<p>Too late for this admissions season, but for the future ...</p>
<p>I really like rolling admission schools as safeties. Both my kids did this and had an admit decision in the bag during that long wait until April. It seemed to help! They each had an ED application but neither one panned out.</p>
<p>My daughter also had a couple EA applications, one deferred her (like the ED school did) and the other admitted her. So that gave her two admissions to calm her (and her parents) down.</p>
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Well... rules were made to be broken,right? If you were inclined to put that much trust in the experts, she'd be in school talking with her guidance counselor. Besides, if the experts are saying it's not the safe thing to do, then doing the risky thing and doing it well might just cinche it. If she's sure a philosophical essay is the best way to show who she is, then she's the most important expert in the situation. It's great that you let her know that.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your son's admission to the summer program!</p>
<p>RiskCareDream, I wouldn't have advised your daughter to put all her eggs into one application either, but maybe she feels perfectly free to have another go at it next year. She's doing it on her own time and her own terms, testing the water with one application and learning the ropes. </p>
<p>As homeschooling parents, we have so much at stake with these applications. I mean, what homeschooling parent hasn't had that nagging little question about college admissions, no matter how many success stories we've seen or read about, and no matter how many times we've defended and explained how it can all work out perfectly? </p>
<p>But we've made all this effort to teach our kids they can control their own lives. Why should we turn around and expect them to carry the burden of our worries? To them, our fears are tedious, boring, and for the most part useless. </p>
<p>Raise them to think for themselves, and look what happens.</p>
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Well... rules were made to be broken,right? If you were inclined to put that much trust in the experts, she'd be in school talking with her guidance counselor. Besides, if the experts are saying it's not the safe thing to do, then doing the risky thing and doing it well might just cinche it. If she's sure a philosophical essay is the best way to show who she is, then she's the most important expert in the situation...
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<p>Man. I never really thought of it like this! I think my kid can write very well, and I need to just trust that. But, you know, I wonder if the admissions committee members will be interested in the things that interest her. Part of the problem is that she has grown a little past me (a lot, really). I just probably can't appreciate her insights as much as I used to.</p>
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<p>Well, hes not in yet. He just got a note telling him he is in the final round. Now hell have an interview. If he gets past this, then he is in. Both my older kids work jobs. They help us keep up the home. I dont like this, but it is really one of the only ways we keep our little ship afloat. Im working very hard to change it, but yikes! It seems as soon as I get a little something, it just vanishes! My son doesnt want to leave for the summer because he worries about us. But I just pushed him to go for it anyway and it seems to be working. You should have seen him when that letter arrived. He just stood there, making no expression at all. Fortunately, the program is free. So if he gets in, we are all going to work together to make sure he can enjoy it with a clear mind. You wont find a finer young man anywhere on this planet.</p>