<p>Hi Linjoy, our sons seem very similar, except my sons likely is from Dartmouth, and he did get one wait list, at MIT. Also thrilled with results so far and have all body parts crossed for next wednesday.</p>
<p>Aniger, I know what you mean…I am so twisted with crossed everythings, it’s hard even to type. Congrats on Dartmouth. That is fabulous…it’s one of three of my son’s top top choices (Penn and Duke are the other two). Good luck.</p>
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<p>Well said, lynjoy…</p>
<p>What a lot of posts! This board will be in overdrive for the next week. Congrats on the acceptances and scholarships; hang in there on the WLs and FA uncertainty; hugs on the disappointments - esp when they make little sense (hello California!). From my quick read, it appears that those with diasppointments do have other great options and are handling it. I had a sobbing “what else could I have done?” D after a Dec. deferral and I expect some tears next week, so I am not dismissing the heartache, but we have a great group of kids and parents and we all will get through this. I am happy to be near the end of this stage - even if the end includes unhappy news. D has two clear favorites and about 5 in the top group - all lotteries. That Stanford 94% comment is a dose of reality. I agree that WLs will be moving this year! Hoping for good news for all of us today and onward. Thanks for the lovely company on our journey.</p>
<p>A snow Friday here–after a sunny Sunday when it was 80 degrees. We love the Midwest.</p>
<p>So many emotions every time you come back to this thread. I feel much like a fish out of water lately reading about 14 applications, 11 applications. That’s unheard of in our neck of the woods. My brothers’ children all go/went to competitive private schools and they all only applied to five or six. We did three for each son. I can’t imagine multiplying the stress by that many schools.</p>
<p>So, you all have my best wishes! So many great schools but more importantly wonderful parents who have raised incredible children.</p>
<p>Cheers for all new acceptances and boo’s for rejections and WL’s.</p>
<p>We’ve got 6 decisions in 6 days…and another that is rumored to be in the mail.</p>
<p>Fasten your seat belts!</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 agree 100% with you, lynjoy. Having that acceptance in hand changes the whole game.</p>
<p>What a day yesterday was! There was a lot of Facebook and IM traffic going on in my daughter’s room. I didn’t know she could type that fast ;)</p>
<p>So, now that the dust has settled, here’s the good news: all of D’s friends who were “expected” (the tippy top of her class) to get in to UCBerkeley, did, including my D. 
And, the same tippy top kids who were expecting and hoping to get into Northwestern, including my D, did as well. So, in our neck of the woods, yesterday was a very good day :)</p>
<p>Now for the bad news: one of D’s closest friends (a very intelligent, highly motivated, heavy on the “EC” type of kid) has now received rejections from every college she applied to that has released decisions thus far (about 7), and we are all deeply concerned. There are more college results to come for her, but for now, she is absolutely distraught. The schools that she (and we) thought were safeties for her, have all rejected her outright, and she told my D that her parents are angry and have stopped speaking to her. They have told her that it is her fault. That she must have done something wrong.</p>
<p>Thus, in the midst of our excitement about D’s and her other friends’ UCB and Northwestern acceptances last night, I had to calm my daughter’s fears and tears for her close friend. All we can do now is hope that the other colleges she applied to are somehow able to see that spark of energy and unbelievable intelligence that lies within this delightful girl.</p>
<p>dignified - what is up with the friend? 7 rejections? that would be very discouraging! do you think her safeties really weren’t true safeties? and the pressure from her parents! oh my! She will be in my thoughts today. Pls keep us posted! and congrats to your D!</p>
<p>dignified- Oh, I feel so badly for your d’s friend. How devastating. And shame on her parents for not being more supportive!</p>
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<p>Could someone talk to these parents, please?</p>
<p>I know someone’s D, a smart kid at a demanding high school who, last year, got rejected everywhere (including several safeties) except for one WL. The GC then had her apply rolling admission to one of our state colleges and she got in. Meanwhile, her WL came through and she went there instead.</p>
<p>Aniger ~ Congrats on the Dartmouth likely!</p>
<p>@rom828, I asked my D the same question. How is it possible? D does not know her gpa. Would never ask. But, she is a National Merit Finalist, got 2300+ on the SAT in one sitting, and is considered one of the “smart” kids in her school. Not the tippy top, but still up there with lots of APs and honors courses. Everyone is surprised and is wondering what is going on.</p>
<p>Dignified, that is horrible. The parents should be ashamed of themselves. </p>
<p>I have known several kids over the years who for some reason get rejected at all their schools. I know one who got rejected from all his schools but one even after getting “likely” letters!</p>
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<p>COngrats on the good news for your D1.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your D’s friend…gotta wonder what is in those LORs.
A student at our teen’s school has high stats and is not liked by peers/teachers. I am not saying that is the case here, though one wonders whats up…or if its just a bad luck thing. Hopefully the GC can help. Somebody needs to shake those parents! So tragic they can behave that way!</p>
<p>Dignified- just wow. I feel for that poor girl- not as much getting rejected as the way her parents are treating her. It is hard to imagine rational (sane?) parents who otherwise have an unexceptional child to treat her that way.
I am going to go home and… wave to my child from the doorway of her room. 
(She has some nasty virus causing her to sleep 16 hours a day for the past few days- Dr. appt at 3 to see what is going on.)</p>
<p>ETA: D’s GC really dislikes her and there is only one at the school. We don’t actually know what he wrote in her recs. But someone was quoted by one of the adcoms as saying: D “is a strong-willed student who can accomplish anything she sets her mind to”… Who ever it was could not have used determined? Strong willed seems one of those code words to me…</p>
<p>dignified1, I’m so sorry to hear about your DD’s classmate. That is very upsetting. I should be shocked by her parents reaction, but it’s so hard to know what goes on behind closed doors. Being angry is inexcusable. Perhaps they suggested more ‘safety’ schools, however there is nothing to be gained by being upset at this point. The only other thought I have is perhaps she could check to see if her transcript was correct. My son’s good friend got a call several weeks ago from a school that should have been a safety to check on his transcript. They wanted to offer him a full scholarship and were questioning his GPA in the 3.0 range. This was very wrong indeed!! It gave me a mini heart attack and I had my son get a copy of his mid-year grade report to make sure the schools were looking at what we thought they were. Luckily his was correct. Although it sounds like a very remote possibility, it does happen. When none of the results are adding up, it may be worth it to check.</p>
<p>Congratulations again to your DD! She really is having great success! :)</p>
<p>Congratulations on the latest round of acceptances and condolences on the less positive news.</p>
<p>Dignified, I’m so sorry to hear about you daughter’s friend. Her parents should be ashamed of themselves. I think it’s a good idea for her to meet with her GC to see if they can figure out what’s going on and how to proceed. This process is very random, but this story doesn’t make sense.</p>
<p>It sounds like all of our kids already have some good choices. Most of us can probably thank “CC” for educating us about safety, rolling and EA schools. I hope that there is more good news to come, but even if your kid doesn’t win the lottery, things will work out fine.</p>
<p>HI all! Have been away on a spring break backpacking trip - just what S and I needed - no phone, TV, computer, or college talk! But WOW - I think there’s been 20 pages since I left!
Our time away was truly a stress reliever, and when S clicked online to discover he was WL at his dream school yesterday, he seemed to take it in stride. “Can’t hurt to stay on the list” he says. So now we have whittled the choices down to three, plus the WL school, and the last decision - which will be released tomorrow. Two more scholarship notifications to come as well. Yes! We can see the light!</p>
<p>Congrats to all with so much good news and hugs to all those with WL and rejection news. It is great to be in this all together.</p>
<p>Older S has also relieved the tension around here a bit, by having the some of the family focus on his upcoming college graduation and move overseas. It’s nice to not talk college ALL the time :)</p>
<p>Kumite - I think you and I had some conversation way back about Cal Lu - congrats!! I tried very hard to get my S to apply there, but he wasn’t as taken as I was. Hope your D loves it!</p>
<p>Dignified, that gc needs to call admissions offices of the rejecting schools pronto to see what can be learned.</p>