<p>Rorosen....I do solemnly swear...have never, ever called FTD...I think H has sent me flowers about 5 times over the years - mostly involving childbirth, where calling FTD was not high on my 'to-do' list that day; no Godiva, ever - he knows I'm a Hershey Kiss girl all the way; and you never saw me lurking in the card aisle - as sure as the sun rises, H is the dopey/funny card guy...if I ever received anything else, I'd want to know who this man was and what he had done with H!</p>
<p>Jym626: you raise some great points. I, too, work with some of - for lack of a better term - 'slackers' (and I don't mean that as a generational label, because many of them are my age)..content to drift along and let someone else do the work if at all possible.</p>
<p>Is it possible we've merged two thoughts here?...the FedEx scheme and talk of the threads on some CC school sites going on where the posters are literally feeding off each other's unhappiness at not getting their letters by X date, when the school has said all along they won't hear before Y date? A quick glance at the post times tells me that these kids are spending long periods of time here, the posts get more and more shrill as they get more and more stirred up, silly threats and drama ensue...do they feel better or have they accomplished anything positive about their situation when they finally do go off that thread?</p>
<p>These are the ones I am concerned for come fall....many out of their comfort zones for the first time, the first sub-par (in their or maybe their families' eyes) grade arrives while they are still negotiating sharing living space with a stranger...possibly homesick...how will they react? Will they inhale deeply, analyze what needs to be done and take the lead on handling the situation (as we all hope we've raised our kids to do)....or will they go into a tailspin and look for others in the same boat (misery loves company?)??</p>
<p>Perhaps we should just agree to disagree...??</p>
<p>Beachy-
I agree-- I think we are talking about two different things here. I haven't been following any particular college thread this year (I don't have one immediately in the pipeline this year) so I haven't seen post times or escalating shrill comments. But I don't think that the clever students checking with Fed Ex are the students who might have adjustment problems in college. I am not sure if the kids posting the "my letter hasn't come yet... grrr... where do you live? Why isn't mine here?? WHY??? I CAN'T WAIT!!!" stuff are necessarily unhappy or will have adjustment problems in college. I am having trouble following that logic. Oh... but we do agree on one thing for sure.. I've never even THOUGHT of calling FTD or skulking around in the card shop! I must confess, though.. I have a box of Godiva going bad in the pantry. It was given to me right before I started my diet, and, now 20# lighter (yay!) I won't touch the chocolate. What a waste of perfectly good chocolate!</p>
<p>Jym626 - I so admire your determination in the face of that Godiva! I think I would have had to give it to someone else to enjoy, as I couldn't withstand the temptation. Are you saving it for an occasional treat, once you reach your goal? All the more difficult - I salute you!</p>
<p>Beachy-
Not really sure what I plan to do with the Godiva (and it is truffles!! particularly yummy!!) Right now they just sit there... Probably by the time I decide to treat myself or something they'll go bad. I'd give them to someone else, but I don't know if they are already a little old...
I must admit that it's easy not to reach for the chocolate when I reach for my size 6-8 pants instead!</p>
<p>One vote squarely on the side of applauding the ingenuity involved. Life is all about knowing how to use the resources available to you, I'd say these kids have a great handle on that skill.</p>
<p>A lot of the kids posting are just letting off steam on prospective school sites while they wait. Healthier outlet then many others some use and I too would never have dreamed of calling FedX- resourceful kids, I'm impressed!</p>
<p>These admits are resourcesful and clever and to be commended!</p>
<p>They decided whether they could handle this means of communication before they called.</p>
<p>This is exactly what the Admissions Committee is looking for: bright, creative, thinking outside the box.</p>
<p>Beachy: Get a Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I only wish the kid that thought of this could communicate his initiative to the Ad Com Committee. </p>
<p>Can they handle Ivy League Life ------- probably. That's one thing the Admissions Committee is looking for.</p>
<p>Of course they want it now and want it all????????</p>
<p>Who else strives for the Ivy League .....</p>
<p>Someone sitting at home waiting for the Fed Ex Man to find them or someone who goes out and finds the Fed Ex Man and moves on to phase two!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Oh, and that condescending... I worry about these kids when they leave the comfort of their homes in August........</p>
<p>Beachy, focus on yourself.</p>
<p>My daughter has nothing to be worried about. She's flying high and doing great. Two Ivy League admissions but it's 99% Columbia and New York and a bright new future.</p>
<p>If you're worried about her you've got too much time and too little to do.</p>
<p>I'm not worried I'm hitting the sales and making sure she has lots of warm coats for New York City.</p>
<p>Go Fed Ex!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>She called, went home and waited for the Fed Ex man.</p>
<p>We celebrated.</p>
<p>What did you do that night ..... sit around on these boards and make condescending posts?</p>
<p>Hey, Beachy. Get some help.</p>
<p>We're looking for rooms around campus for the late April visit. They are all booked up. Now we looking just north of Central Park.</p>
<p>Does anyone have suggestions? Looks like my old favorite The Mayflower has finally shut its door.</p>
<p>Ivymom,
While I agree in principle with your opinion, could I gently suggest you ratchet it down a tad? I disagreed with beachy too, and I smiled at your directness in your first post. I am not sure the second post was necessary.
You appear to be new to CC. Welcome. But I'd suggest you not come out with guns blazing. Just my $.02. I am genuinely trying to be helpful. But, just in case, I'll go duck now before I find myself the focus of target practice.</p>
<p>You know I had never heard of this until I read about it in the NY Times and there is one of the first posts I read from Beachy. </p>
<p>Can you imagine what I thought. So I tracked back to a few of her posts and so many are like that.</p>
<p>I told my daughter that I went to these Boards and she was appalled.</p>
<p>She said the kids think these Boards are SOOOOOOOO creepy and asked me what did I expect... parents who spend their lives posting about their kids have to get so skewed.</p>
<p>So, this is my brief experience with these Boards.</p>
<p>Who needs that???????</p>
<p>I reiterate ....... Beachy is really, really off. </p>
<p>What's the deal are her kids gone and she has pester and demean someone elses.</p>
<p>So adieu all. </p>
<p>I am taking my Ivy League daughter's advice ... she only applied to two schools, took the SAT once and got in.</p>
<p>We didn't stress and fret.</p>
<p>Like everything else in life ........ we just did it.</p>
<p>I'll leave the stressing and fretting up to Beachy and just get on with our lives!</p>
<p>I am now logging off forever and leaving you to deal with Bichy.</p>
<p>Oooh, that was unnecessary--I'm definitely not feeling the welcome I just sent you. Hope your D doesn't share your attitude when she gets to Columbia.</p>