't try to tell her what to do.</p>
<p>Aargh! We're three down, three to go in our house. It's like water torture. Then there are the separate scholarship and honors college applications--not to mention the lovely FAFSA task, which I am so looking forward to because I just love sitting down to do my taxes in January. My S has two rolling admission acceptances already, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining. But I'd kind of like to leave the country for the rest of the year. </p>
<p>On the flip side, we're experiencing none of the sullen, hostile, get-out-of-my-room behavior everyone seems to predict. That's making this year with our only child--in spite of the water torture--a real pleasure.</p>
<p>curmudgeon, my son called to talk about his schedule for next semester also. Except that I had no idea what the names of those courses meant, so I couldn't even pretend to make my pitiful standard attempt to advise him. I did appreciate that he ran the schedule by me, and he CLAIMS he can take 18 credits without exceeding the limits of the scholarship. </p>
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<p>Yes, aren't they.</p>
<p>I feel like that commercial that's running where the fella is being asked by his female significant other to choose which dress? which pair of shoes? and ultimately which color phone? Wherever the dude goes, she goes opposite. ;) Really? Huh, well I like this one. LOL.</p>
<p>'Mudge, I'm with you. That D as a senior still calls, mulling over her schedule choices and rejecting half the asked-for advice, is great. A transition from advice-giver to animated sounding board, cash dispensing feature optional.</p>
<p>I was the world's worst at dealing with the "cone of silence". If he hadn't gotten some early acceptances, I'm afraid I'd have driven everyone around me crazy. I felt like I was holding my breath for 2 months.</p>
<p>Three EAs done, including a top choice. Two more due in December. Depending on how things are going, a couple more by 1/1. We are having lots of fun -- there was a bit on panicking in October over essays (on my part, not DS's), but otherwise, it has been a very happy semester. Progress is being made. Homework is still getting done. Hair is still attached to head. Child is still alive.</p>