<p>Idahomom–did I miss that yours got in, too? If so, congrats!!!</p>
<p>Such great news, onesonmom. Our kids still have a lot to teach us about this process. He sounds like he really will be just fine.</p>
<p>Add my kid to the accepted by U Denver list, yay!</p>
<p>Congrats Jane!!! Our kiddos are an awesome bunch!</p>
<p>Congrats to all with good news today! When I got home DS had a big grin - got acceptance letters from both Hofstra (with $13k/yr merit!) and Eckerd!</p>
<p>Oy–another deferral yesterday (University of Denver). To those upthread who got in, did your kids show some love? I saw reference to the interview program, which I don’t think DS was aware of. We certainly have not visited (we are east coasters and are not visiting any schools he doesn’t get admitted to, particularly those far away). Also not sure this is a top choice for him but it sure looks like a nice medium-sized school. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Waiting to hear from Guilford, too. Hand delivered is exciting but an email would do! Are all notifications coming via mail?</p>
<p>Am happy for all the acceptance news on this board. We are still waiting to hear any news, from anywhere! Getting frustrating!</p>
<p>Heavy and still, we are in NYC. The only thing I can think is that DS is a recruited athlete and also we attended a local Guilford dinner with the pres and alums and ad coms, etc. That might have bumped my son’s app up a bit…I’m SURE both your kids will be admitted! It’s a very welcoming school.</p>
<p>Good point, HeavyLidded.</p>
<p>Yes, HL. Definitely at the forefront of my mind that our “problems” are trivial. I am a fatalist at heart, and don’t sweat this stuff much at all. It’s just that DS’s first two decisions (which seem like ages ago!) were both yeses, which might have made him (= me) overly optimistic. There was a long drought, but since then only rejections and deferrals. I believe he might get mail from St. Michael’s today ( :eek: ) and now it’s sounding like Guilford is imminent. It’s all good.</p>
<p>MyLb, our GC told us that far away schools don’t expect you to visit, but they expect you to attend college fairs that are in your area or meet with the rep when s/he visits your school. Some school do online Q & A sessions so it’s a good idea to register for those, even if you don’t get a chance to ask many questions. My D, also contacted far-away schools to see if there were local interview opportunities, just in case. On the other hand, if you apply to a school that’s within a 3 hour drive and you haven’t visited, that’s a red-flag for “little interest”.</p>
<p>Yeah!!! Guilford admissions counselor showed up at DD’s school, just after I posted! She is beyond happy!</p>
<p>Good advice, nyermom. I did many visits earlier in the process with #s 1 and 2, but #3 is a laid-back kid who wasn’t overly anxious to see any particular schools so we decided to hold off until we had some news. (And now that I think about it, I’m not sure any of the schools he applied to are within three hours.) He did attend a few adcom visits at his high school, but this is a kid who is still very undecided as to location, size, . . . . (I’ve told people the good news/bad news with this kid is he’s told me he could be happy anywhere. Pretty true when I think about it.)</p>
<p>Calmer now. With DS, he didn’t hear from colleges until January and later and I remember how tough it was to not be anxious, especially when everyone around him had heard from their favs.</p>
<p>Congratulations Jane on Denver as well! </p>
<p>To MyLB-- DS did not visit Denver or do an interview since closest interview was about 6 hours away. He was originally interested in auditioning for the music program and was in touch with people in that program, so he likely showed interest that way. He later decided not to audition, but there were still probably notes that he was in touch with faculty? I’m not sure how that all works</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone today!</p>
<p>Kelijake… Really happy to hear about your sons gap year plan… City school sounds amazing! As you probably remember my DS 12 HS 12 is on a gap year right now, and I have to say it has been the absolutely greatest thing…I mean in every way. He has matured by leaps and bounds, and just handles life 100% on his own… which is hard to find these days… especially in boys. I feel he will go away next August ready to take on the challenge of college and will be sooo far ahead of the pack. It is an incredible gift to give your S. i am sure he will never regret it. I truthfully think all kids should do it… especially when it involves some sort of self sacrifice and helping others. I think our kids will probably be living long past triple digits… so what is the rush.</p>
<p>Thx all for congratz. DS is kind of in a daze after a whirlwind semester. All that is left is one more app to his XHMFR and possibly one other mid-Jan EAII private…well, he does need to finish apps to a few honors colleges at a few state flagships he’s been accepted to.</p>
<p>5boys–yes, now that you reminded me I do know your son is doing a gap year. It is such a relatively new concept in America, but I suspect the numbers will continue to increase, especially among boys who can really benefit from an extra year of maturation before tackling the demands of college and ultimate career.</p>
<p>My enthusiasm is dampered by thoughts of sharing about the gap year with family…who can sometimes range from being cynical about any departure from the norm to skeptical to mildly supportive but not truly interested.</p>
<p>Glad I have you guys…</p>
<p>@myLB: My son did an interview here in our city, and we visited in June (on a 99 degree day, ugh). They also came to his high school and he talked with them both jr and sr year. UDenver, or “DU” as they call it, has an excellent Learning Support program for kids with documented LDs so I really wanted to check that out in a face-to-face visit.</p>
<p>FYI: he was told they are discontinuing the Hyde Interviews next year. Too many applicants now!</p>
<p>Stillnadine—meant to congratulate your DD and you on Guilford…don’t be shy about celebrating. I know even those who are still waiting to hear something are really happy for you.</p>
<p>Congratulations to those with recent acceptances & sending good thoughts to those with defferals or no word yet.</p>
<p>We had some much-needed good news via mail yesterday. Son accepted to Salisbury! So far he’s 3 for 3 and Salisbury is his top-pick of the three. We live in the Newtown area and, as you can no doubt imagine, there has been a blanket of sadness over the community. S’s HS was on lock-down Friday and my husband owns a business in Newtown. It’s been a difficult time and getting the big envelope actually made us smile.</p>