College Decisions 2014

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't this be DC's info to share? You sound way too involved.

Not to mention that the result - a commuter campus of U. Mass. - is seriously anti-climatic given some of the other schools to which your DC was admitted. You do know a lot of people associate that school primarily with the Boston Marathon bomb suspect, right?

You know a lot of people think you're an asshole, right?

An asshole...

OR parent whose child will not be going off to college in the fall...OR

parent whose child will be heading to NOVA...OR

person silly enough to think I/we care what they think.

I'm so HAPPY with DC and thrilled with DC's options and final choice!

Aww, hugs and kisses. I just find the helicopter parenting slightly nauseating, and I'm being honest when I say all I know about U.Mass-Dartmouth is that it's the satellite campus of U.Mass. that the Boston Marathon bombing suspect attended briefly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't this be DC's info to share? You sound way too involved.

Not to mention that the result - a commuter campus of U. Mass. - is seriously anti-climatic given some of the other schools to which your DC was admitted. You do know a lot of people associate that school primarily with the Boston Marathon bomb suspect, right?

You know a lot of people think you're an asshole, right?

An asshole...

OR parent whose child will not be going off to college in the fall...OR

parent whose child will be heading to NOVA...OR

person silly enough to think I/we care what they think.

I'm so HAPPY with DC and thrilled with DC's options and final choice!

Aww, hugs and kisses. I just find the helicopter parenting slightly nauseating, and I'm being honest when I say all I know about U.Mass-Dartmouth is that it's the satellite campus of U.Mass. that the Boston Marathon bombing suspect attended briefly.

Posting a list AFTER THE FACT is helicopter parenting? Perhaps that's just a term you like to throw out--thinking it's a negative phrase--without fully understanding its meaning.

Did YOUR child get into any schools?

Or are you just jealous and want to try to rain on someone's parade?

You sound bitter and miserable.

Hugs and kisses to your kids.

[Anonymous]

Yes my DC is at a top 50 university. We left it up to DC to decide where to go and to whom to communicate that decision.

[Anonymous]

Ok I will play. DS accepted to every school he applied to. UMD College Park LEP Business (accepted to scholars) instate, VATech Engineering OOS (not sure of major, keeping options open by applying to the limited enrollment programs), University of South Carolina and Towson. Towson was the safety, Carolina was the first choice. Towson offered a full ride, UMd gave us 5000 in merit for each year (20,000) VA tech gave 5000 first year no guarentee subsequent years and Carolina gave him instate tuition and he must maintain a 3.4 Gpa. He will be a gamecock come August. Sorry for the typos-ipad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes my DC is at a top 50 university. We left it up to DC to decide where to go and to whom to communicate that decision.

Well bless your heart. Now leave us alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok I will play. DS accepted to every school he applied to. UMD College Park LEP Business (accepted to scholars) instate, VATech Engineering OOS (not sure of major, keeping options open by applying to the limited enrollment programs), University of South Carolina and Towson. Towson was the safety, Carolina was the first choice. Towson offered a full ride, UMd gave us 5000 in merit for each year (20,000) VA tech gave 5000 first year no guarentee subsequent years and Carolina gave him instate tuition and he must maintain a 3.4 Gpa. He will be a gamecock come August. Sorry for the typos-ipad

DD was also accepted to South Carolina with instate tuition. It had been her first choice until she was accepted to Villanova, where we'll pay full freight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes my DC is at a top 50 university. We left it up to DC to decide where to go and to whom to communicate that decision.

Well bless your heart. Now leave us alone.

Yeah, I have no idea why that person would come into such a thread, knowing the topic if she wasn't willing to play along.

The longer I'm around these boards, the more I understand why so many kids in this area are troubled and suicidal. Some of the parents are miserable and bitter which affects the way they parent their children which affects...I can't imagine having to live with PP.

By the way, I think she's lying. There's NO WAY PP's child was accepted at a school the family is happy with. No way whatsoever!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok I will play. DS accepted to every school he applied to. UMD College Park LEP Business (accepted to scholars) instate, VATech Engineering OOS (not sure of major, keeping options open by applying to the limited enrollment programs), University of South Carolina and Towson. Towson was the safety, Carolina was the first choice. Towson offered a full ride, UMd gave us 5000 in merit for each year (20,000) VA tech gave 5000 first year no guarentee subsequent years and Carolina gave him instate tuition and he must maintain a 3.4 Gpa. He will be a gamecock come August. Sorry for the typos-ipad

DD was also accepted to South Carolina with instate tuition. It had been her first choice until she was accepted to Villanova, where we'll pay full freight.

Congrats!

But could you please clarify the final decision: Was it SC or Villanova?

And you guys would forego a full ride to pay full freight? That's great and your family's perogative but a tiny part of me went "Yikes!" But if it works for your family and all is happy!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes my DC is at a top 50 university. We left it up to DC to decide where to go and to whom to communicate that decision.

You do realize no one on here knows who the hell you are, right?

And we definitely don't know who your DC is.

You are just one weird person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok I will play. DS accepted to every school he applied to. UMD College Park LEP Business (accepted to scholars) instate, VATech Engineering OOS (not sure of major, keeping options open by applying to the limited enrollment programs), University of South Carolina and Towson. Towson was the safety, Carolina was the first choice. Towson offered a full ride, UMd gave us 5000 in merit for each year (20,000) VA tech gave 5000 first year no guarentee subsequent years and Carolina gave him instate tuition and he must maintain a 3.4 Gpa. He will be a gamecock come August. Sorry for the typos-ipad

I'm sorry, but who are the game cocks?

Congrats!

Scholarships definitely sweeten the deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's great to love your safeties!

It's great but also important!

There are so many wonderful schools out there that it's easy to choose safeties you'll love.

And DC must also go in knowing which schools are reaches, which will only be possible with the right fin aid package, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok I will play. DS accepted to every school he applied to. UMD College Park LEP Business (accepted to scholars) instate, VATech Engineering OOS (not sure of major, keeping options open by applying to the limited enrollment programs), University of South Carolina and Towson. Towson was the safety, Carolina was the first choice. Towson offered a full ride, UMd gave us 5000 in merit for each year (20,000) VA tech gave 5000 first year no guarentee subsequent years and Carolina gave him instate tuition and he must maintain a 3.4 Gpa. He will be a gamecock come August. Sorry for the typos-ipad

Thanks I find this informative. The list is similar to something my H and I have discussed with our son.

[Anonymous]

I'll play:

In at:
Northwestern (no aid)
Purdue (25% aid)
Rhodes (100%)
Tulane (100%)
Vanderbilt (no aid)
Furman (100%)
William and Mary (in state, aid, not sure of percent yet, approaching 50%)
Davidson (no aid)

Going to WM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll play:

In at:
Northwestern (no aid)
Purdue (25% aid)
Rhodes (100%)
Tulane (100%)
Vanderbilt (no aid)
Furman (100%)
William and Mary (in state, aid, not sure of percent yet, approaching 50%)
Davidson (no aid)

Going to WM.

Great results. And we are waiting for that Vanderbilt spot to open up. Your DC wasn't interested in UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll play:

In at:
Northwestern (no aid)
Purdue (25% aid)
Rhodes (100%)
Tulane (100%)
Vanderbilt (no aid)
Furman (100%)
William and Mary (in state, aid, not sure of percent yet, approaching 50%)
Davidson (no aid)

Going to WM.

YESSSSSS! CONGRATS!