when can we exhale?
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Anonymous
| I was thinking we'd all exhale after the applications are in in early Jan, and all there is to do is wait. Clearly that was wishful thinking. When will it truly all be done, i.e. no more grades to submit, interviews to wait to hear about or not, etc etc. By the end of Feb? |
Anonymous
| Last it was late July/early August. Waitlists moved until then and they all wanted final grades, updates etc in June. |
Anonymous
| This is such a slog! To any kids or parents of kids who got in ED, please enjoy being done for the rest of us!! |
Anonymous
| I can’t believe some don’t announce until late March 😱 |
Anonymous
| May 1 |
Anonymous
Except waitlists don't move until well after that so kids waiting for Michigan, etc may be waiting until June or later. |
Anonymous
If you get into Michigan in June, do you still get into the dorms? How do you even find a roommate? |
Anonymous
| I imagine splitting your focus by putting in a deposit on one school while you hope for waitlist movement on another is a whole fresh form of stress for families. I had no idea now long this process could be. I guess I'm actually glad I didn't know this at the outset? |
Anonymous
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Help your kid with a template WL LOCI now so you aren't scrambling in April.
Believe me, it will help. |
Anonymous
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Thank you for this advice. What goes in a good LOCI? Please tell me it's not adding more ECs, perfect grades etc. Cant it just be 'no news is good news (grades didn't plummet), please let me in, I prefer you to my current options' or something like that?
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Anonymous
| Yep you can breathe a bit once they’re in…. Then it starts all over again 😫 |
Anonymous
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May 1.
Do not do anything about WL unless asked - check the box or what have you. But help the kid fall in love with the school they committed to on May 1 and start looking at mattress toppers. |
Anonymous
It could be as extensive as this - numerous additional accomplishments including playing the lead role of Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. https://youtu.be/VbWCjr5r4H8?si=-mD61zw4zEj58G9X |
Anonymous
What does it say about me that I recognize this kid from his Brown video tutorial?
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Anonymous
This had not occurred to me. There is no real end I guess, just breaks one should take full advantage of to enjoy.
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