<p>Just got a call from our GC and he reports that they've now closed the class of '09. Andison did all he could and I can say that his efforts were completely based on the help I passed on to him from this site. Interesteddad, you went over the top with your ideas and suggestions thanks so very much. And ALL of you who have posted and pm'd me I can't thank you enough for the incredible support. You've never forotten us. I truly can't tell you how much I've appreciated it. It's kept me going through all the ups and downs. Hurray for cyberfriends!!!!!</p>
<p>Now it's time to regroup and soon start planning for the class of '10.
You are all wonderful. If there were a little heart logo I'd add it here. A whole bunch of them.</p>
<p>Andi, so sorry to hear that. But as everyone else has said, we're sure great things are in store for andison and you all will look on this and probably either not event think about it or be glad of the gapyear it provided.</p>
<p>I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm sure the future holds awesome things for both you and andison. CC is truly a great place; you meet some really awesome people here. Best of luck in the future.</p>
<p>I'm sorry for Andi and Andison, too. As June 15th had approached with no good news, I was increasingly afraid that this would be the case.</p>
<p>D says, and I concur, that Andison's gap year plans should include something that stands out from a "community service" or "humanitarian" viewpoint.</p>
<p>Andi, I'm so sorry. However, I just looked at that Nacac (????) list, and checked out Maryland and Pennsylvania. Goucher and Pitt still have some openings and they are both respectable schools, at the very least. Are you sure that "going to school" is not what Andison would really like to be doing???</p>
<p>I want to thank you for being so very wonderful throughout this long tough period. I have learned a lot from your posts about courage, kindness, patience, and grace. I wish you all the very best as you move into the next phase of your son's life. . . and I really look forward to hearing about the great things he will be accomplishing!</p>
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Good for him doing it of his own accord. It really is a chance for him to learn at a very young age more about who he really is, outside of institutions and the standard patterns of the era. I agree on the humanitarian ideas - not just for the college application but for the change to really grow in this period, to see the world he has not yet seen, to find out who he is in other environments.</p>
<p>Wishing you the best. And admiring your courage and dignity.</p>
<p>I don't see this as a time for condolences, it's more that you've been given direction after a long period of uncertainty. Andison is a young man with talent and promise - just as he was last week and last fall. This is an incredible opportunity for him and I hope he revels in the freedom it provides him. Let us all know where his freedom takes him.</p>
<p>Andi--
Thank you for letting us all know. We share your disappointment, but also your confidence that your son will find his way and make the next year a rich experience for himself and those he comes in contaft with.</p>
<p>Shucks and D_____! Another idea: if your andison is at Tanglewood this summer (do I remember that right?), someone really special might take serious notice and find a way to help him. Good luck.</p>
<p>I suppose I ought to be positive and forward-looking and restate the absolute truth that good things are just around this blind corner for Andison (and you)...but instead I'm just sitting here crying...my heart aches with and for Andison (and you)...yes, he'll get up and brush himself off and do bigger better things...but for now...maybe if I keep crying he can stop feeling bad a bit sooner????</p>
<p>Andi - Sorry about the news because it's a disappointment, but it is also an opportunity. I predict andison will look back on this experience many years from now and say that it's the best thing that ever happened to him. But right now I'm sure he's feeling badly. The good news is that he can finally move on from this and start to feel better about the whole thing. We'll be following your saga all year!</p>
<p>Andi,
There's a lot of aching hearts out here in cyberspace. Things, however, do have a way of working out for the best. In the roadmap of life, this was a heck of a deteor for your son. One thing your son will always remember, is how you were there to support him.</p>
<p>Andi, I've been reading your posts throughout this spring. You have been fabulously supportive and there for your guy. I'll be looking forward to your insight and wisdom beginning next fall as the college class of 2010 gets its applications out. You'll have to start a "gap year" thread on the Parents Forum. Is your guy going to Tanglewood this summer??</p>
<p>After checking every day for news of your son--and fearing that the latest "letters are in the mail" response from the admissions office did not bode well--I was almost afraid to log on today. Now that those fears have been confirmed, I don't even know what to say, other than that I am so, so sorry. This outcome seems sick and wrong to me.</p>
<p>I applaud you for maintaining your courage and wisdom and even your sense of humor throughout an ordeal that most of us can scarcely imagine--and that could, no matter how much we might like to believe otherwise, have happened to virtually any of us and our children. May Gap U offer your son all the joy and satisfaction that conventional schools failed to deliver (this year, anyway). Somewhere down the line, I believe this will turn out to be the shining example of why college admissions don't matter nearly as much as everyone thinks.</p>