<p>It's almost over for many of us (except the bill-paying, packing, and drop-off)...and I find I can't stop thinking about Andi's S...</p>
<p>So...since I'll be a hot fudge sundae that lots--most--of us are equally focused on crossing fingers & hoping that those WLs open up, thought I'd start this thread so we can all tell Andi (again) that we love her and are sending out our strongest vibes for a happy QUICK outcome for her S...</p>
<p>So...GO ANDI & SON!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I definitely am! And keeping my fingers crossed, touching wood, etc...</p>
<p>Many, many good thoughts and prayers going your way, Andi and Son!!</p>
<p>Don't know you or your son, Andi, but my thoughts are with you both. He sounds like he will be such an asset to any school.</p>
<p>My dearest Andi,</p>
<p>Our entire family is thinking about your marvelous son and pulling for him every step of the way! <em>ANY</em> school would the luckiest EVER to get him. I trust that one of them will see the light and pluck him right off the waitlist very, very soon. We love you tons and are hoping and praying for your sweet son!</p>
<p>love, ~berurah</p>
<p>Here's holding your son in the light - from one who actually got off the waiting list back in the Dark Ages, and never looked back.</p>
<p>Another one who jumps on any post andi makes, hoping for some good news (even tho I know it's still too early). If there is power in positive thinking, then.....</p>
<p>Me, too. Chanting "luck, luck, luck" from the West Coast to the East.</p>
<p>Keeping you in my thoughts - your son WILL get in!!!!! God bless you both!</p>
<p>Dittos from Delaware. Please keep us posted!</p>
<p>You know, I was just thinking the same thing. In fact, I read a series of her posts going back to EA days wondering what she was feeling like then and now. I think that while it is 'instructive' to think about what one might have done differently to have resulted in a different outcome (and there is a lot of helpful insight on various threads), the reality is that this came out of the blue on some level and dealing with it is like dealing with any really harsh reality- there is a grieving process for what might have been. </p>
<p>I don't know about all of you but I have had people 'come out of the woodwork' to tell me where their kids were accepted(including a few whose kids are 'oh so special'), how much money they received, yada yada. My own son's good fortune makes this fine, but I am sure that for Andi and family (especially knowing well the part of the country she lives in) this has been a big issue...</p>
<p>Lots of positive thoughts coming your way Andi...from my tennis court to yours...</p>
<p>Fingers and toes are crossed in Virginia!!</p>
<p>Every time I see a post from a kid wavering between Swarthmore and another school I silently urge him/her to choose the alternative and open up a space for Andi's son. Same for Robyrm's son and MIT. Any body else feeling so Machiavellian?</p>
<p>OMG Thank you all so much!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm afraid it could be a long wait but I have to say that I'm glad April is over. Now it will be one day at a time. Someone pm'd me and said she'd be out of the country and away from the internet for the first couple of weeks in May so I told her I'd hire a plane to write a message with a vapor trail in the sky.</p>
<p>You've all cheered me up so much!!!!!!! Thanks.</p>
<p>I hope that Andi will find much happiness when all the dust settles and a wonderful school comes forward with a belated admission. </p>
<p>March and April are such cruel months, but I KNOW that May will bring much better news to Andi's family.</p>
<p>Momrath,
I have recused myself from comments about MIT due to 'conflict of interest'! A boy we both know chose Pomona over Swarthmore this week and I was thinking the same thing about Andi's son...whose situation is that much more compelling...</p>
<p>
[quote]
there is a grieving process for what might have been.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>That's so true. </p>
<p>
[quote]
Lots of positive thoughts coming your way Andi...from my tennis court to yours...
[/quote]
</p>
<p>I've been hitting that ball a lot harder lately!! It helps a lot!!!</p>
<p>
[quote]
Every time I see a post from a kid wavering between Swarthmore and another school I silently urge him/her to choose the alternative and open up a space
[/quote]
</p>
<p>Someone pm'd me and offered to write some really awful lies about the place! Will have to keep that idea in mind. It's especially rough when I see threads entitled 'Swat or some other school ...help me decide' Uh sure, I'd love to!!</p>
<p>Best wishes for a great May! You and your son deserve a happy ending. Hang in there.</p>
<p>Andi - I too think about you every single day. I heard a lecture today about the brains of classical pianists. Did you know they can locate the structure of what piano-playing at that level does to your brain? I have so many good wishes and old hippie chants for that boy of yours. I too keep hoping people don't choose Swarthmore when they are wavering. Break a leg they say in the theater. Merde they say in ballet. Good luck say the rest of us. Good luck to Andison!</p>
<p>Andi -</p>
<p>I'm filling an entire broadband internet circuit with peace and blessings for your son's Swat news to come swiftly!</p>