<p>Class ranks were posted yesterday - now maybe the transcripts will finally be sent. Once the transcripts are sent, he should hear soon from his safety and one of his #1 colleges. If positive, he'll only apply to one or two other colleges. Son is also making (slow) progress on his essay.</p>
<p>It seems like the second time around is easier, but that's probably due more to the child involved.</p>
<p>Our GC said she could send out the transcripts any time, but that the district will not release any senior grades until the final grades of the semester. We're in a large district, so I assume colleges will be aware of that, but I was hoping that an improvement in his mid-year grades would be a plus.</p>
<p>fireflyscout-son got class rank today too. I'm wondering when the colleges generally assess class rank for scholarship purposes? Son should be in a higher percentile (w/in the cut-off for many scholarships) after 1st marking period grades.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info on the Cal Poly & Pomona! At this point, son & I are fighting about him filling out his last few apps (I knew it would be this way--everyone tired & stressed from school, new schedule, etc.). Not fun but I think I've just got to take a little break....</p>
<p>When I first posted <em>way</em> back in May, my son really wanted to go away to college, especially were it was warm. A little thing called 'life' happened to him. He now has his first girl friend. He has done a 360. Now he says he wants to go to the local university about 2hrs away. When I ask him about it,he says it's not just the girl friend that's made him change his mind. He says he's just being practical. He won't have debt if he stays in state like he would if he went oos. Anyone else's kids done a 360? Went through his notebook with all the schools he's going to apply to and tossed out many of them. He did keep his first choice UHM (hawaii) in there, just for the heck of it.
So I think his list looks like this now (remember he wants to study Civil Engineering):
Washington State University (now his number one)
University of Idaho
Gonzaga
University of the Pacific (my choice)
University of Hawaii Manoa
Northern Arizona University</p>
<p>Just poking my cranky nose in here to say, second time around is NOT easier in this house! S1 just doesn't want to focus on finishing applications.</p>
<p>We are lucky - mostly? - that his school has serious in-house deadlines for applications. Anything at all early, whether rolling, binding, nonbinding, or whatever, is due Wednesday. I'm sure hoping this will help.</p>
<p>I agree -- second time around is NOT easier here either. Luckily, D has an appointment on Monday with the counselor writing her rec, and she is required to have completed one college app by then (or in her case the common app, as all her schools are common app). I'm hoping that will help, but things sure get checked off the "college spreadsheet checklist" awfully slowly....</p>
<p>It's official. D submitted applications 5 universities this morning. So Far:</p>
<p>Florida State U - received application
U of Central Florida received application
Florida Gulf Coast U received application and scores
St. John's U - received application and scores
Drexel U - received application </p>
<p>Still waiting on campus tours and will apply to these in October and November:
U of South Florida
East Carolina U - after campus tour on 10/6 decide
Penn State: after admission interview on 10/14 decide
Purdue University - decide in October
University of Alabama - decide in October
Rowan/Rutgers/Stockton - after campus tour decide; tours scheduled: Rutgers 11/2; Rowan 11/9; Stockton 11/7 or 12/7
Temple U: after campus tour on 11/22 decide</p>
<p>TwinE has finished 2. This week TwinK should finish one and both will hopefully get another rolling school done plus two CSU campuses (no essay!).</p>
<p>Harriet, wishing your S1, and you too of course, luck on his Wednesday deadline!</p>
<p>Thanks, historymom! And congratulations to your productive girls - and to your D, JerseyShoreMom.</p>
<p>Thanks HMW how many schools is your S1 applying to early....errr or planning to apply to early?</p>
<p>It is so interesting to me how involved some of your kids' schools are. Our public is certainly is more on the "hands off" end of the spectrum. Curious, for those of you who have students also at public hs. Is that your experience as well? </p>
<p>For the record I wish there was more pushing happening at school so that less could be happening in my kitchen.</p>
<p>Hey, historymom, no pushing at all going on at my S's public school. Absolutely none. I wish there was so I wouldn't have to nag so much!</p>
<p>Just the one, at this point. (It's non-binding.)</p>
<p>And despite my high hopes, having the school in charge of nagging hasn't taken a whole lot of the weight off of us. It's just moved the nagging timeline up somewhat.</p>
<p>Lol re: outsourcing the nagging. I wish someone (anyone!) could be the 'bad-guy-nagger' in the process except for me!</p>
<p>Well, Jolynne, I don't know about YOUR six-year-old, but mine can pester with the best. I'm thinking of lining him up for some in-house outsourcing. :D</p>
<p>Ha, Harriet--we've already used her skills to get 17 yo up in the morning on the weekends when he wants to sleep until 11 and won't respond to the rest of us! Actually, having little sis admiring everything you do (unreservedly---even judiciously practicing the 'armpit fart' lessons you taught her!) and older son feeling like the hero is not something I want to mess w/right now. Guess I'll take the heat and wear that bad-guy-nagging hat for the next few weeks!</p>
<p>LOL Jolynne...The joys of having an older brother!</p>
<p>Hello Tired of Snow ;) welcome to the hall of nags. I am perfecting my skills!</p>
<p>No pushing at my D's high school. After making a phone call the day after the first day of school, the GC scheduled a meeting with D and asked for a list of schools she wants to apply to, which she brought along. D told GC last week that she applied to various schools so now Tomorrow, D has a meeting with her GC and authorizations signed by me that list 6 schools that the GC needs to send HS transcripts. There are more schools, but D is holding off applying to them until October and November.</p>
<p>I feel so sorry for kids who do not have parents helping them along, ok maybe a little "nagging". Some kids in D's school told D that they were shocked she was applying "so early" as they were going to wait until Christmas break to even LOOK at applications.</p>
<p>Oh, how did I miss TiredofSnow's post?? Welcome! </p>
<p>Maybe we need to strike up some Reciprocal Nagging Agreements here. Jolynne's right - the hero/god status of the older brother is NOT to be tampered with. So, who'd like to nag mine, in exchange for my nagging yours? :D</p>
<p>(Applicant, I mean. I'm not signing on to nag ANY parent's older brother.)</p>
<p>I think if son just knew there were other moms out there who did nag about college stuff, it would help (instead of thinking he pulled the low card and got some nagging-aberration, while envisioning other parents relaxed and playing video games w/their kids!). He'd probably be hard pressed to find a 'more- nagging' mom on CC, but at least he'd know I wasn't completely an anomaly!!</p>
<p>I should just direct him here.... :-)</p>
<p>Jolynne, LOL, he never met me! All kidding aside, I will tell you a story. I have a neighbor who pushed her son every step of the way. When it was all over and he had his first admission in hand in early/mid fall he came to her, gave her a big hug, and actually thanked her! Her son told her that so many of his classmates were scrambling at the last minute, not knowing about schools, where to apply to etc., and he was enjoying his senior year after October!</p>