<p>I attended a Seniors mothers luncheon on Friday, and a prom picture party last night. I was surprised to hear how many seniors (my S included) are still undecided about their acceptances. Is this unusual this year, that in mid April they are still pondering, or is this no different than in past years? I don't remember this many kids being undecided a few weeks after the acceptances came out when older s went trought this. Has anyone else noticed this?</p>
<p>My son was undecided last year until a few days before the deadline, because we were still revisiting schools and the last 2 were ones he hadn't seen with students on campus before. I wonder if there's more indecision this year because of all the waitlisting--harder to commit.</p>
<p>It feels different to me also. I wonder if it's because it's so hard to get into that one top choice school that : A. kids are applying to more schools and are in a position to have more choices. B. they don't fall exclusively in love with one school early on and wait to make the choice among acceptances.</p>
<p>Doesn't feel different to me. I remember starting my "A Way to Decide" thread in April of 2005. My son was decided and had been since late December. But the anguish was here on the board in spades. Wait until April 30 starts to close in, there will be those mailing the envelope/clicking the button around midnight, if things are as in past years.</p>
<p>Around here, it seems like most of the kids know where they are going by now. A fair number of students were admitted early decision, so that is part of the reason, but the other part is that many students were either waitlisted or rejected by a majority of the schools they applied to regular decision, and are left with few choices.</p>
<p>My daughter has narrowed it down to three at this point, but of the three, she really has no idea. She's getting really frustrated....</p>
<p>Maybe it feels different b/c my older s applied ED so it was a non-issue. But, in past years, when this discussion came up, it seemed like more kids had their minds made up. I think bethievt and glasses make good points-- Seems like more have been rejected/waitlisted from their first choice or, like my s, kept an open mind with no clear first choice.</p>
<p>"kept an open mind with no clear first choice.".....I think that sums it up....The kids around here who haven't already decided would definitely fall into that category; Many are re-visiting schools or, even, visiting for the 1st time......</p>
<p>Our competitive NJ public had remarkably few people apply ED this year....Our guidance office does not necessarily promote it (don't know why) and it seemed that many of the kids had multiple good choices, so didn't feel the need to commit.....Turned out just fine for a large majority of them.....</p>
<p>Mathson decided for sure only a day or two before decisions were due. He'd known what his first choice was, but really wasn't sure about the rest and hadn't visited any of them. (Well he'd trailed along on the weekend portion of a Harvard reunion, but hardly looked around.)</p>
<p>In our area, school vacation is next week. Many seniors plan to do their final visits and decision making then, so no, it's not unusual that many are still undecided.</p>
<p>My D was undecided last year until she HAD to make a decision --- and the fact that every one of her friends had made their decisions long before was no help at all. She almost had a nervous breakdown!</p>
<p>DD had her acceptances to the top two choices before Christmas. She made her decision on April 29. It would have been April 30...but we insisted on knowing one day early and that was a good thing because when we went to do the deposits online, it turned out HER college doesn't accept VISA...and guess what we have for a CC. We had to express mail the works.</p>