<p>Ah, MSmom&dad, it sounds like you got phones to talk on! My husband got phones for himself and our daughters that are, essentially, toys (games, apps, etc.). I do have a long-distance plan and that’s covered by my $35 a month.</p>
<p>We’re one of those dying breed of families that resist the use of smart phones and refuse data plans! We do have high-speed internet (but dumped all cable and sat TV subscriptions). We are big hulu and netflix streaming/DVD delivery fans and follow most of the suggestions upstream.</p>
<p>Back now to the OP. Whatever good or not-so-good decisions were made before, now you just need to move forward. I know that feeling of one’s world imploding. It happened to me, for different reasons. It stinks. But I think you’ll get through it. Trying to avoid expressing thoughts of blame aloud helps (although it’s hard to stop thinking them). You will be mad at one another; it’s probably good to hold off on expressing those feelings to the person you’re mad at, at least until you’re through the initial crisis and have figured out what to do for school in the fall. Find uninvolved (but sympathetic) people to vent to. </p>
<p>People say to me, “Be nice to yourself.” That’s so true, although it can be hard to do when I’m thinking, “I don’t have time for that, I’m trying to keep this f-ing boat afloat!”.</p>
<p>Because your S didn’t get adequate scholarships, it sounded like the best scenario your S had going for him was spend one year at dream school and transfer to state school. Now even that is in jeopardy.</p>
<p>Do you mean scholarships anywhere or at the dream school? It sounds like the student did get adequate scholarships at his flagship - which he turned down.</p>
<p>We swallowed hard and gave up his admittance to the flagship state school that offered incentive scholarships.</p>
<p>I think they should contact this school and find out if admittance and scholarships can be reinstated…if he has high stats, there’s a good chance they will.</p>