<p>Missypie, there are some seniors at my son's HS who are taking the SAT for the first time in December. And some still need to take SAT IIs, too. I'm glad that my son got done with his SAT last January and the SAT II in May. He has been encouraging the underclassmen to take the SAT a bit earlier -- just to see what the test offers.</p>
<p>Good idea - since the underclassmen are going to be able to pick and choose which SAT scores to send, they have an advantage now of taking it earlier....</p>
<p>Sent D2's housing deposit in on Monday. Looks like she will be in a four person on-campus apartment with other team members. Meal plan is optional! I am making her take at least the smallest plan available. She is a good cook but I think she needs to meet other students in the cafeterias (besides other athletes). Her argument is that she is a picky eater...true, but she can use the $$$ in her account for groceries at the school market, coffee shop and pizza place. Can't believe we are making these plans already!!!</p>
<p>Wow, NorthMinnesota. I know your D was accepted already and not planning on more applications, but to send in the housing deposit just makes it so, well, REAL and immediate. It must feel kind of strange, like you're the first person in a club that you know will be full soon!</p>
<p>Many congrats to you and your D, particularly in teaching her to cook! I fear my son is going out into the world with many life skills I never realized we needed to teach.</p>
<p>Good Idea to insist on a meal plan. Sometimes she is bound to be too tired after workout or have too much homework to want to take time to cook something.</p>
<p>I remember eating dinner in the dining hall after some grueling workouts. Sometimes a whole table of us propping our heads up on one hand, slowly shoveling food in with the other. (Sorry for the poor sentence structure, I mean the other hand, not shoveling with the other head.)</p>
<p>missypie--I've watched House w/son a bit (on the computer) too; it was fun. Now son is into watching "Weeds." He says the main character reminds him of me (yikes...taking that as a compliment..?). At least he's not thinking super-bad thoughts about his nagging mom! Good to find positive things to share, def. agree.</p>
<p>D received her acceptance letter today from St. John's University in NYC. After graduating college, she wants to work in New York City so her connections here would be awesome. I mentioned that to her and her response was: "It's getting too cold in New Jersey, it's in the 30s today, I can't take the cold anymore, I want to go to school in Florida".</p>
<p>Whatever! :P</p>
<p>Congrats, JerseyShoreMom! That's super! A school in NYC is a great option. Although, I can relate to the cold weather aversion (flakes today!).</p>
<p>Son got his acceptance to U of TX at Austin. Bad mom--I peered into the 'window' (like in a bill) to look as much as possible & saw the 'congratulations' (before he got home from school). They have a good comp sci program, so it's a nice option to have (although grandpa in PA is: "Texas?? Are you kidding??"). It is warm, though!</p>
<p>Congrats to JSM and JSmythe! Sorry you're both experience winter's intro - it's in the 80's here in Southern California with a bonus that the city isn't on fire.</p>
<p>cpeltz--thanks! Glad you missed the fire; that's scary. Although, I think it's weather reports like yours that compel son to answer (where asked where he'd most like to go): "USC!" :-)</p>
<p>Congrats on UT-Austin. I had no idea before I moved to Texas a few years ago, but it's quite a school. It's very competitive in admissions so major pats on the back are in order. Way to go!</p>
<p>Congrats JSM & JSmith! Your kids both have a nice list of options already. </p>
<p>D is also longing to escape New England and head south. In fact, yesterday she had an interview south of the Mason-Dixon line (sorry to be so evasive, but I've been sworn to secrecy on the contents of her list). She flew up and back by herself and now I've been getting a lot of surprised/negative feedback from friends and family. She had her boarding pass, cell phone, credit card, etc. I made ground transportation arrangements ahead of time, she's traveled before. If she's going to go to college out of state, doesn't she have to be able to get there and back?</p>
<p>chintzy: tell your opinionated friends and families that Mothers Know Best....I agree that if they can't take an airplane flight alone how will they manage college?</p>
<p>Chintzy, I give you credit for trusting your D to be capable, and much better for her to take the first trip solo when you can coordinate a lot of the arrangements, make sure she leaves with all the required material, etc.</p>
<p>Congrats to JerseyShoreMom and JoLynneSmith!</p>
<p>JoLynne - was your son accepted to the college of computer science?</p>
<p>fireflyscout...I got up & just looked at his letter. Shoot! It says "College of Natural Sciences" field of study: Computer Sciences. Did he apply to the wrong college? Should have applied directly to a main, 'computer science' college? Yikes..... Thanks for the heads up...</p>
<p>fireflyscout--panicked there for a moment---but didn't see a particular 'college of comp sci' on the UT at Austin website. Hoping son applied to the right place!</p>
<p>UT Austin and you're OOS? Not very many of those accepted. Congrats!</p>
<p>Son had his first "interview" last night. Husband took him; parents (if present, I guess) were required to come into the room. The interviewer asked him ZERO questions. She just said, "What questions do you have about..." Thank goodness we had gone over a list of possible questions. At the end of the interview, she told Son he was admitted and that he'd get a letter within two weeks. Was the "interview" just so she could get a look at him?</p>
<p>Thanks, missypie. Great news about your son's admission! Neat that they told him after the interview--that surely takes away the stress of the post-interview, self-assessment!</p>
<p>Congrats JSM & JSmith! It will be good Thanksgiving at the JS and Smith homes!!!</p>