<p>D's acceptance came in a small envelope from her top choice school in Dec. She applied ED. I was so worried since the size of the envelope was small. I just had one sheet of paper in it saying she was accepted. Great news but I almost felt "cheated" that it wasn't a big fat envelope with lots of information. D was fine with it. Must just be that I was expecting "more".</p>
<p>Oh Gosh!
Another Big Fat Envelope arrived today....there it sits on the counter....waiting...waiting...waiting
Daughter is at the mall picking out her winter formal dress....arghhhhhhhhh!</p>
<p>(Note to self)....</p>
<p>....it is her dream...it is her hardwork...it is her life....</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Congrats SoCalMom</p>
<p>which dream school?</p>
<p>Tulane! :)</p>
<p>Awesome!</p>
<p>Congrats! S is dealing w/ football recruiting (another offer today- full ride but lesser school)....hoping he commits to Dartmouth next week (i think he will)..but it is up to S.</p>
<p>Wow! Congrats jdjaguar! So your son is smart AND athletic! Dartmouth is an incredible school..Good Luck! :)</p>
<p>Thanks SocalMom!</p>
<p>Good luck to D as well!</p>
<p>Vandy wants S to walk on, but I'm quietly steering him to the Ivy.</p>
<p>:: hands out chocolate ::</p>
<p>If you're busy eating chocolate, you can't open envelopes! :D</p>
<p>(Congrats to all!!)</p>
<p>So Owlice, how do you feel about your son possibly going away to school next year? It can be very hard for any of us, but possibly more so if you feel that he left early. (Of course, there are lots of kids who go to boarding school in 9th grade, so maybe this isn't that big a deal).</p>
<p>You can steam an envelope open with a teapot and reseal it with superglue or a glue stick. Or so I hear. </p>
<p>I of course am completely above such childish behavior. I pull the kid out of class and have them open it right now now now!!!</p>
<p>See kids your parents are not so bad. You could be related to me.</p>
<p>Bumping this thread back up becuase I love reading these exciting stories and hope next year to have stories of my own. </p>
<p>Besides, owlice is handing out chocolate! :D</p>
<p>Ok, im a loser, it was the mailmans fault!
I opened up my D first acceptance letter....it wasnt big and it was so early, I just thought it was yet another mass mailing.</p>
<p>She was mad but got over it.
Now she is waiting for her ED11 letter.
I will not open that one.</p>
<p>hockeymomofthree--I did the same (thought accept. was a mass mailing). I taped it together. Son is actually lucky---I was about to chuck it into recycling (he hadn't been reading any mass mailings, whatsoever).</p>
<p>:: hands out more chocolate ::</p>
<p>Stop pushing!! I've got plenty for all!!</p>
<p>:: piles dark, extra dark, and milk chocolate on the buffet table ::</p>
<p>KathyC, my apologies for the late response; missed your question earlier. I'm of two minds about S's college plans for next year: 1.) he's too young and immature; 2.) it's the best thing for him. Which takes precedence could depend on the time of day and how much sleep one or both of us have had! (We're both crabby and short-tempered when tired.)</p>
<p>On the one hand, I went off to boarding school when I was 15 and survived, and that was an ocean away! On top of that, he's thrived at CTY for six weeks every summer, and Simon's Rock has some very CTY-like attributes. I wouldn't want him to go someplace where he didn't have same-age peers; Simon's Rock is definitely a good fit for him. He interviewed there in November, and he liked them, and they liked him.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if the kid doesn't keep track of the deadlines for his science fair project or which chapters his chemistry test are going to cover and does everything at the last minute, how on earth will he function in college?! (Yet his grades are still pretty good, and we will not mention how many times his mother, who is in grad school, turns in her papers online with sometimes only seconds, yes, seconds, to spare... shhh...!)</p>
<p>So... I think this is, at the very least, a good opportunity for him to learn what the college application process is like. (I'll tell you what it's been like in our house: it's like the fifth circle of Hell!! To quote Wikipedia: "In the swamp-like water of the river Styx, the wrathful fight each other on the surface, and the sullen or slothful lie gurgling beneath the water." Yes, his dad and I are taking this just.so.well..... :D )</p>
<p>I think another year in high school wouldn't be bad, but since he'll be taking all or mostly all AP courses next year, taking the subjects in college instead of high school isn't a bad idea at all for this kid, and Simon's Rock -- well, I could easily see him there. He must get merit aid, though, or it's high school for him; I was not financially prepared for an early college entrance, even less so now than 12 months ago. (The kid will be crushed if he can't go; I already know that...)</p>
<p>Oh, heck, I've got other goodies I should put out, too!</p>
<p>:: adds brownies and pumpkin bread to the buffet table ::</p>
<p>Hi all...Ok so I started this thread because I felt like the evil, intrusive, horrible helicopter mom hovering over her beloved daughters BIG fat college envelopes. I have SO enjoyed reading all the post and you have all made me feel better that I am not the only one! :) So...my daughter applied to 15 schools. YES 15!!! She is valedictorian and a first generation college student and the youngest of our 4 daughters ( ok... so yea...I am a little proud :) )
Anyway she has been accepted to 10 colleges so far and the Ivies she will hear from on April 1st...via online!
Now I really have to be disciplined and NOT check her "online status" :(
Thanks to all and yes I know...I know...It is her accomplishment! :)</p>
<p>Congrats to your D for her fabulous results, and to you for having such a talented and hard-working D, AND for keeping your mitts off her mail!! :D</p>
<p>To an extra year of HS: I honestly think this would have made a world of difference for our oldest daughter. And here's where life sometimes turns on the company you keep: for her in public school here, another year of HS at boarding school would have been seen as really odd, at our current HS, there are always one or two kids who opt for that extra year at boarding school for a PG year.</p>
<p>But with all this talk of already received fat envelopes, it kinda makes me wish s had applied EA or rolling admissions to at least one school!!! We'll be waiting until late March and early April, which is really scary when you think of what the alternatives will be if thin envelopes without congrats inside are the only result!</p>