<p>I just wanted to thank All of you for all your support during this process. Not sure I could have gotten through this roller coaster ride without all of your support. It was so nice to Be able to vent, share the highs and lows with people who truly understand. Just wanted to tell you I am very grateful!!!</p>
<p>Ditto @NewYorkSon. This is the ONLY group that could truly commiserate with, and cheer what each of us and our kids were going through. Parents of “regular” high school seniors may have gone through a tough period, but NOTHING like this. Even my own family got sick of what I had to say - and what I was learning on CC 
Here’s to those who came before us and best of luck to those who come after!</p>
<p>My husband has a special eye roll for when I start a sentence with “according to cc…” but I cannot imagine gettng through the process without the support of so many others in the same boat (especially on the days when the boat was leaking!) Special shout out to those with older kids who take the time to provide perspective, information and reassurance. I am humbled to find such generous and positive people</p>
<p>I agree with both of you. My family was supportive but they couldn’t truly understand. All the years of voice lessons, dance, musical practice came down to this. We started way back in November at his first audition and now we finally have a perfect place for him. My husband also does the eye roll when I talk about CC. Its so funny but hey whatever gets us through. I totally agree it has been awesome hearing from current students and their parents how things have been going with them. This is an invaluable group. We can research all we want on statistics but when it comes down to it getting the information from a current student or parent is the best information. </p>
<p>Last year at the end of the process, some of us got together in a “secret” Facebook group. I encourage the parents of the current crop of rising freshmen to do the same! </p>
<p>Most of us are still part of the group, sharing our journeys and that of our kids. We have learned a lot from continuing to hear about one another’s experiences, especially because all our kids are pursuing theatrical careers, but they are taking a variety of paths.</p>
<p>My husband and even my MT S do the eye roll thing when I start with “according to a post on cc…” But hey, without this network S’s last 9 months would not have been as “smooth” as they turned out to be - and husband might have had more to deal with than controlling an eye roll or two.</p>
<p>@prodesse, a “secret” FB group sounds like a good idea. I’m sure we’re all in for some more rocky roads ahead - and triumphs, too - that no one else can understand.</p>
<p>Yes, don’t you feel as if some people here on CC are friends already?</p>
<p>We were skeptical about the secrecy setting, but it has worked fine. Our posts there haven’t been showing up anywhere else on Facebook. Though occasionally when a thread is extremely personal we will delete it after awhile. We have a rule that our kids aren’t allowed to read these postings, though sometimes I’ll ask if it’s OK to tell my son about such-and-such. I love hearing what the classes and productions and faculty are like at the various schools. My son is often surprised that I know things about acting technique he wouldn’t expect me to! Many of us have come together in real life from time to time over the past year. It’s lots of fun.</p>
<p>I’ve been on CC for 12 years! Agree with what has been expressed here. </p>
<p>Like some of you above, I also belong to a couple of private Facebook groups with parents of theater kids, who mostly had been on CC at one time. There we share more personal information and experiences than on this forum. I have known many of these parents for years and many of our kids have since graduated college. I have met many of the parents in person and seen some of their kids on stage and many have attended my daughter’s performances. </p>
<p>I also feel a friendship with my fellow MT CC posters. I can’t count how many times I started a conversation with “from what I read on CC…”! My wife says that I’m obsessed. I tell her that it’s been a lot more productive than fantasy football.</p>
<p>Thanks to everybody for their advice and info. I truly believe that our D would not have a spot at her perfect fit college without CC.</p>
<p>I feel so much gratitude for having the support and wisdom from you all. The eye rolling has stopped in our house because what I learned here has paid off. Now my husband wants to know what my CC friends think about certain questions and issues!</p>
<p>Lol see they jump in when they realize we have all helped each other and learned so much</p>
<p>I can’t imagine going through this crazy process without all the advice from my CC friends! Now that we are winding down, I am sad when I log on and don’t have anything new and exciting to read…lol! I should be glad that it is almost over!</p>
<p>@dancemtmom, don’t worry it will all start up again soon with the newbies! And you will find yourself in tears over some parent and child’s journey that you have never met. And hopefully give advice that helps someone else! What a great community this is!</p>
<p>Please don’t go anywhere! You all have so much wisdom and help to give us babies here …my dd graduates 2016 and I am already obsessed with this board! Thanks to all, I have really enjoyed reading the posts, I came in around Unifieds and have cheered for so many!! Congrats to all!</p>
<p>I have to give us a shout out as a community again. An accidental click took me to the main parents forum- where there is a threaded entitled “tips on who to be mad at” The vitriol being spewed- albeit by a specific poster - was flabbergasting. And when she stepped in to describe how the her “perfect” (yes, really quoting here) child’s Ivy League destiny was thwarted by the child’s teachers- who apparently didn’t give glowing enough recommendations (though how she read the recs is a mystery- at least if they were on the common app) Got me fired up (I am an AP teacher, and I write LOTSof recs every year) enough to wade in for a moment, but I quickly realized that you can’t reason with crazy… and bowed out of the conversation. With minor exceptions- in the 6 months I have been here- I have been AMAZED by the positive attitudes. Every one of our kids has had a rejection that stings (and some that have burned) but overall, people are posting from a place of support for EVERYONE. So in other words- this group rocks… just sayin’</p>
<p>I am with you everyone on your posts. I got the eye rolling, and my husband is still calling me obsessed. And yet, as one parent said/alluded above, if not for the CC parents - 1) I would have been committed, 2) we would not have known about the level of competitive numbers and to be happy with “just one” acceptance, if that was even to have happened, and more critically, 3) we would not have known how or to bother doing research on the schools - so that my daughter was “so ready” when it came time to actually decide. She knew so much about various programs - including the one she chose (Ball State - go BSU!!!) by the time the moment(s) came. And even then, it was grueling. But we never would have been prepared in the least to cope and proceed through this year, without the continuous feedback and information from parents that I was bringing (to husband and daughter,) in spite of their continuous eye rolling, and my D saying “oh…what are your friends on college confidential saying now?”… hehehe. Thank you so much everyone. Your experiences made me feel just barely normal. I’m really not normal - but yeah, you all seem normal - so I’m counting myself in. hahahha</p>
<p>If this isn’t normal that’s the rest of the world’s problem… not mine :)</p>
<p>I love the CC MT boards for the dark sense of humor that is tempered with a constant sense of mutual support and optimism. It’s like we’ve all gone through a very stressful survival-type situation together, where success is measured in getting just ONE offer. When one kid succeeds we are all validated, know what I mean? No one who has not been through this can truly understand what we’ve been through.</p>
<p>Our D will be going to her perfect fit school this fall, Nebraska Wesleyan. It absolutely would not have happened if I hadn’t jumped into the CC pool last fall. A conversation on the soprano thread then led to a private message from a dad who gave me a few school suggestions, which ultimately led us to NWU. I wasn’t familiar with the school at the time, so we wouldn’t have even thought to apply to it. All I can say is a hearty thanks to @emsdad and everyone else who participates in the CC MT world - we will be forever grateful. </p>
<p>@soozievt - 28,787 posts? Really? CC should send you a gold plated mouse and a Starbucks gift card. Or maybe carpal tunnel wrist splints…</p>
<p>If it weren’t for CC my daughter for sure would not be heading to the east coast to live out her dream…I would have never heard of Drew University if it weren’t for CC or have her graduate (in 4 years ) debt free due to scholarships! I can’t thank you all enough for making this crazy process bearable. I hope I can help the newbies coming up as much as you have all supported me and my daughter. :)</p>