Comments on: Kids … and College Applications

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:29:33 +0000

My son is a senior this year and waiting until the last minute on everything. He applied to Yale – Early action and did not get accepted – we were not surprised but we wanted to give it a shot. So now we are looking at 2 in-state schools and 2 out-of-state schools. How to I get him to follow through on his side of things without threatening him – is there a way to get him to want to move forward with stuff like teacher recommendations and making that final decision of where to apply?

Needs help in Tucson!

By: Diana Tidlund

Diana Tidlund — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:34:30 +0000

OMG…Jackie is going to college??? shit…what am I talking about…Amber and Jackie are the same age …. ugh….I’m still trying to figure out where the time went too…. Ambers applying to all these I.T. Schools…MIT RIT ect ect….and I’m sitting here thinking….why not UMASS??? It’s free… (She scored really high on her MCAS tests , kids got a 4.20 gpa….not sure where the hell she gets the brains….anyway…so she gets to go to any mass state college tuition free…and after the first year…she could live at home and travel the 20 minutes each way…. I’m thinking she must want to get away from home and abandon me because she ain’t buying my logic… )
Anyway….the point I was actually trying to make but got sidetracked on…. I could start a friggin bonfire and keep it going for a month on the college crap I get daily alone….and worse part???? Autumn graduates next year so these places are sending me duplicates!!!!! Let’s cry/talk again in the fall when they move away for college…not that’s gonna be the one that breaks this moose’s heart/back….

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:44:14 +0000

Too funny…
As for being done with everything for Christmas…..ha ha ha…you’re funny!!! I’m not even close….cards will probably go out on Saturday…..not done shopping…still have to put together my daughter’s teacher present…good grief, I haven’t even bought it yet…..there just isn’t enough time! LOL!!! :ccane: :walksnowman:

By: Laurel N

Laurel N — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:43:21 +0000

Oh dear, I played this game with my daughter two years ago. She waited and waited and finally got the acceptance letters and scholarships letters…. and then, on the first of July – changed schools, to one she not submitted an application to! Oye! We scrambled, and they were very excited to have her. In June she had fallen for a boy from her high school and he was going to this latest school. Sheesh.

Good thing my younger one is only just starting high school. :)

By: Paula R.

Paula R. — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:06:56 +0000

Here’s one for you And here is another big one .

Peace and love,
Paula R.

By: Lisa G

Lisa G — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:59:31 +0000

Hello Carly!
My words for you are, “Been there, done that!” I survived getting all five of mine through that transition of life. That Oh, so familiar stage of life! You Are Waiting…Waiting..Waiting…
Yeah!!! I got in!!! or No, I wanting the other school!
Then, there goes your money; books, computer, clothes, furniture, etc…
I think we had the best decorated dorm room in all of NW Missouri. My twins had everything. Girls streamed by the room looking in with envy.
The off they go… it like they are taking their first baby steps all by themselves all over again. You are so afraid they are go to fall and you won’t be there to pick them up.
The worse part of it all is that you are so excited for them; all those new experiences they will have. Yet so blue for yourself when you leave them in that dorm room, knowing, that their life and yours has changed forever.
Carly, this is the first step of many that changes the rest of your life…Good luck and you will survive.

By: Carly

Carly — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:50:11 +0000

One word. DEFERRED. Bad afternoon. Good bounce back. Nice family dinner out.

By: PatriciaW

PatriciaW — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:13:53 +0000

Carly, I’ve got three and the oldest is still a few years away, but one niece is going through the same thing right now, and I’ve kept up with the admissions process via a host of nieces and nephews over the last couple of years. No less scary and stressful than it was nearly 30 years ago. Hugs to you and daughter.

Leslie, if we’re plugging Ivies, I’ll plug my alma mater, Cornell. I will say, however, ask questions about how the financial aid packages change over the life of the student. From personal experience and from friends, I can say that schools sometimes get less generous as the years pass. They use the money to attract freshmen of course, so expect a really nice package on the front end but don’t get surprised on the back.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:18:52 +0000

Fingers crossed that Jackie receives more good news SOON! Like Today!

By: Paula R.

Paula R. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:15:51 +0000

Hey Les, just think of the Ivies as a regular school. Trust me, the stress level won’t hit the roof as much as the first go round. I would like to plug Brown University, my alma mater…just saying…LOL!!! One of the worst part of applying to this group is that we sometimes make it harder on ourselves by stressing out. Your daughter will be fine, and she must be confident enough in herself to want to apply to the Ivies AND a lot of them, nowadays, give ALOT of grants as scholarship money, especially if a family can’t afford the tuition. That’s how I did it!

Peace and love,
Paula R.