<p>Hello, I have been lurking on CC for years, lol, and this is my first post.
My son was accepted EA at MIT.
Nothing left to do other than wait for the March 30th decisions now.
I wish everyone the best of luck on this Pi Day!</p>
<p>Well S is 2 for 2 the past few days. He was denied at one favorite over the weekend and just got waitlisted at 2nd favorite. The choice is pretty clear, in my mind. He is still waiting to hear back from a few more schools, but I don’t think they a high on the list. He has two EA schools that he liked and gave him a good amount of money. I expect when all is said and done he will choose one of those two.</p>
<p>Shout out to you all,</p>
<p>Just popping in from the class of 2010/2014. I wore your anticipation shoes last year and you all will be wearing those for the 2012/2016. If there is one bit of advice I can give is to continue to love your kiddos unconditionally, if they think of the glass being half empty, you think of it being half full and vice versa. </p>
<p>A year from now, you will see how much your kids evolve and say to yourselves what the heck was I stressing about!!! The kicker is ……that you HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STRESS PERIOD….:D</p>
<p>Our kids and us will react differently to the decisions made by the colleges. Some will consider it the best days of their lives, others will consider it the worst. I assure you all, it is none of the two, instead it’s a phase and by no means a destination but instead a journey. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, whether they applied to 5 schools or 15 schools, they can only attend “ONE”, do allow “them” to make that choice, it is remarkable how well it turns out.</p>
<p>Kudos to all your kids!. Having applied to Colleges PERIOD, further punctuates the fact that they are outstanding applicants. What more could you ask for?</p>
<p>Our kiddos success in life will not be defined by a school; instead it will be determined by what “THEY” do at the school that they matriculate.</p>
<p>aria- welcome and congrats to your S on his EA acceptance to MIT. </p>
<p>missy - wish I had a Nordstrom Rack near me. I have had luck at Lord and Taylors the past few years. It is the place I hit when I need something that day and don’t have time to shop place.</p>
<p>So that’s the fabulous aroma around here today–All those pies baking. Save us all a piece. </p>
<p>mamom–aw, shoot. Double shoot. So glad your S got some nice early admits and good merit $$ too. Still feels crummy to get back those decisions that don’t go our kid’s way. </p>
<p>Adding my welcome to aria2000–and how lovely to be sitting on an EA to MIT. Should be fascinating to see what other schools he may have to choose from when all decisions are out. Make sure you let us all know.</p>
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<p>Sounds like ours. I hate to complain about them because they are just too understaffed to do more. That is the beauty of CC - we can find out what our GCs don’t know or have time to tell us.</p>
<p>Welcome to aria2000 and congrats on the admit for your S. As for the usefulness of CC- for college apps it is winding down for me. However I hope to continue to follow all our kids. Also, a friend is just entering the process for her junior S and I can’t tell you how many times I have mentioned to her what I learned on here or referred her to specific threads. We rock!
Thanks missypie for the Nordstrom Rack suggestion. D and her friends all want to wear white dresses to their graduation and we just started looking. Wish we had one of those outlets near to us.</p>
<p>D and I are both so stressed. She because she has her giant concert this Saturday evening (in the second biggest auditorium in DC area) with three more rehearsals before then, then we fly out to visit two more schools, come back on Tues evening and leave on Wednesday evening for a tournament plus her computer program isn’t going well, her computer keeps crashing, our laptop stopped working last night, and she also has a paper to write for Wednesday along with waiting for another college’s decision Tuesday evening. </p>
<p>Me- no word on when we are moving or where, stress over helping d choose a college, stress over having to find a car for oldest who is probably starting a job next week while both h is traveling for work, I am traveling with d;s to colleges and then to tournament, no idea how to plan for anyone’s summer considering no idea where we will be, and the pain and inconvenience of having two crowns worked on today (was originally going to be one but then hey surprise). OF course the landlord is showing up on the SUnday after we come home late on Saturday from the tournament (she lives out of state and is trying to sell the house but we get to live here till June 30th but then the AF may not be ready for us to move yet so …). Finally the added stress of having to buy a laptop quickly.</p>
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<p>I came across this today… thought perhaps it could lend some levity today. Enjoy!</p>
<p>MM - big {{{hugs}}}. I know you have a lot on your plate.</p>
<p>MM- so much to deal with! you are in my thoughts!!</p>
<p>kind of surprised the guidance office goofed on something with d…you’d think they might not want to do that to the daughter of someone on the school board :)</p>
<p>MM - cyberhugs and cyber martinis to you…</p>
<p>MM – I don’t know how you do it. Maybe you can get a breather while you’re traveling?</p>
<p>missypie – I haven’t even given a second’s thought to what <em>I’ll</em> wear! But I recommend Coldwater Creek, nice clothes that fit the (ahem) more middle-aged among us. Do they call it that because everything settles around the middle?</p>
<p>Re: College choices. I have been dwelling on the fact that this is only the first round…my D will need at least a master’s if not a doctorate to make her dreams a reality. So…find an undergraduate school with a decent reputation and hope she finds mentors and friends to help with the next stage. There’s only about 5 schools in America that offer a Ph.D. program in her specific field (if that stays her desired field and since she’s wanted it since age 7 I can’t see her changing now)…so one day, she could end up on the other side of the world. </p>
<p>Right now I don’t even mention the ‘C’ word (college, in case you wondered) without permission. It’s really down to two schools…all depends on whether she wants to be closer or farther away.</p>
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Great post!!!</p>
<p>MM, Cyber hugs and cyber martinis to you. Wish we could all do more to help, and know we appreciate hearing from you and appreciate how much your DH and family do!</p>
<p>Hang in there milmom - so sorry you have so much on your plate. You will get through it!
Welcome and congrats aria. Leariing - thanks for the wise words.<br>
Double drat mamom. So glad you son has some appealing options in hand.
I have just realized we will be out of town when the school that only snail mails sends the letter. This school is in the top 4 for D (essentially a 4 way tie for first choice). Just praying for ONE yes on March 30…
Just a few hours for our MIT hopefuls. I bet the clock is moving slowly. I hope you will be celebrating soon.</p>
<p>Thanks to all= I sure wish I could have a drink sometimes but with blood thinning medications and also acetaminophen, it is a no-no.</p>
<p>MM: I am speechless just thinking about all you have to deal with. Cyber hugs to you and you daughter.</p>
<p>Aria: Welcome and congratulations. It’s always fun when new posters chime in.</p>
<p>Learning: Thanks for the words of wisdom. I agree that it’s important to remember that this is part of the journey, not the destination.</p>
<p>Novelisto: Congrats on narrowing down the choices. </p>
<p>Mamom: Sorry about the bad news. I’m glad that your son has other good choices.</p>
<p>I’ll send one last good luck wish to the MIT hopefuls. I hope the next few hours go quickly.</p>
<p>Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! :)</p>
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<p>Oh, I don’t know, I really like it. And if my kid were waiting for word, I don’t think that fun aspect of it would feel like a slap in the face at all. Certainly she’d be disappointed if she didn’t get in, but no more so because they have a sense of humor and whimsy, and try to do things in creative ways. I think she’d like that, admitted or rejected.</p>
<p>LearninginProg - thank you for dropping in and offering us up some good advice. </p>
<p>MM - I would like to say there is no sense in stressing over that which is out of your control. But, I wouldn’t heed those words of advice, so I shouldn’t offer it up. You will get through all this, and hopefully in a year we can all have a good laugh with a good glass of cyber wine</p>