Thank you, @celesteroberts. My DS’s GC is (painfully) clear on our travel plans, so I just hope that they would somehow back me off that idea IF they knew anything that wasn’t positive news. But I’m not clear on whether or not the school is aware of any rejected students. I’ve explained about our mail delivery, and they are actually very aware of this in the school office because they have issues with it all the time. There are a lot of highschoolers in our neighborhood and the next one over, so the school understands that a letter may not have gotten to DS. What little they DO still mail to the home is often not correctly delivered around here. So they “get” this, but they just can’t help me.
It seems as though we may not hear any news today on this thread. I did post over in the high school forum and, if nothing else, the kids will probably get a chuckle out of it.
What am I missiing? The National Merit office said they aren’t sending out notices to families until Monday February
9 so what is everyone looking for in the mailboxes? Still wondering about rejection letters? Surely they would have been received by now?
@oomyzus The principals of the schools (or in home schoolers’ cases, one of the parents) were sent letters on the 2nd. You are correct, the letters to each Finalist go out next Monday.
The schools are allowed to release the information about finalists or not-whatever they want to do according to the National Merit office. I asked them that question a couple of days ago. I asked it they could release the information to me since it was on the way to the school and we wanted to put it on the scholarship applications that we due the next day. They couldn’t release to me but said as soon as it gets to the school they can do whatever they want with that information. The letters went out Monday. They said hopefully you will hear by the end of the week and reiterated that the letters to parents go out this coming Monday.
Wow, do your kids know how anxious u r? I started reading this thread out of curiosity, but had no idea that parents are so nervous. I hope your kids aren’t the same way since they have enough to deal with. My son is a mellow wait and see kind of kid, is hiking tomorrow and doing after school robotics. Maybe it’s because he is very pragmatic. His first choice is Mudd, but he’d be happy to go to our local school University of Washington. Remember to keep breathing and be happy for you and your kids health.
@Chillmom1961, my DS is fairly oblivious, and so is my DH, for that matter. I vent here so that I won’t vent at home, which seems to be the approach many of us on this thread are taking. Some parents want that letter in-hand, so they can have written confirmation of what they basically already know - and make firm plans accordingly. Other parents are just interested & excited for their DCs, but NMF will really not mean much based on the DC’s college plans. Other parents, like me, are concerned whether or not our DCs actually made the NMF cut. I’m incredibly grateful that DS did not get a rejection letter, but he is borderline, our mail delivery is historically unreliable, and a NMF Scholarship at one of DS’s schools would mean a great deal to our family.
Like your DS, my DS would also be happy to attend our local school. But we’re dealing with ongoing medical expenses in our house - so even that school is out of reach without NMF. And I do remember to say a daily prayer of thanks that our medical issues are not worse than they are, especially because the treatment in-question is being given to one of my children.
And then we have our student poster, @albert69. I think we all hope he is not stressed too much. He sounds like a fantastic, intelligent young man who will go far in life - with or without NMF. But I’m glad he has joined us on this ride, and I hope he sees that we’re simply here because we want the best for our kids, as basically all parents do. We just spend some time dreaming, wishing, venting and ranting here - so that we have a forum to share those emotions aside from the dinner table.
@chillmom I love your username but try not to judge. Some of us are wound more tightly than others. I do yoga, therapy etc bit I’m just anxious by nature. This is a big deal for many of us. Some of our kids just need a win and other families need every $ of scholarship money.
Believe me, I get the money issue. I have been dealing with cancer and since 2001. I was the primary breadwinner until 3/2014. Our income is down 50%. And to not be feeling good half the time just sucks. Maybe that’s why I am less intense, I have bigger fish to fry. If I die, he will be able to go anywhere with the insurance money. But my plan is to keep on living and to see both he and his sister through college and many more milestones. It sounds to me like we all have great kids who are smart or we wouldn’t be here. Good luck to all of you and glad you are able to have good boundaries with your kids. They have enough to deal with without having to deal with us.
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