<p>D had a wow! moment. D worked hard on her Common App essay over the summer. I was the impetus for "just get it done now and you won't regret it." However, d worked on the Common App info part and essay with no complaint - knowing, while not actually admitting - that I was right about the "just get it done" part. Good essay from the beginning, but she tweaked it off and on for what seemed like forever since she the time to do so. Anyway, the end result was my d at her best.</p>
<p>Anyway she just got admitted to another University. The rep called to let her know her admission status and to ask permission from the school for the right to use her essay in writing seminars and college workshops as an example of a "superb" essay that captures the voice of the applicant. </p>
<p>Laidback d's response after the call was: "I liked that essay too."</p>
<p>A moment of parental pride here, as it's always nice to see hard work pay off in an unexpected way. (And yes, I did have d pull the essay up again so we - parents - could reread it.)</p>
<p>Oregonmom, that is fabulous news about Willamette! Congratulations to your S AND your wallet with the aid. What a relief it must be to know so early where he'll be next year. Now you can join NorthMinnesota in sitting back and watching the stress from the outside.</p>
<p>Ignatius, that is amazing about your D. You must be bursting with pride. We should have asked your daughter to help the rest of our kids with their essays. I'm sure my S would have been more likely to listen to her than to me.</p>
<p>Shaw and #theory, it sounds like your kids are destined for good things and closer to finishing that it seems like. Good luck!</p>
<p>Congrats Oregon101: (proud to say it's my my alma mater!!!) We have a dear family friend who was also accepted last week, and I think will definitely go. Nice boy--maybe they will meet! I'm so happy for your son, the new Bearcat! WU is a great school! So happy for you and your son.</p>
<p>And Ignatious--wow--what an honor for your daughter! Isn't it amazing how these little thrills come from unexpected places? Good for her!</p>
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<p>We are! Maybe next week? S1 has one ED and 3 EA applications in. He's not stressed at all, in fact he gets a little irritated when I ask if he's checked his email. I try not to ask every day.</p>
<p>Congrats to those who've been accepted so far!</p>
<p>Ohhh goodness oregon 101! Yeah for your S! So happy that the Willamette acceptance finally came w/ the buckolas to make it that much sweeter.</p>
<p>ignatius what an incredible honor for your D! Is writing something she would like to pursue?</p>
<p>geomom and vballmom keep your heads up. Your kids' acceptances will be that much sweeter when they get here. vballmom you are another Cal Poly hopeful parent aren't you? We can make that wait together :)</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for the the nice comments. The lesson to be learned though (for anyone lurking on this thread with college app essays in their future) is that she wrote it in the summer. One essay with no other homework or ecs pulling her in different directions (part time summer job only). The first few drafts solidified what she wanted the topic to say; and then she still played intermittently for weeks - cutting a too long essay into a manageable size and tweaking wording. Anyway, she worked at the essay so hard because she isn't a student who can sit down, write an essay, and turn it in on one sitting. </p>
<p>historymom: Had to laugh at your comment because writing would be near the bottom of any list of possible interests for d. Childbirth will be easier for her than a few of the essays she has had to write for this college app process. BTW: on the acceptance page the last entry now says "historymom is offline." Hmm, perhaps some deep meaning there :) </p>
<p>Hi bblfraser: Still in envy of that acceptance in hand to Trinity. Keep the Trinity site updated with any pieces of information that flow your way. (Shouldn't you put Done by your name on the acceptance page; its fun to glance and see who is finished.) </p>
<p>geomom and vballmom: Most of us aren't that much ahead of you timewise and with a possible ED acceptance you'll hit the finish line first. (Relevant fable: The tortoise and the hare) And yeah, that first acceptance is sweet - an acknowledgement that you can go to college. And the second acceptance means you now have a choice.</p>
<p>I will definitely bookmark this. I aim to encourage my S to do some essay drafting in the summer, because his favorite ECs are weighted to the fall period, which overlaps college app season, as you'09 parents are well aware.</p>
<p>geomom and vballmom--I'm right with you. I have to go out the country for business next week and while part of me is anxious about leaving town this time of year, another part of me is very much looking forward to a break from this (primarily self and DS-induced) stress! DS's alumni interview with one of his reach schools happens while I'm gone. Of course DS is totally nonplussed about it including not wanting to drive out to the mall/Starbucks where they will meet to make sure he knows the way (he looked on gogglemaps--that's enough!). So being away will be a good break all around. Then back to this madness--maybe the RD will come thru while I'm gone?!</p>
<p>ignatius that's weird. I'll go check it out and fix. LOL at your D haveing an easier time w/ childbirth than witing and agree bbllfraser please do keep us updated! We may have a party to plan ;)</p>
<p>vballmom. I had a hunch that I would see a message like this from you here. Congratulations!! I was on the CPSLO forum and thought I recognized a certain young man's good news post. And yeah...DH said to me "You are going to be so sad when you realize that you aren't the one going to college." LOL Can you imagine if we showed up in our kids' places.</p>
<p>ignatius I zipped over there to remove the odd message and saw that it had been take care of. Appreciate the heads up and I wonder how that happened. hmmmmmmmmmm</p>
<p>hi historymom, thanks for the congrats too :) My son doesn't post on CC, so it wasn't him you saw on the CPSLO forum. I pop over there to offer encouragement. </p>
<p>OK, time to get geared up for S2 (high school class of 2010) and go through this all over again :D</p>
<p>Hi one and all--I finally have a moment (although it is late) and a new modem. It was really hard not to have internet for close to 2 days. Yep, guess I am addicted to CC. DH was amused that I checked here first!. Thanks for all of the warm thank you's. S was surprisingly subdued after the initial smile (a low key kind of guy) and I know it became real suddenly (as well as the leaving the GF deal).
But H and I are happy and now at least know how much we need to suffer to get this one through to pay for his 4 years. Having been through this once, we have had our dose of reality--it is just painful and you pay and you pay and then you move on.
Ignatius-what a great story about your D! What a proud moment.
SJTH--how great that you are an alum!! What year? "what was your major" :)
Ok-this is a bit emabarrassing--but that was my first smilie! I never tried before and it worked! Actually, I think I tried it but backwards.
See how great CC is!.
vballmom-congrats to you and your S!!!
cpelt-thanks! I harbor this great fear that I am dreaming and S will come to me and say, "gee-I think I do want to go to the East Coast after all"....
Night all--glad to be back and see how you are all doing!</p>
<p>Vballmom, congratulations, and enjoy the DONE DONE DONE world of NMinn and Oregon101! Not just acceptances, but decisions. Unfortunately, there's no way we'll be at the place until spring since S didn't want to do much in the way of visiting until he gets accepted. We may be done with applications, but we're nowhere close to finishing the process.</p>
<p>We have a ton of SLO alums at work (construction management/architecture), and two of them had D's applying ED to SLO, so they obviously loved their experience. It wasn't a fit for my S, since he changes his mind about a possible major every month. Your S won't be too far from home, either which, in my world, would be good or bad depending on the day!</p>
<p>Oregon101, have you seen the new Scholars loan/grant program that WU has announced? It looks like a great plan, and makes me more excited to hear from them on DS's EA application.</p>