<p>blue - Congrats to bluejr on UVA acceptance and on being done! Doing a happy dance for you.</p>
<p>Congratulations to Bluejr!!!</p>
<p>Here is something to lighten the mood:</p>
<p>[Our</a> Favorite Accept/Reject Letters](<a href=“http://www.collegiatechoice.com/myaccept.htm]Our”>http://www.collegiatechoice.com/myaccept.htm)</p>
<p>Congratulations to BlueJr!!! And OWM - What a chance to shine huh!!! Renmom - Yeah to Wesleyan!!! btw my neighbor’s boy at Cornell, regrets that he didn’t decide to go to Wesleyan, felt like the quality of teaching, caring about students was much higher there. And congrats to everyone with great news posted, I am just trying to keep up with all the good news. </p>
<p>And for the bad news, it’s their loss baby, plain and simple.</p>
<p>keylime - that was soooo funny! I especially like the ss# one.</p>
<p>blueiguana: Wonderful, wonderful news! Love UVa and Charlottesville. So happy for you and bluejr.</p>
<p>Congrats Bluejr!! Not only on the acceptance, but on being DONE!!
We are in the group hanging around the mailbox ---- waiting and waiting for notice of yes or no on a large scholarship S did the competitive weekend for a couple of weeks back. </p>
<p>One more notification tomorrow - Davidson - in case anyone else is waiting on that one, and then all the answers will be on the table and we can get out the calculator to do some number crunching.
So glad we have each other to be here with!</p>
<p>Congrats too, to OWM son (hurray!) and to Songbird - even though we don’t know yet exaactly what to celebrate :)</p>
<p>Someone asked about older S - yes he just accepted a job teaching English at a public university in Thailand for next year. (he is graduating college in May) The posting is through Princeton University and it is one year, with a renewal possibility. He is thrilled and we are hoping to scrape together enough money to visit! We were there when he was age 10 and said God must want us to live there because the food is SO GOOD! While I’m a little sad he’ll be so far away, I’m even MORE jealous!! As is often the case - I want to be my children!!</p>
<p>We are all so lucky to have these kids we are discussing for 800 pages - the ones who share with us, collaborate with us, reflect a bit of us, and make us so very, very proud by being their unique quirky wonderful curious motivated loving selves.</p>
<p>I spend quite a few days with tears in my eyes thinking about this stage of motherhood coming to a close, but what helps that sadness dissipate is thinking of these amazing futures we get to watch! JOY</p>
<p>Congratulations to all the good news recipients and hugs to those with not-so-good news. This thread is flying by too fast to keep up.</p>
<p>Tough week at our house. Last week was all roses - D got into a match school, found out late last week that she had a good merit scholarship and then got a local scholarship. This week - just the opposite! She got waitlisted at one school and then rejected from another. She barely had adjusted to her waitlist status when the rejection hit and the tears came harder. She looked up at me, with tears swimming in her eyes and asked “This is what it is going to be again next week, right”? She has a couple of lotteries left for next Wed and in all honesty, after this week’s results, I had to say “yes”. Sitting here at my desk, with tears in my eyes as I write. </p>
<p>We did the whole second-guessing routine. Don’t know why - will never know why. Perhaps the supplemental essays were a little flat. Perhaps the SAT II scores were an issue. Perhaps, perhaps… I really encouraged her to apply to the match/safety schools and she did very well there. But all these reach schools were left at the end, and so far, the end results are just leaving a bad taste. I am fuming at certain teachers at her school that she’s close to - they’ve told her that she was aiming too low with the match schools, that she could do better. Granted she’s one of the top kids in her class, but she now feels like she’s let everyone down, despite my assuring her that the admissions process is crazy. The interesting thing is that one of her match schools has always been her favorite - but she sort of bought into the “I must get into one of the name schools” thanks to peer pressure and the pressure from the teachers/GC. Ugh. An incredibly talented, accomplished, caring kid feeling completely dejected - “I cannot get into any good college”. Hate, hate this feeling - hate it that I cannot “fix” it for her!</p>
<p>Her 18th birthday is tomorrow - I’ve declared that tomorrow is a no-college mention day at our house. We are allowed to say the “c” word for food - cookies and cake - but not the dreaded “c” word (college). S and I have several surprises planned for her and am hoping that she’ll sort of put this disappointing week behind her. I’ve also decided that for my sanity, I am going to stay off CC this weekend. </p>
<p>Hope the weekend goes well for all of you!</p>
<p>arisamp: you made me tear up as well. Hug her and tell her that you love her and are proud of her. Feast on cake, cupcakes and (ice) cream. </p>
<p>Come back and see us on Monday! Enjoy the weekend as much as you can.</p>
<p>Hi - this thread reflects the rollercoaster. Posts with joy followed by disappointment. Hugs to the latter. Congrats to the former - esp those that are DONE! D got good news today - in at Wes and merit at Villanova. I know we will have mixed news to come, but we will enjoy the evening with some relief. No negative extrapolating at the moment. Happy weekend and mailbox matters.</p>
<p>arisamp - chin up on this side of the rollercoaster. I like your “c” day idea for tomorrow. We’re starting to get the rejections too, but we’re okay in this house because the acceptances earlier in the week cushioned the blow (the rejections aren’t a huge surprise, and the acceptances are a better fit for D here anyway – maybe the colleges knew that too?). </p>
<p>Your D will end up in the right place for her, I promise! Enjoy a wonderful birthday day tomorrow!</p>
<p>I am very happy for those who are getting good news-shout out to RenMom and bluejr!</p>
<p>I so identify with you arisamp. These kids can really internalize the unrealistic expectations placed on them by fellow students and even teachers.</p>
<p>Unless you have lived through this process you just have no idea how incredibly competitive these “top” schools are-so people just assume if your child applies of course they are going to get in-who wouldn’t want them? I try to tell people there are thousands of kids out there who are every bit as amazing as my son-as impossible as that may be for them to believe. ;)</p>
<p>Things around here are already so much better since I haven’t uttered the “c” word since I took my vow yesterday. Hey, the kid doesn’t even know yet he was accepted to Bucknell-because he has been doing other things and hasn’t gone near the computer-am I behaving well or what?</p>
<p>I think taking a weekend off is just what the doctor ordered. We are going to have a tough week here next week as well but no matter what, I am proud he took the risk and tried-and I think when the anger and hurt subsides you will feel the same about your daughter. Wouldn’t it be worse in the long run to look back and wonder-that’s what he thought when we talked about him applying to the Ivies-better to try and fail than fail to try.</p>
<p>I’ll be thinking of you.</p>
<p>Hello everyone, so much happening on this thread!</p>
<p>AvonHSDad ~ Hope your S gets a fat envelope!</p>
<p>capm59 ~ Good luck with school #1</p>
<p>RenaissanceMom ~ Congrats on Wesleyan!</p>
<p>olderwisermom ~ That is such wonderful news!</p>
<p>oregonianmom ~ Sorry about the WL at Vassar…Congrats on Villamette!</p>
<p>TeresaMomX3 ~ So sorry about USC. Good luck with the FA you are waiting for!</p>
<p>Blueignana ~ Congrats on UVa!</p>
<p>puma12 ~ Congrats on S1’s teaching job in Thailand!</p>
<p>arisamp ~ Sorry about the disappointing results. Hope your daughter still enjoys her birthday. Sounds like you will make it extra-special for her…</p>
<p>Hope I didn’t forget anyone…</p>
<p>Duke will release decisions on March 30th at 6:00 PM. Part of the email notice they sent out this afternoon is below:</p>
<p>"Dear _____,
I want to let you know that Regular Decision applicants (and Early Decision applicants whose admissions decision was deferred to Regular Decision) to Duke University may view their admissions decisions online beginning 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Financial Aid decisions will also be available for those whose applications were complete.
You can view your admission decision letter upon logging in to your application checklist. … "</p>
<p>pepper03-good for you for following through on your commitment!</p>
<p>Arisamp-My heart goes out to your daughter. I hope you guys enjoy her birthday celebration tomorrow and focus on how great she truly is. In reality, it doesn’t matter what others think as long as she is happy with her final choice. Congrats on Merit.</p>
<p>Good news here this week. Accepted at Colgate and Vandy today after rejecting yesterday from Wash U. Still leaning toward U of I, but we shall see how it goes. </p>
<p>This whole process demonstrates that you really never know where you child will land. Just yesterday I was second guessing why I had him to apply to so many schools. Today, I realize it is all about options and happy we applied where we did. I cannot thank this forum enough for the insight I have learned about college. I get the opportunity to start this all again with D in less than 2 years.</p>
<p>I can’t believe how much has happened today. I’m thrilled to hear all the good news, and sorry to hear the bad. I’ll try to hit it all:</p>
<p>OWM: Congrats on the research fellowship. It looks like your son will have great opportunities at Missou.</p>
<p>MOSB: Can’t wait to hear the good news.</p>
<p>Ckofpng: Congrats on the honors acceptance.</p>
<p>Cgpm: Good luck sorting out the two schools. I hope things go well with the coach.</p>
<p>Renmom: Congratulation on the Wes acceptance. Your son is going to have a touch time making choice just one school.</p>
<p>Class of 2015: Sorry for the thin envelopes.</p>
<p>OMOM: Sorry about the Vassar waitlist, but I"m happy to hear that your daughter is excited about Willamette.</p>
<p>325: Congrats on Vassar.</p>
<p>Avon: I hope you get good news from Vandy tomorrow.</p>
<p>TeresaMom: So sorry about the USC rejection. I’m glad that he has 4 other acceptances.</p>
<p>BlueIgana: Congrats on UVA. Wahoowa!!</p>
<p>Puma: Your older son’s job in Thailand sounds very exciting. I hope you get to visit.</p>
<p>Arisamp: So sorry to hear about the tough week. I hope that your daughter has a wonderful birthday and falls in love with one of her acceptances.</p>
<p>MnMom: Congrats on the Wes acceptance and merit at Villanova.</p>
<p>We got some good news in my family today. My nephew got his first acceptance to a very nice LAC, a CTCL. They’ve had a tough few years, and it’s so nice to see him excited and happy.</p>
<p>I cross-posted with you, Lacrossmom. Congratulations on Colgate and Vanderbilt!!</p>
<p>AvonDad, we’re waiting with you for a fat envelope from Vandy–so far nothing. I’m hoping it’s the distance between TN and CA.</p>
<p>Congrats MnMom–my son got merit at Villanova, too!</p>
<p>Congrats on the Vassar, UVA, Wes and honors acceptances. So sorry for the disappointments, particularly for your daughter, arisamp. I hope she’s able to take her mind off it this weekend. And you never know, don’t give up hope–she might get good news next week when she least expects it!</p>
<p>^^ Very well said Momdoc ;)</p>
<p>Nothing much to report here as S2 was not expecting anymore news this week.
He has been celebrating and cheering on his friends 
The waiting game continues… by this time next week we will know where he stands.</p>
<p>Arisamp~{{HUGS}} to you and your D. Tomorrow is a new day…
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<p>Cheers :)</p>