<p>We knew that!</p>
<p>Jaf, can you mention to my son WHICH side HIS bread is buttered on?</p>
<p>though the nagging worked somewhat last night....I think he essayed today, but I'm afraid to ask.....</p>
<p>Hello everyone, I read here a lot but don't write in much on this thread....but I can SO relate to all you say! We dropped D off today at boarding school.....she is an RA (Prefect) and they go a week early. She has MONO and has been out of cross country for over a month.......so.....off to a rough start. BUT....the mono was a good excuse to make her do apps and ONE ESSAY, yay! She keeps telling me that NO ONE has done anything and I say "well GOOD for you! You are ahead of the game!" but she seems unimpressed by that, LOL!</p>
<p>just gently suggested my d spend 15 minutes getting the essay started...she's the type who has hard time getting going but then digs in and becomes engaged in it...lets hope she still does anyway...hard to balance giving them space with providing some structure and encouragement </p>
<p>welcome 252525--hope your d feels better my d had mono few months ago---took while for full energy to return...</p>
<p>harriet hope you enjoyed your active household this summer...
historymom thanks for your good energy...nice to be hanging with you ladies again</p>
<p>Cpeltz- no fear you are not the only one. D gave me list of "requests" to print off all supplemental questions for schools she is applying to and a couple she is considering, and if I could organize them in file folders "that would be great" </p>
<p>She did do a 2 minute flip through the common app that happened to come in the mail, and has done NOTHING! and if one more person tells me their child is done with essays I think I will have a breakdown. </p>
<p>It is going to be a very long fall!!</p>
<p>My son is a gaming boy...is more excited about a "World of Warcraft" convention he bought tix to than our college visit. Oh well....I'm trying to have the grace to cherish who he is while still trying to guide him toward who he can be!</p>
<p>Essays won't be coming when I'd like them to, but I trust his strong voice will be enough when the deadline screams at him.</p>
<p>Posted way earlier in the thread, but have mostly been "lurking"/reading. Although S doesn't seem to be overly engaged in the whole college process, he's pretty good about doing stuff when I suggest it. One really bright spot is his final writing assignment in May for junior English was the "College Essay." It's getting polished now, but I feel as if he's over the biggest hurdle, at least regarding that piece of applications. D (now going into junior year at college) was sent home for the summer after junior year in HS (diifferent from S's) with a vague suggestion that she work on her college essay. She didn't, and it became this whole big cloud hanging over her head. Obviously it all worked out, but I like this way w/ S much better!</p>
<p>cpeltz....our S (rising Sophomore in high school) discovered gaming this summer and it has driven me crazy. He seems to prefer this to anything else and we have had to put limits on it. Any suggestions? He doesn't want to go to bed at night!</p>
<p>Still no sign of an updated essay from D (just the rough, rough, ROUGH draft from a few days ago). I did sign up her email address at Fastweb after we returned from campus tours and she told me yesterday that she's been applying for scholarships, so that's a good sign - but she's been responding to scholarships that DON'T require an essay at this point. :rollseyes:</p>
<p>cpeltz & 252525, we have a gamer here too, although in his case it's Rock Band and Guitar Hero. It's not the only thing he does but it sure is a time-suck.</p>
<p>I liked what you said, though, cpeltz - you phrased it nicely. And as I posted elsewhere the other day, it often happens that just when I'm about to reach for one of the guitar/controllers to bash S1 over the head, he gives me one of his sweet, goofy smiles, and I remember all the good reasons not to. </p>
<p>No new essay draft here, no new nothing - did get a note from the honeymooning GC, who says yeah yeah yeah it's all fine, we'll get him going next week, etc. I guess I probably would be feeling mellow if I were writing emails from my honeymoon, too! :D Poor new wife. . . .</p>
<p>My D hasn't done a single thing re filling in college apps, but her school won't send transcripts out till October anyway.</p>
<p>My D's school better send out transcripts before October. They won't want to experience, as my D puts it, the wrath of the angry dragon.</p>
<p>I know, I was pretty upset when she told me mid-September. I told the GC, "there are schools in Florida that D wants to apply to that have had their application up since August 4th with a merit scholarship deadlines of the 2nd week of October". When I told D, she winced and said, "you didn't raise your voice, did you?" I said I might have upped the volume a bit to get my point across. No wonder this school doesn't have many kids applying out of state. Ugh.</p>
<p>D clicked "submit" on her first college application today. Optional essay remains to be submitted but there's an October 1 deadline for the fee waiver and I WANT THAT WAIVER! We still need to submit transcripts and test scores but it still felt like a milestone.</p>
<p>Our school GC also made a huge big deal about how kids are "not allowed" to submit essays to college without GC and English teacher review; that certainly isn't going to happen before October; NY schools don't begin till after Labor Day. Maybe they get a bad GC rec if they send in a non-reviewed essay?</p>
<p>Yeah, I would feel sorry for the teacher or GC that told me my D wasn't allowed to submit an application without their review. ;)</p>
<p>Won't happen at our school, anyway. We start after Labor Day, too, but I'm thinking if D has her edited essay ready, her English teacher can review it right away. Since most of the school's she's applying to are far, far away anyway, I doubt they'll have much insight specific to the particular schools.</p>
<p>Yesterday, D got all fired up, announced "I need a safety!!" (hmmm, oh really? I wish I'd thought of that...) Picked a school after a careful consideration of about 30 seconds and started the online application. (It was actually one I was going to suggest.) Got about 75% percent of the way through, hit the personal statement, and went to take a shower. Haven't seen her since........</p>
<p>My D finally took the plunge and started her Common App. She didn't make great progress yet, but she picked her schools and clicked through the various sections to check deadlines, see what kind of info she needs to start gathering, etc. Whew! This is progress.</p>
<p>I have had the pleasure this summer to have both my DS (college senior) and DD (HS senior) procrastinating on essays. DS finally got his med school essay written and applications out yesterday after I had long talk with him a week ago in the car about why he really wanted to go to med school anyway. It finally clicked with him and he was able to write an OK essay but I told him it didn't have enough humor or a hook. Two mornings ago, he came out of the shower wrapped only in a towel and asked what I thought of him starting his essay with "I hate applesauce". I told him that was great because it really does tie in with why he wants to go to med school and so he was able to get that done. The essay is really wonderful. So I've got one down and the other has been stuck with 6 AP class summer homework assignments which included reading 9 books (all non-fiction except 1984), and writing about 30 pages. </p>
<p>Nagging for more hasn't worked (and I really can't blame her) but she finally started working on something this afternoon (I threatened to take away her access to library books). She doesn't like being outdone by her brother and I think that probably motivated her more than anything else. I know she won't have time once school starts (next Wednesday) and some applications are due November 1 for scholarships.</p>
<p>And I did sit with her and help her start the Common app and I'm sure I'll end up filling in all the stuff that is so time consuming but that I can do.</p>
<p>I've decided not to nag about the essay this summer. As I mentioned he has this big gaming convention in early October, and I've told him he needs the essays in final draft form before he goes, or I won't be taking him. My guess is he'll pull an allnighter right before.</p>
<p>As far as advice to limit the gaming, it's a tough one, and not one I've been very successful in. During the school year, we limit the time, but this summer, he's working and we've let him be in charge of his schedule. </p>
<p>He loves Rock Band, WoW, you name 'em, and I've realized it's a big social thing with this generation. He plays online with his friends, and part of the excitement for the convention is meeting people he's interacted with for a few years. </p>
<p>I don't understand it, but it's what he enjoys. I recruit at colleges, and it's reassuring to talk to some of the young men who were/are gamers and are still getting done what needs to get done.</p>
<p>Acceptance is a tough thing!</p>