<p>Good luck to everyone–especially the MITers–on the news today.</p>
<p>Parents–just remember to keep breathing.</p>
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Flmathmom and owm…that’s exactly how sb describes why she wants to be accepted into the honors college so much! Almost word-for-word! I’m rooting for all 3.</p>
<p>Owm, would it help you today if I ate a tub of cookie dough too? Cuz I’m here for you!!!</p>
<p>Putturani, great news!!! Thanks for letting us know, and very best wishes to you. I’m glad you’ll be closer to home!</p>
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<p>When things have settled down, you might want to prepare your students for fellow students who don’t care, no matter what school they attend. I went to a fairly decent law school and there were definitely students who didn’t care…there were a couple of guys who almost never came to class and when they did, they reeked of alcohol…and then they would proceed to get the highest grade in the class. I’ve always told myself that you can’t survive in the adult world with that kind of work ethic. But just be prepared for the crazy smart ones who will succeed even despite their bad attitudes.</p>
<p>D applied to honors program at one of her top choices a couple of months ago. They just notified her that they haven’t received her teacher recommendation. So either he didn’t send it in (grrrrrrr) OR my d never gave him the info. When I asked her to follow up with him on it, she didn’t want to bug him! Or perhaps she was lying to me??? We’ll find out tonight! Honestly she is so irresponsible with paperwork (like her dad!) that it drives me up a wall. I will be much more relaxed next year when I don’t have to watch this stuff up close!! So if she screwed up, she will be the one to suffer the consequences !</p>
<p>missypie - such a good point! I think these kids are carrying a lot more fear, worry and guilt than most of us realize. I definitely think we all should keep our expectations of them firm, but we also should make sure we’re listening to their very real feelings and not make any assumptions. I’m finding that a very important and difficult job right now. My D goes up and down so much that following her lead is practically impossible, but I’m trying to show her that I respect what she’s going through.</p>
<p>Aww, hollie, crud! I hope it’s fixable. I know that paperwork problem very well …</p>
<p>Thank you, Reviens, for that perspective. I’m really, really not looking forward tomy D’s departure next fall, but I am SO READY for this process to be over. Really, really done with it (and I say that as someone who has enjoyed most of it). But I need the stressful, always-on-mind, life-sucking aspects of the process to be over! Nice to hear that this, too, shall pass…from someone who’s been there.</p>
<p>Got mail early today and not good news- waiting list, if she wants, for what was maybe her first choice (she hasn’t visited a few and one of the two remaining she is waiting for she has a stupid reason for not making it number one on the list). SO the wait continues and she starts thinking about the others. SHe is visiting two other ones she was accepted to this Sunday.</p>
<p>Just a quick pop in to send my best wishes to all waiting for the MIT decisions today. Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone.</p>
<p>Hope to read through several pages tonight and catch up with all your news.</p>
<p>Missypie: I’m so glad that you won the battle of the dress.</p>
<p>Holliesue: I feel your frustration. I think it’s really hard for kids to ask teachers for recommendations. I hope things get resolved fast.</p>
<p>I understand how your kids feel about wanting to be around other bright, motivated kids. My D1 has really appreciated that in college. I think that top HS students often feel like they need to downplay their accomplishments somewhat so that they will fit in. On the other hand, they need to be prepared to no longer be the smartest kid in the class. Some kids have a tough time with that transition.</p>
<p>MilitaryMom, sorry about the bad news. 
Waiting lists are not much of a consolation prize.</p>
<p>My D found out this morning that she has been accepted to Willamette University with their largest merit scholarship award! She is THRILLED! Now, we wait for 9 more schools’ decisions, but Willamette is way up there on her list. 
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<p>MilitaryMom, our posts crossed. Sorry to hear about the wait list. Thankfully she’ll sort through all the rest within the next month. All of this uncertainty will be over shortly. I’m with MOSB: I’m very tired of this always-on-the-mind process. Right now it feels even more so because decisions are here or imminent and the kids need to make the ultimate decision themselves very soon. What a sense of relief it will be when this is all finalized and the process is wrapped up.</p>
<p>MM: I’m sorry to hear about the waitlist. I’m glad that she has other choices. I hope one of the others clicks for her this weekend.</p>
<p>oregonianmom: HURRAY for the acceptance and BIG $$$. That’s a great thrill!</p>
<p>Omom: Congratulations!!! That’s the kind of news we’re all looking for.</p>
<p>Nervous for Pi Day, even though it is not one of D’s schools. But she has friends who either a) really want to go there or b) don’t want to go there but were forced by their parents to apply and are afraid that if they get in will be pressured to attend. Grr.</p>
<p>MilMom, Rats!<br>
Sorry to hear about the wl. I hope her next piece of news (or visit-outcome) is really terrific, and makes this school fade from front of the pack.</p>
<p>Way to go Oregoniangirl!!! Happy congrats!</p>
<p>For any of you who have or who are about to have heartbroken kids, just think of the kids at the high school who were heartbroken last year. I bet every single one is having a terrific time at their not-first-choice school. (I wouldn’t use this to console your child because it won’t help. But it may help you to ponder how happy your student will likely be a year from now.)</p>
<p>MM - sorry about the WL. But glad that your daughter has other options. Bad news sting, but we have to keep telling ourselves that our kids can only go to one school.</p>
<p>Omom – congrats to your daughter on the acceptance!</p>
<p>Add me to the camp of parents nervous about the MIT decisions, even though my S did not apply there. I am rooting for all of the CC kids who did and for S’s good friend who applied there and it’s the first decision he would have.</p>