@private banker LOL I also worried about this - what if we wait until the last moment and then the payment can’t be made for some reason? Rationally, I told myself one could always write the school and tell them you are accepting “but” have experienced technical difficulties, but practically speaking I was very relieved when our S decided today he was ready to say “yes” to Denison. He held onto all of his acceptance until this very late date, although I think that realistically only two have been in the running for the past month or so. Tonight he seems very happy to have made the decision, and it seems that others are doing the same, as his Facebook group chat has suddenly lit up with acceptances by his classmates. I think we are lucky as it seems that, in our S’s circles, the kids really haven’t discussed very much where they are applying or where they have been accepted (at least that’s what he tells us, he is possibly just not paying attention!).
Still deciding between Cal Poly and U. of Oregon. I think he is going to choose to be a duck, I think we will commit tonight in case there is a glitch…
Down to Hamilton or Macalester. I think he’s 90% decided on Macalester now, but he’s scared of making it final. He was waitlisted at 7 schools and accepted the spot at 4 (although he only wrote a LOCI for one), so I’m worried one of those could come along right after we deposit and complicate things all over again!
Yes…still deciding between NAU, Western Washington, and Colorado State now…possibly Eckerd too
@2mrmagoo Wow! Congratulations! That is fantastic! Must be such a good feeling.
And my guess was right for once in my lifetime.
My daughter is speaking with me about this once in the morning and once in the evening now. Crunch time.
I think there was a 60-40 Michigan lean on Sunday, but it is now back to a coin toss.
@Theoden I am so with you “How do you get over the feelings of regret of your kid letting go of a school that you have an emotional investment in?” I have to keep telling myself that this is HER school, not mine. Your S will do great!
Yup, it’s their decision!!!
Deposit is in!!! Joined the Knox parent’s FB page.
Whoot whoot! Congrats.
Thanks!!!
@kokotg Best wishes with the final decision! I have a frosh at Mac but Hamilton seems great too.
@Theoden Congrats! Knox is a great school. Everyone is so nice and helpful there.
I would suggest not waiting until the last minute. My daughter finally decided last Saturday and because of a glitch in the residency questions could not complete the SIR. I had to contact admissions and after an email two days of waiting for a response and follow up she is finally committed! I didn’t think it would be a problem and it wasn’t but it took a few days to sort out. Your computer might freeze, or heaven forbid someone could get in an accident.
My daughter committed last night. She was almost hyperventilating when she hit the enter key!! ?
Decided, but all hell will ensue if he comes off of one of the Ivy wait lists. It’ll likely be around AP Test time, too, if it happens so we’ll have to figure out a quick 4 1/2 hour drive to catch a vibe and then decide if he’s switching gears. Personally, I think where he ended up is the better choice. He’s starting to feel that way too.
On a related note - He said that he’s glad that some who wouldn’t otherwise have opportunities got in.
I have a friend who’s daughter literally waited until the last minute. At 11:45 at night last year on May 1 she was curled up in a ball in her room hysterical because she couldn’t decide. It was brutal. I worried about that the past few months with my daughter, who this year had a really hard time deciding. Thankfully she pulled the trigger about a week and a half ago and hasn’t looked back since. My friend’s daughter picked a school, and then spent this entire year miserable and wondering “what could have been”. She’s taking next year off and trying to figure it all out. It’s so hard in the moment when you’re only 18 and this is really one of the biggest decisions you’ve had to make so far in your life. 18 year olds don’t have the life experience to understand that they could be really happy at multiple places. I’m glad this whole process is over for us. I can name about 100 things we did wrong, but in the end I think my D ended up making a great decision for her and I’m excited to see the next chapter unfold. 
@bloomfield88 I’m laughing at your Pepperdine comment. My daughter saw UW Madison’s campus her freshman year and was CONVINCED it was her absolute dream school and measured all future schools against it. I’m absolutely shocked she didn’t decide to go there. I had even bought her “Madison Engineering” sweatshirt a few weeks ago in secret because I was THAT CONVINCED she was going to commit there and I wanted to surprise her on decision day. On a side note, now I have a free “Madison Engineering” sweatshirt for anyone who wants it. 
The ability to make an important decision and live with the results is an important skill. Let’s put an end to the paralysis by analysis and move on!
@bloomfield88 what did your daughter decide? I hope that she is feeling happy and relieved to have made her decision.
@sunnryz I understand your particular situation about Wisconsin. What I was alluding to for the general audience was Pepperdine University overlooks the Pacific Ocean in Malibu.