<p>There comes a point when kids need to be independent. I have spent extensive time in Oaxaca with family, time training and fighting in Thailand, and visited India and can definitively say they are not the most dangerous places. </p>
<p>Try venturing into Sinaloa or go in the midst of a Han/Uighur clash in Western China, that would be much more dangerous.</p>
<p>Let’s <em>ALL</em> stop posting messages on this forum and let it fall off the top of the forum listings. </p>
<p>If <em>SOMEONE</em> continues to post, he/she will hopefully eventually stop if he/she doesn’t have an audience.</p>
<p>Thanks and have a great New Year.</p>
<p>UMAUDAD:</p>
<pre><code> Why did you send me the extremely abrasive private message??? You always say how you enjoy my posts? Not only that, the posters on this thread scare off other parents with their bullying of me and others when I or they tell the truth about what goes on. Even when I was the first to alert everyone to the AU housing changes the responses to me were callous and obnoxious claiming that I have no kids. UMAUDAD, I suggest you write your negative private messages to them. (:
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<p>Regarding the current student housing situation for juniors and seniors, there are a number of very safe condo high rises in the neighborhood that rent out apartments. One would be 4200 Cathedral Ave. They have a secure lobby with front desk and an overall beautifully well-kept building with nice views.</p>
<p>Anyone know whether you can put your name in the housing lottery and then back out???</p>
<p>I don’t know the lottery details, but do know that there’s no lottery for rising sophomores, so it won’t be an issue for your daughter this year–rest easy.</p>
<p>Now that all our kids will be heading back to AU in a few days–how was winter break? D did a lot of sleeping in, picked up some great clothing bargains at the post-holiday sales (half price on a winter coat!), spent a week volunteering with the community service group she worked with in high school, spent the day at her high school one day to visit former teachers, former guidance counselor and friends who are now seniors there, hung out with some old high school buddies, and snagged a last minute third row seat at Next to Normal (which she’d been dying to see), where she sat one seat away from Teri Hatcher, who chatted with her a bit and gave her an autograph. She also saved some money buying her textbooks online (alibris)–even brand new copies were a lot cheaper than the AU bookstore. And of course we got on each other’s nerves–amazing how you slip right back into old relationship patterns as soon as they step in the house–the telephone/texting/email relationship is so much less fraught!</p>
<p>How are your kids finding AU grading? Is it tough? Fair? Will a student who has a 3.3-3.5 HS GPA, who is diligient in his work, be able to keep above a 3.2 GPA in poli sci?</p>
<p>I love Terri Hatcher!</p>
<p>Daughter called Housing today to get details on housing procedures for rising sophomores. They were cryptic, evasive and said wait til next month.
They said there maybe more changes. Not very professional when we are paying high prices, and they now change their polices daily for housing and admissions.</p>
<p>Just called AU Housing myself to try to clarify, and they said procedures for rising sophomore housing is changing, but they said it won’t be detailed until next month.</p>
<p>You go looking for trouble. Your daughter’s still a freshman. Wait til next month!</p>
<p>Hello5:
The girl who answered at the Housing office said that the changes to juniors and seniors are going to impact the sophomores, but I should wait til next month???</p>
<p>“Daughter called Housing today to get details on housing procedures for rising sophomores. They were cryptic, evasive and said wait til next month.”
“Just called AU Housing myself to try to clarify, and they said procedures for rising sophomore housing is changing, but they said it won’t be detailed until next month.”
Maybe nothing will be finalized until next month…</p>
<p>And you wonder why you get “abrasive” PMs?</p>
<p>There was only ONE phonecall.</p>
<p>Who called, AUMom, AUdaughter, CornellMom or Cornellson?
Or someone else!</p>
<p>If you respond to the outrageous posts, the Cad will keep piling on more…</p>
<p>Littlebird:</p>
<p>Please stop insulting me.</p>
<p>I find myself reluctant to post anything on this board. When I have posted, the reactions I get include disparaging comments about the restaurant I took my son to, the fact that my son got a scholarship, and so on. I like the idea of this community but it has gotten very, very nasty. And now by this post, I know I am opening myself up to abuse.</p>
<p>Katytibbs:</p>
<p>I went back through all your posts – and I could find no such abuse. In fact you seemed like a happy and active member of the AU community. You backed up the other parents in agreeing that restaurants in Friendship Heights are a good choice to take students with gluten free pasta and modest prices. You posted on the AU Merit Aid thread and the Admission Notification – you received no abuse, as it was just bragging (and rightfully so) by excited students and parents. Hope your S has a good start to his second semester tomorrow.</p>