<p>Cooker, had to laugh!</p>
<p>Daughter was notified yesterday that she got a full Tuition Exchange scholarship to her first choice school, Rochester Institute of Technology. It’s settled!</p>
<p>Should I take off a year before researching for S (high school class of 2016)?? Not sure I can so easily give up my CC addiction!</p>
<p>Wow Mamaduck, guess that means Cal Lutheran doesn’t need to be considered anymore. Huge difference between Rochester Tech and Cal Lutheran 
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<p>We are still struggling through acceptances (not accepted yet at Cal Lutheran), dream school deferral and the financial viability of her #2 choice.</p>
<p>I love RIT, and know without a doubt it’s the best choice for her, but a part of me still mourns the other cool schools she applied to. Chicago, Austin, and Louisville are certainly awesome cities to go to school in (and for us to visit)! I don’t know about CalLu, since we didn’t visit. Thankfully, she has no regrets. She’s on Cloud 9!</p>
<p>cooker, that so would have been me with my DS! Congrats on the great acceptance, and even better, congrats for no “interim reports!” (yes, we got lots of those at our house too.)</p>
<p>Mmaduck-congratulations! that is so cool! My son applied to RIT RD so we haven’t heard yet. Hubby and I really liked it, DS not so much. We’ll see what happens.</p>
<p>Mamaduck, fabulous news! Savor the success and celebrate! (I do know what you mean about the “what if” feeling regarding the other roads not taken. All part of the journey, I guess.)</p>
<p>Congratulations on all the acceptances and $$!</p>
<p>Heavy-I can relate to sleepless nights worrying about FA. The academic and athletic $ isn’t coming thru as hoped. DS is completely bummed and afraid he will be stuck at his financial safety. I’m panicking and suggested one last RD app to a school not likely to come thru on academic $. What have I done???</p>
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<p>Mamaduck, congratulations! </p>
<p>Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using CC</p>
<p>Great news Mamaduck. RIT seems like a really cool school.</p>
<p>I think my son has had 2 quarters in high school where he didn’t get an interim report. Sadly, this quarter has been his worse one ever!!! But it’s seemed to scare the holy bejeebus out of him. He’s doing things he’s never done before like, homework and asking for help from his teachers Luckily no school wants a midyear report.</p>
<p>congrats, Mammaduck!!</p>
<p>Congrats on the acceptances and $! cooker, I really had to laugh. And DS just got a thin envelope from a school, DH and I both assumed rejection, but wasn’t a decision at all, just letting him know some things missing from his app (school reports). Of course, if GC checked naviance the materials would have been sent. I’ll have to remind her.</p>
<p>I wish I would have found this post years ago. My very talented S has made me crazy with his grades all through high school. He can memorize a show in a day but once it is in a book, he is lost. This semester he finally pulled it together, finally got senior privileges and even has an EA (Hartt School/University of Hartford) for theatre. His school sends midyear reports to all so I am just relieved that it is a good one. </p>
<p>Cooker, I am still laughing, I even had my S come down and read it, this could have been us!!!</p>
<p>That’s great Mamaduck! And yes you should take a year off! I’ve got a 2015 waiting in the wings and I’m trying to hold off a little while yet - need a breather!</p>
<p>Mamaduck - Congratulations!
Leacoop and HeavyLidded and others who can relate to $TRE$$ - I’d like to join the screaming trip. Just when I thought money woes would be the worst, Ds high school decided to up the ante. We were told she failed two classes because she missed finals make-up day during vacation (she’s dual enrollment and leaves school before noon - and before announcements/handouts - and was told she could make up the finals “when we get back in January”). They eventually let D, in tears, take the two tests, but still list Fs on her record until she applies for a time-consuming grade change. Not what we want with midyear reports going out, which without this mess would have been mostly As, a couple of Bs, and a C in AP Bio.
Thankfully the next time I have to go through this is 2026.</p>
<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I haven’t posted on this thread in a while, but I do still lurk and read and celebrate privately each and every acceptance from your wonderful sons and daughters—and lately, there’s been some good ones! Congrats, congrats, congrats!</p>
<p>Cooker–can sooo relate to your “overreaction” to the non-news envelope. I especially did that for years with the oldest son, who is 25 and (finally) an all A student at a community college. </p>
<p>cbreeze—the next time you have to go through this is 2026?? Whoa!</p>
<p>Mamaduck–After my DS graduates in May, I guess I’m done with CC since he is the baby? Actually, I have this weird feeling I will still lurk for a while and maybe even post.;)</p>
<p>Found out this morning that my son got into UNH! 3 for 3! Still have 7 more to hear from but it is nice to add another choice to the options. Was getting anxious because we hadn’t heard anything for 3-4 weeks.</p>
<p>Yay confusedmom!!! Happy for you guys!</p>
<p>Thanks HeavyLidded and kelijake!!! Breathing a sigh. My son was getting a little anxious since so many of his friends had heard all ready.</p>
<p>Congrats, ConfusedM.</p>
<p>My S was deferred from UNH 
But, we just learned today that he was accepted by JMU and he’s quite pleased. yay, it’s all good . . .</p>
<p>ELY- things work out for a reason. I see you are in CT. My son’s 1st choice is UConn. We went hear till March.</p>