<p>Assuming they come out online at say, 5pm. Or something.</p>
<p>I plan on eating as much Ben&Jerry's as I can until I go into an ice cream-induced coma... which I will magically wake from right when the decisions go up online.</p>
<p>I remember last year I was pacing my house just to hear back from my older friends. If it's the 8th, I'm traveling that day, so I'll have something to keep my mind off of it. I should probably go out to dinner or something; I feel like I wouldn't be able to make myself sleep. It would be like trying to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. Except Christmas doesn't have a ~26% acceptance rate =P</p>
<p>hmmm. i want to go for hiv testing when i find out that i have gotten in :)</p>
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<p>Hmmm... I wonder which result will be more life-changing?</p>
<p>I'll check it, see that I was rejected, and then move on with my life.</p>
<p>I'll compulsively keep checking and then finally see the words: "Dear Mr. K_____, this year Dartmouth had a record number of applicants and so please do not take your rejection personally blah blah blah." I'll then sit, glued to my computer in a state of shock. I'll then fall asleep at 6:00 and wake up the next day embittered.</p>
<p>Hey.. I think that's exactly what my son would do Colinization!!!!</p>
<p>I have now read just about every post in this entire forum and what I mean by that is almost all of CC. And while I have great "hope" as the ED thread implies, as I said at the get go, I am not assured by any stretch that S will be deferred, let alone admitted. This said, I still think Dartmouth is ideal for him and they will be missing out on a great addition if they pass him over, but reality says he does not fit in any traditional model of D's usual acceptance rates.</p>
<p>SO..</p>
<p>On the day that decisions come out and IF you got bad news: How would you want your parents to show their support? Like... what do you think would be the right thing to say without sounding patronizing or whatever other lame thing parents could say or do?</p>
<p>I think I would want my parents to let me know they are sympathetic, yet not make a big deal out of it... which is better than having them pretend everything is okay. Maybe making plans to have a really good dinner at home, so that if the news is bad it can be a comfort food and if it is good it is a type of celebration (making plans to eat out would just be embarassing if it didn't work out).</p>
<p>Everybody knows that you access a man's heart through his stomach. Take your son to his favorite restaurant (either way). Let him lead the conversation. Don't necessarily bring up the 'What Now?' questions about RD.</p>
<p>Can't argue the food directive, but it would be helpful to know what day we're talking about so I can a) have all necessary ingred on hand or b) make the reservation. Although I think he has some favorite dinners he'd prefer over going out. Do they usually come out early AM or later in the day? </p>
<p>And Dartmoose.. I have no intention of the "what now" questions as I've been more or less harping about finishing all those other applications for the past two weeks! Seriously, I am starting to annoy even myself!! </p>
<p>OK.. If I start talking up another school (as in Dartmouth is not the be all and end all) would this be the same as sending someone on a date with a perfectly nice girl when the prom queen just kicked him in the gut?</p>
<p>I think so, Modadunn, if by sending him on the date you mean something that should be a good thing, but can be slightly painful as a reminder of the gut-kicking. Also, most decisions go online around 5pm.</p>
<p>The decisions come out around 3 or 4 pm EST, so you'll have time to go to dinner either way. (I'm assuming your on the east coast). If he gets in, you'll probably want to delay dinner, so he has time to update his facebook and call his friends/teachers/coaches/family.</p>
<p>^that's a really good point. Also, time to go onto Ivysport.com and pick out some stuff.</p>
<p>From the east but have lived in the midwest for about 20 years now and can hardly believe it, to be honest. Son was born a midwesterner, another hard truth. ;)</p>
<p>We're an hour behind so that'd make it 2 or 3 - better than 5 for sure.</p>