I never heard of anyone using that term, but at her high school the parents tended to play their cards very close to the chest and not talk openly (weird, I know) so I had very, very few conversations with other parents. The topic of committing didn’t come up with the counselor, so it’s possible that it’s also east coast language but I never happened to hear it.
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Yes, she was a rising junior, I knew she would have a long search process.
@premed_equestrian I hope you two find each other!
@acpurple22 I think there were two main reasons. First, although I wrote that she was interested in freshman year abroad, it was actually more of an interest in global experiences in general, and Northeastern has a lot more of that than Drexel. Second, she did a two week summer program at Northeastern the year before her senior year, and I think that helped her feel at home on the campus. So when the option do do Oakland for a year and then definitely transfer to Boston was on the table, it outweighed Drexel. But Drexel was a very strong fit for her, because of the co-op program and the urban setting, and she would have been happy there.
@DigitalDad I had to ask her 
(note: a window popped up to tell me that it is better to combine responses and use @ so I am doing that now - sorry for cluttering the thread with mini-responses, it’s a college confidential learning curve)
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Congratulations to you both! You certainly put a lot into helping her find a great place for her where she would thrive. Sounds like she landed exactly where she should be!
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SIR stands for “statement of intent to register“ - an acceptance of admission form used (AFAIK only) by the UCs and CSUs. That’s why you don’t hear that phrase here on the east coast.
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This is fantastic. You sound like such a level-headed and caring parent. You helped her dig deep and figure things out. It sounds like D had a LOT of good choices but I am happy Northeastern worked out for her!
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