<p>sydsim, sometimes my feeble sense of humor is downright undetectable. Being from PA, I view paying $5 to get out of NJ a bargain. ;)</p>
<p>Ben Franklin Bridge got us too. When we toured in February, we had to get from Philly to Baltimore; I told H we wanted 95 South; he ignored my direction and headed over the bridge, into Camden, for the NJ Turnpike. âThe turnpike is 95!â So for a solid half hour we were heading to Cape May.</p>
<p>Itâs amazing we made it.</p>
<p>My d and I were heading up to NJ last weekend to visit my mom. A trip Iâve made a million times. I let her drive and we were talking about taking the DelMemBr - bridge from delaware to nj. She seemed good, and I looked at my ipad and did a little work with emails. Then I heard - weâre in Pennsylvania! Uh - oh - we were supposed to go from Delaware to NJ. I didnât bother having the gps on since I know the way so well - but I never went through PA to get âhomeâ. She got a good lesson in city driving and finding your way around when you donât know where you are.</p>
<p>Initiatelaunch, that completely went over my head! I feel ya! Iâm a Philly native/NJ implant though!</p>
<p>Yes! The BF Bridge did me in. :)</p>
<p>We did Pennâs info session today but skipped the tour per DD14 ⊠as I expected, I think it may be a little too city for her. </p>
<p>I have to say, the info session was pretty informative ⊠the AdCon gave some pretty detailed information regarding what Penn looks for in an applicant. (Which would probably apply to every selective school, but it was great to hear it all spelled out.)</p>
<p>Weâre in RI right now - weâll do Brown tomorrow.</p>
<p>Hope everyone is having safe travels!</p>
<p>I hope the weather is turning out better for all of you touring in the NE than it started out! </p>
<p>Keep the school reports coming, not sure weâll make a trip up that direction anytime soon.</p>
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I have to say, the info session was pretty informative ⊠the AdCon gave some pretty detailed information regarding what Penn looks for in an applicant. (Which would probably apply to every selective school, but it was great to hear it all spelled out.)</p>
<p>I know we have heard it before, but Iâd love to hear it again. Wanna share your notes?
S visited Swarthmore last week and ended up on UPENN campus the night before visiting friends. He said âNo schools in the middle of a city like that unless itâs Boston/Cambridgeâ He also doesnât want schools âway, way far away from everythingâ</p>
<p>He saw Olin today and loved it. I wish they had early decision.
I wish that the March 28 SAT results were out already.</p>
<p>Good news - DS did a practice SAT Subject Math 2 test yesterday and got an 800. Thatâs much better than last yearâs 680!<br>
PS</p>
<p>Enjoy Brown! I totally loved it. I was ready to move to Providence after that visit with my D.</p>
<p>Funny, we also visited UPenn today, 2:30 info session, very goodâŠbut they advised all to go find tour person on 33rd and Walnut, a group of us waited but no student showed. No biggie. My s loved the campus, friendly social vibe. Said Duke was intimidating by comparison. He loves the urban setting and sat in on an evolutionary biology class which he thought was kind of basic, huh? </p>
<p>Kamamom did you drive to Providence today? Weâll be there SaturdayâŠ</p>
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<p>@parentsparkle ⊠I may have more time tonight and Iâll list what I can remember about Penn. :)</p>
<p>@myturnnow ⊠yes, weâre doing Brown today - and then Williams College tomorrow.</p>
<p>For those of you visiting brown this week, you wonât get a sense of the campus energy because the school is on spring break. My oldest kid is a sophomore there and loves it. We were there on Monday and the campus felt deserted. So keep in mind that you wonât get a feel for its wonderful, high energy vibe.</p>
<p>Well ⊠she loved Brown. The info session was a bit lacking as the adcom spent the first 15 minutes telling a Greek mythology story. </p>
<p>And the tour groups were HUGE and pretty hard to hear the guides.</p>
<p>But she loved Brown. Loved loved LOVED it.</p>
<p>Weâre in Williamstown right now - actually in North Adams. Weâll tour Williams College tomorrow and then drive to Cornell.</p>
<p>Whew! Iâm emotionally tired from reading the 2013 High School thread! Anybody else keeping up with it (other than some of our '14ers that belong to that thread as well)? Such exciting times for them as the final schools are releasing results. That will be us next year!</p>
<p>Hi KaMaMom and all, new here, but had a similar experience as KaMaMom: Kid was not thrilled with the cityâishness of Penn, but loved Brown. We were actually lucky with our Brown tour guide. He was very funny, had a booming voice, and our group was on the small size. Very nice, comfy feeling campus. We were also considering Williams, but had second thoughts because of the small size. May visit in the summer. Will await your notes KaMaMom. Has anyone else been to Williams?</p>
<p>Arrrggghhh⊠anyone else having trouble getting the scores from collegeboard right now?</p>
<p>^yes! âThe system is unable to load the information due to system error.â And they list this address under âcontact usâ: 45 Columbus Ave NY NY 10023</p>
<p>Is that a fake place? Like 123 Main St? Because Iâm heading over there right when I get off the train. Maybe some kid on the Upper West Side hacked into the College Board system. Bad idea. Donât mess with this mom.</p>
<p>eyemamom â Iâll try and get your scores too.</p>
<p>Try this:</p>
<p><a href=âhttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=15703290[/url]â>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=15703290</a></p>
<p>Worked for us!</p>
<p>(Post #109)</p>
<p>Loving the college visit reports - keep 'em rolling!</p>
<p>Totally forgot the SAT scores were coming out today until reading CC this morning! DS11 has been in and out the the ER and hospital twice in the past week for severe sudden onset headache followed by spinal headache caused by spinal tap last Thursday. Heâs finally home and hopefully will feel much better this morning after a full nights sleep in his own quiet bed! I know Iâm starting to feel human again after some sleep.</p>
<p>Just got the scores through the suggestion above (clicked on the January score link even though sheâs never taken them before and that worked).</p>
<p>Scores are definitely NOT what I expected! CR wasnât what Iâd hoped based on the tutoring sheâd been doing. Math was okay but not as high as wished for and I think she can do better. Writing was the highest and well above the level I expected or was hoping for which was a total surprise! Especially since that was the one section her tutor really wasnât working with her on and she was really concerned about the essay part. And it was almost 200 points higher than her PSAT writing. Maybe she did really well on the essay. Who knows! Maybe the ACT will be a better test for her.</p>
<p>Got DDâs test scores this morning. Jumped from 1590 to 1750. Very happy about the jump. Sheâs definitely going to take one more crack at it in October. Really hoping to get her scores above a 600 each.</p>