<p>Update: She came home last night in an upbeat mood - very talkative at dinner about soccer practice. Her dad and I didn’t bring up anything college related. After dinner started talking about how she went into the counselor’s office and they found a couple of schools that have rolling admissions to which she could still apply. </p>
<p>Her dad and I kind of glazed over and got silent. She asked why - said she just wanted to feel like she had a couple more options - and we explained the options process on schools to look at was completed already, starting over a year ago when we went to look at all the colleges she chose to visit. That she had narrowed it down then, and this wasn’t really the time to start throwing spit wads at the wall to see if any stuck (unlikely when you’re rushing it).</p>
<p>I also relayed a lengthy conversation I’d had with an acquaintance in town who has kids at both USC and UGA, and her take was very positive for USC, some things better than UGA even though they also loved Georgia, as well as the similarities between the two schools.</p>
<p>And then … it was like a light switch was turned on. She told about a government assignment that day where 3x5 cards with every state name were turned upside down on a table and every kid was to pick one and convince the other students to move there. Yes, you know where this is going. She pulled the South Carolina card. This is where that Catholic high school tuition paid off, because she wondered if it was a sign 
I didn’t know if it was or not but I thanked God anyway hah.</p>
<p>The rest of the night she was <em>much</em> more excited about SC. A couple more kids she knew from other states showed up on the admitted students facebook page, and she messaged one of them back and forth. She even talked about how the money she’d be saving on loans would make her feel easier about spending a little money here and there in college (this is the kid who still has her first communion money, read: tight). </p>
<p>So thank you all so much. You sincerely rock. If this changes again I’ll update this post, but maybe we’re “done.” Admitted Students Day will tell a lot, but I do think she’s now going to go into it with a much more positive mindset about SC. </p>
<p>Last kid done with college selection process! Yaaaaay! [cue to me running through the yard screaming, grasping college propaganda in my hands over my head, and crying tears of unadulterated joy]</p>