I'm panicked

[Anonymous]

Is your son feeling panicked also? It sounds like he has friends to stay with at one or both of the schools? I think connecting with those kids and their friends will help a lot. UGA and UW are really similar in a lot of ways, but will have noticeable differences when you visit. Those visits will help a lot.

Does your son know where he wants to end up after graduation? Is one closer to home than the other? UW would be more geographically diverse since their enrollment is closer to 50/50 in state/out of state, where UGA is 80/20. That might make a difference to him?

Tough choice, but a win no matter what he picks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you attending an Admitted Student Day or traveling on your own? I found AS days very helpful to both student, as well as parents. My oldest has long graduated, but I had to Fed Ex a deposit check because he waited until the last day possible 😫

UGA is for their spring football game and tailgate - a big event. He will also hang w guy he knows at an informal rush event. And tour business school. Madison is more informal because no set events. Will go out, meet some kids, walk around campus again etc. I didn't see a way to set up a business school tour. They do have admitted student days in April but one he can't go cause sports and one is week after he plans to visit - prefer he goes sooner. This is ignoring he could get into Michigan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your son feeling panicked also? It sounds like he has friends to stay with at one or both of the schools? I think connecting with those kids and their friends will help a lot. UGA and UW are really similar in a lot of ways, but will have noticeable differences when you visit. Those visits will help a lot.

Does your son know where he wants to end up after graduation? Is one closer to home than the other? UW would be more geographically diverse since their enrollment is closer to 50/50 in state/out of state, where UGA is 80/20. That might make a difference to him?

Tough choice, but a win no matter what he picks!

He's not feeling panicked. Maybe a tad overwhelmed. I'm surprised he wanted to go back to both as Wisconsin was such a front runner. So not sure what changed. Maybe being deferred he got more into UGA? Hard to say!

[Anonymous]

OP you have GOT to step back from the ledge. My God.

[Anonymous]

What is the hurry, OP? You have until 5/1 or 5/15. Relax and enjoy the fun part!

[Anonymous]

I would recommend that you try to keep your stress down - and just sit back and support your DS.
Practice if you need to -
how can I help with that ....
what a great idea ....
I like how your are thinking about this decision...
Let's go out for dinner and put up the sign - no talking about college decisions...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you have GOT to step back from the ledge. My God.

Wdym? Why is this so crazy? I def have more anxiety than the average person but not sure why it's that crazy I'm strsssed. It's a huge decision that's down to a matter of days to decide. Or is my anxiety really clouding this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would recommend that you try to keep your stress down - and just sit back and support your DS.
Practice if you need to -
how can I help with that ....
what a great idea ....
I like how your are thinking about this decision...
Let's go out for dinner and put up the sign - no talking about college decisions...

What's "put up the sign" mean? A signal to not discuss?

[Anonymous]

Wtf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP you have GOT to step back from the ledge. My God.

Wdym? Why is this so crazy? I def have more anxiety than the average person but not sure why it's that crazy I'm strsssed. It's a huge decision that's down to a matter of days to decide. Or is my anxiety really clouding this?

Yes your anxiety is clouding this. What’s the worst that could happen? If they don’t like the school they pick, they can transfer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm pp who's dc is deciding between UGA Wisconsin and possibly Michigan. He is visiting all again mid to late April. Do people really cut it this close? I'm having such anxiety about the rushed timing, or if he gets sick and can't visit when he plans and him not being able to decide. I can't believe it's come down ot the wire. He has travel and a senior spring break trip and then a sports thing he doesn't want to miss first weekend in April. Do these second visits and/or tours once they're admitted really help seal the deal? He visited both a year ago w just us went out briefly. The return visits are for games, meeting kids in frat, one seeing tour of business school, and I guess just more overnight w kids who are students there.

How is this even a choice?

Michigan is the only school on that list to pick.

UGA is no where near the other two in terms of getting a job after college. Parents are just stupid.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this helps, but if you're this anguished about it, both choices are probably equal and you can't go wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the hurry, OP? You have until 5/1 or 5/15. Relax and enjoy the fun part!

This. Your kid has acceptances now! Have fun with it!

[Anonymous]

Get a grip, Woman! This is not cutting it close. This is how they figure it out. Just make sure he has a decision set by 4/30 and enters it by that night.

My kid was deciding between 7 schools in April. Did admitted dats for all. Cut 2 pretty quickly, but had 5 great choices she was back and forth on even in the last week of April. Spent time contacting departments with questions about programming and FA offices about meeting other offers. It all got done. It was fine.

This is just how this part of the journey looks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to calm down.

+1

You have an anxiety problem.

+1 You would not have survived my kid. Chose a school sight unseen on the last day.