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Same here. Today she texted me while I was at work to tell me about the waitlist. Thank goodness she wasn’t upset. I hate it when my children are hurting and I’m not there to comfort them. We’re expecting a decision tomorrow afternoon (online), Saturday morning (online), and 5 more next week.</p>
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<p>Boverine: My D’s private school doesn’t rank. She only knows that she is in the top 4%, because the UC’ s calculate top 4% for purposes of the ELC designation. Naviance from her school indicates SOME, but certainly NOT ALL Cal acceptances are in the bottom half of her class. D has a good friend from last year who is currently at Cal and was just below the top half mark for her HS. Top 20% of D’s school usually matriculates to HYSPM or other ivies, and then another 10%-15% go to top LACs.</p>
<p>Congrats on the NW acceptances. My son was also accepted to NW, though he is more focused on the schools we haven’t heard from yet. A good friend’s son went to NW alittle reluctantly but just loved it, is graduating this year and heading to Columbia Law School. Also I am doubtful about Stanford release date news, will they really release AFTER the Ivies? Seems unlikely to me…</p>
<p>Congrats on the good news around here, hugs for the bad. Loved moonmaid’s post…I don’t post as much as some but read this thread and attempt to keep up almost every day! An amazing group of kids and parents</p>
<p>seattlemom–yes Willamette is definitely on D1’s list, we are/will be waiting (quite) a while for all finaid info from all schools to see how things look before she can make a decision</p>
<p>Yay, a late-night acceptance makes up for the earlier waitlist! (BTW, Bucknell decisions went online at 12 am Friday, if anyone is waiting! ;))</p>
<p>Congrats on Bucknell, momdoc!</p>
<p>My D2 got accepted to Berkeley. We were then at a school event tonight where one of her best friends was fighting back tears and looked just despondent because she didn’t get in. So, it was a bittersweet evening.</p>
<p>My daughter is being so careful not to say the wrong thing, but is having a hard time knowing what the right thing to say is. </p>
<p>At our school, it is definitely only the kids at the tip-top of the class who got in, and while I don’t know their SAT scores, they are the same kids who received recognition last year for their high PSAT scores.</p>
<p>Congrats to all the good news I see here (man I had a lot of catching up to do) and condolences to all the disappointments. The UC application processes down here have been brutal, and a lot of people received bad news. DD did not get into any of the UCs that she applied to, but did get accepted to some very nice LACs and it looks like she will be heading toward Cal Lutheran. </p>
<p>For that I wish to thank CollegeConfidential and all the participants. I accidentally stumbled across Cal Lu in one of the forums, started asking questions online, spoke to DD about it, and one thing led to another and she is excited about the prospect of going there now. Without this place and the people here, we would have probably never considered this institution. Good luck to those still waiting. </p>
<p>I need a hot cocoa right now to power down</p>
<p>Good morning all,</p>
<p>TGIF another week gone by :)</p>
<p>Waving to all</p>
<p>Congrats and hugs where appropriate. I’m going to be away for a few days…last ever competiton in D’s EC…sob. Maybe that is for the best. I get so upset when the kids are disappointed.</p>
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<p>As a fellow Texan, I just wanted to say that I totally understand how crazy hard it is to make All State. It’s such a populous state, but it’s not like they make the band or choir or orchestra have 1000 kids to make up for it.</p>
<p>Momdoc- Congrats on the early early morning Bucknell news. </p>
<p>I, too, am struck with the not only the supportiveness of all the parents on this thread for their children (and the other CC parents) but the maturity with which the kids are handling the setbacks and disappointments. Especially those kids who have always been the “top bananas” who achieved what they set out to do. It gives you hope for the future being a bright civil place, doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Have a great Friday. Looking forward to reading more good news tonight.</p>
<p>Good morning everyone! </p>
<p>camathmom ~ Congrats on NW Engineering!</p>
<p>madbean ~ Congrats on Berkeley and UC Davis! Wow!</p>
<p>TessaR ~ Congrats on the Presidential Scholarship! It’s difficult when you are not able to be there for the results…</p>
<p>AvonHSVad~ It’s so nice when they are in that position so they can finally relax a little. Definitely agree w/you and others on the “evil” Common App being responsible for the insane rise in applications.</p>
<p>50isthenew40 ~ Congrats on Berkeley! It is nearly impossible to say the right thing sometimes… When they are hurt they need time to process the shock.</p>
<p>Momdoc ~ Congrats on Buckwell!</p>
<p>kumitedad ~ Nice to hear you DD seems to have made a decision to go to Cal Lutherian.</p>
<p>Nothing new here, other than waiting for the “lottery”, lol.</p>
<p>Great stuff on here-what a lucky bunch we are to have each other.</p>
<p>I did very well yesterday-I didn’t bring up the college topic once with him after I took my solemn vow! :)</p>
<p>So happy for the kids getting good news and so sad for the disappointments.</p>
<p>Congrats to momdoc for Bucknell and thanks for the head up. My son was also accepted-that school is by far the quietest he applied to-</p>
<p>I don’t even want to think about prom night. I cannot believe parents still participate in parties which provide alcohol to minors. In our state you are now not only liable civilly but now also criminally for doing so. </p>
<p>amandak you always can make me laugh-even with all you have gone through this year and what you are dealing with now you still manage to laugh-that is just awesome!</p>
<p>RenMom my daughter is a year younger than your son and she also is beyond sick of the process. I did say I didn’t mention college to my son-but that didn’t prevent me from discussing it at length at her soccer practice with a Philosophy professor (father of a teammate) and at one point she came within earshot and I know she heard our chat because I saw the eyeroll and smile-I am glad there was a net between me and her and the soccer ball-that little lady has quite a kick on her! :)</p>
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<p>I too have appreciated the posts, empathy and commraderie here. </p>
<p>Our kids, no matter where they go, are blessed to have supportive parents and the collective wisdom gathered here.</p>
<p>Pepper & RenMom - yep, our 9th grade D has heard enough. Before Christmas she finally looked at me and said “Is this ALL you two can talk about?”. Her funniest response was when one of S’s best friends was deferred ED and we were all waiting to find out the results. She responded “Deferred? I thought I had heard everything about this process, what the heck is deferred?”.</p>
<p>Congrats on the early morning Bucknell decisions. A midnight release - wow.</p>
<p>Good morning everyone. I woke up extra early this morning, feeling a little anxious, not really sure why. After my coffee kicks in I think I’ll run on the treadmill before work.</p>
<p>Expecting a decision today, another tomorrow, five next week… and I fear all of them will be disappointing news. And it doesn’t even really matter because D is feeling good about Willamette and would be happy to attend. So why do I feel so anxious, when she doesn’t?</p>
<p>rom that’s funny-these kids need a support forum too!</p>
<p>oregonianmom I think once you become a parent you not only receive a little bundle of joy but an extra chromosome for anxiety and worry-it comes with the territory I guess.</p>
<p>We know there is a light at the end of the tunnel rapidly approaching-we are pretty sure it’s going to be a train but we still have some hope it might be daylight. I believe so much of the anxiety is just fear of the unknown-once they get all their answers they’ll be able to celebrate or grieve but then they will move on and make a great choice and we’ll move on too.</p>
<p>Congrats, kumitedad, on having made a decision–I’m glad you and your D have found the school she loves! Congrats to Pepper03 on Bucknell–maybe our S’s will be classmates. Enjoy the last competition, missypie! Everyone have a great Friday–here’s hoping for lots of good news!</p>
<p>hoping my D will celebrate her birthday this weekend by finally making up her mind on which college she will attend!! ( a gift to her mom…so I can start planning, reservations for drop off, parents weekend etc.!)</p>
<p>It amazes me as a parent how exciting and heartbreaking it is for us all, as we watch or anticpate our children’s reactions. I almost wonder if as a parent we feel the thrills and disappointments more profoundly than the kids themselves. My son goes to a highly competetive private school in NYC, and most of the 180 kids in his class all vie for the same handful of top 20 brand schools. My son had a weak freshman year and in the fall, he had convinced himself he was getting in no where. I watched him beat himself up over the fact that “all my friends will get in and I won’t,” and what can a mother really say? At the point, a mother’s opinion really doesn’t count all that much.</p>
<p>I have found that getting in to a school is very different than what you think of the school before you get in. The excitement of an acceptance is so thrilling, that an “I think I might want to go” can quickly turn to “OMG. They want me!!! Maybe I will go. It’s such an amazing place.”</p>
<p>I have never seen my son happier. He’s gotten into 5 out of 5 schools so far (Mich, Wisc, Wash U in St. Louis, Cornell-a likely letter, and Northwestern). We are still waiting on 9 others, with the big reach schools next Wednesday.</p>
<p>I know my son has earned it, but I feel he’s been lucky too. It all feels a bit random, when I learn of kids who do and do not get in places. A good friend of his got into Wash U and waitlisted at Tulane and the NY state school in Binghamton. So much of this really doesn’t make sense.</p>
<p>I truly feel for the parents and kids who are not getting the news they had hoped for. But that doesn’t mean that the next letter couldn’t still hold the news they want.</p>
<p>For now, I am remarkably grateful and so happy for my son.</p>