<p>So ED decisions are days away and I feel like there is tsunami on the horizon and my legs won't move. Is there anyone else who feels this way?</p>
<p>This too shall pass…</p>
<p>Good luck! I remember being in that situation a few years ago. Tick tick tick. Wait wait wait.</p>
<p>But overall, of course, if you get an acceptance then you’ll have done far less waiting than most people do.</p>
<p>My kid is now a junior at his ED school. It’s been a great past few years for him there. He’s already lamenting that it will come to an end in 2012.</p>
<p>Hang in there! You’ll know soon.</p>
<p>Hey there college4three!</p>
<p>Momjr, Slitheytove and myself are 3 more moms who are waiting like you are…it is really an awful feeling just waiting, not knowing.</p>
<p>We are trying very hard to finish up last 4 apps. so that we can submit them and have other choices in case ED does not work out…I’m trying to keep busy. I have plenty to keep busy with, but it is definitely a big cloud hanging overhead…</p>
<p>What can you tell us about your situation? Is this for a S or D? What part of the country do you live? Is the ED college nearby or farther away? Do you have other children?</p>
<p>In my case, this is for my S1. I also have an S2, he’s a freshman, so this is my first experience doing apps. and such…so stressful!! There is SO much to think about these days when applying to colleges…I’m usually on the “colleges for Jewish B students” thread, so as soon as I know, I’ll post it, hopefully with positive news for us and everyone else who’s waiting!</p>
<p>I was in your shoes 2 years ago. The only piece of advice I can give is not to listen to rumors. D had heard that her school sent out the acceptances first, and when no mail was coming she was panicking. It was not true, but it really stressed her out.</p>
<p>I am sending good thoughts your way and hope that you all get good news.</p>
<p>My S’s ED school notifies by Jan 15, so we have another month!</p>
<p>I hate to tell you, but you may not have a firm answer even after decisions are released.
DS applied EA to MIT last year, and was deferred until the spring RD round.
It was a very long winter.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, he was ultimately rejected, but ended up at RPI, which may have been a better fit for him anyway.</p>
<p>Hi College4 and CCC. I’m having a tough time waiting also. The school in question doesn’t give a firm date for the results, but just says that they will release them before or on December 15th.</p>
<p>We went through this 3 years ago with my older daughter. Her school was highly selective, so I thought she might get deferred. They instructed the students to log on at 5 PM on December 13th to view their decision. That was a really long day. My daughter went out after school to pass the time with friends. When she came home and logged on, we were thrilled to see that she had been admitted. She never regretted her choice and is now a very happy Junior.</p>
<p>I’m hopping to have another positive experience this time. My daughter seems to be handling the wait better than I am. She’s already been accepted to two schools, so that helps, but she really loves the ED school.</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you other parents waiting. I hope we all hear good results soon. If not, I’m sure our kids will have other good choices. This process is long and tough.</p>
<p>Nothing’s tougher than being the parent…but being a counselor with multiple decisions to worry over is no picnic either! All you can do is be ready with the additional applications that you hopefully won’t need.</p>
<p>My cousin did her first four years at a branch campus of the University of Pittsburgh, commuting from her parents’ mobile home for four years. She moved on to receive a PhD and is has been a medical school professor for over 10 years. It is never about the “highly selective” school. It is about the heart and endurance of the student. An undergraduate “Dodge” transports students to wonderful graduate schools every year…the American Dream.</p>
<p>^^Non-sequiter alert.^^</p>
<p>The comment follows all the comments from anxious parents…and is relevant. Parents need to stop hovering and start loving. Its not about any particular school, but always about children knowing they are loved–with or without the status school under their names one day.</p>
<p>I must say that I am offended by the above post. The point of this thread was to share the stress and offer support for other parents while we wait. Kids take a risk emotionally when they declare a first choice and apply ED. I have no doubt that we all love our children and want them to be happy, regardless of the name of the school.</p>
<p>If I may call you Madame:</p>
<p>NONE of us on this thread want more than to see their kids happy with THEIR first choice selection. It could be a community college, a junior college, a 4 year college, a specialty college…</p>
<p>We are supporting our children and each other on this next step in their lives after high school. We are anxiously awaiting good news for THEM, since after researching many colleges, THEY have walked away with a favorite. Many don’t. No matter what our children decide for themselves, it is up to us parents to support them in their decisions.</p>
<p>Does that mean that they could only be happy with their first choice selection? Of course not! Many colleges out there can fit the bill for giving the kids the tools necessary to become educated and move on to exciting careers. However, this thread was started by a mom, who like many of us, is anxious for good news for her child on a college that that particular child fell in love with, for whatever reasons.</p>
<p>It really has nothing to do with loving vs. hovering. Madame: I would suggest to you that if you do not like the words written on the posts of this thread, just move on to another thread. This thread is meant to be supportive and we do not need anyone dragging us down. Thank you!</p>
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Nah. After almost 18 years, why should I start loving now?
:D</p>
<p>Good Luck to all waiting for ED decisions. We too are waiting and will have to wait twice. Right now we are waiting to hear about pre-screen tapes to see if DD is granted a live audition (music performance major). If we are so lucky to get a few, we will then have to wait on acceptances in the spring.</p>
<p>I’m tired of watching her check email 3294785663985056783 times a day already :)</p>
<p>So, we too FEEL your pain!</p>
<p>Not relevant, Madame. There are plenty of other threads on the topics you seem to want to address. This one is for parents awaiting news of ED applications. …But some folks just can’t resist reaffirming their own points-of-view by lecturing others, even when they’re w-a-y off-topic.</p>
<p>SlitheyTove, too funny! :D</p>
<p>Add us to the not-so-patiently group who’s waiting. My daughter’s ED school notifies by snail mail only, <em>around</em> the 15th. Last year, they mailed decisions on the Thursday before the 15th, so if they follow the same pattern this year, that means decisions will go out this Thursday the 9th. BUT my daughter is clear across the country, so she won’t be getting her decision right away. Maybe Saturday if she’s really lucky, but probably Monday or Tuesday. And they are very selective, so… she is understandably nervous, and I am nervous for her.</p>
<p>Oregonianmom, we were in the same situation the year my son was waiting on his ED application. We are on the west coast, the school is in Mass., and I was reading posts on the school’s forum here on CC where other ED students who lived nearer were getting their letters to glee or disaapointment… and we just waited… and waited…</p>
<p>About 3 days after the east coast kids got their letters, dear son got his. A very attenuated passage of time!</p>
<p>Count me in for the crazy wait. </p>
<p>When the week started, I thought “this is it, we’re getting close.” DS’s EA school has traditionally released decisions on the Friday before the 15th which, this year, falls on Friday the 10th. I’ve been keeping super busy and am very happy tomorrow is already Wed. I have never wished for days of my life to pass so quickly! </p>
<p>What are you all planning to do if deferred? Given the low rate of acceptance if deferred/wait listed, DS has decided to take the deferral as a “polite denial” and move on quickly. Any other thoughts or plans?</p>
<p>And good luck everyone for good news sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>Oh, I feel for you and already dread the feeling I am going to experience in a couple of years. I am keeping my fingers crossed for my S’s friend who applied EA to Caltech and MIT.
Another week or so, right???
Take a deep breath…</p>