Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?

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Anonymous wrote:My DC’s school still just says “mid December.” Painful. These poor kids.

Same. My DC is convinced they’re getting in, despite all my efforts to balance that confidence with being prepared for the possibility of a different outcome. No dice. Won’t budge. I’m almost sick with worry.

Yes, same here. And we were doing so well over the past year talking up the targets/likelies (and genuinely feel great about them!). But the ED approach hijacked all that thinking and DD is locked onto her ED now and fully expecting confetti.

I don’t know if DS is expecting confetti but same as above otherwise. And I started talking about how highly rejective this ED school is for a long time… it’s ok to have dreams but in most cases for all kids shooting for single digit schools, they are *dreams*.

Great news is he’s excited about his overall list, some very very excited so has great options coming with slightly less selectivity.

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Honestly hoping DC does not get ED1 choice. That’s awful of me to say, I know.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly hoping DC does not get ED1 choice. That’s awful of me to say, I know.

Why?

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I am trying to have a mindset whatever happens will be for the best.

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Is it always on a Friday ?
ie most likely to be this Friday rather than the 15th?

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PP
Sorry , for UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:I have the kid waiting on a WASP - Swarthmore - which is, in fact, very much NOT White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

I also have a kid waiting on Swarthmore ED. 7-9%! And yet I (perhaps irrationally) am optimistic. But know it will all work out if Swarthmore isn't an accept. Good luck to us both!

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Anonymous wrote:I have the kid waiting on a WASP - Swarthmore - which is, in fact, very much NOT White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

I also have a kid waiting on Swarthmore ED. 7-9%! And yet I (perhaps irrationally) am optimistic. But know it will all work out if Swarthmore isn't an accept. Good luck to us both!

Waiting on Swarthmore here too. Kid is legacy and I got a nice (form) letter from the College about how much easier it was for me to get in the 90's as opposed to today. Ha. So competitive - good luck to all these kids on the 16th!

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly hoping DC does not get ED1 choice. That’s awful of me to say, I know.

Same

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Anonymous wrote:DC’s school wants RD essays done by this Friday. Next week is midterms. No idea when ED decision is coming out yet. So much stress.

https://www.applyingto.college/decision-calendar/class-of-2030

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly hoping DC does not get ED1 choice. That’s awful of me to say, I know.

Why?

Because I don't love the school DC decided to ED1 to, and would prefer that DC at least keep options open.

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Feeling somewhat relieved after DD told me this AM that instead of doing an ED2 like she had planned if she's rejected from ED1, she's leaning towards just submitting RD everywhere and seeing what she ends up with. She was really struggling to decide between two schools for ED2 and has several RD's she likes so I think this makes sense. Now, if only her ED1 would announce the decision date - feels like she's only one with crickets still!

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Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.

If it's bad news, I told kid they can take a day off next week to work on apps. So win-win?

Of the other 9 schools on his list, 3 apps are in and 6 are halfway done. Think he could button up 2 of them with one skip day. So he'll have 4 to do over break. It's manageable.

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Anonymous wrote:Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.

+1

My son told me last night that he should get his ED decision on Friday while he is away at a school event. He asked that if he doesn't get in that we not say anything at all to him. (I said it it okay to say sorry? He said no he doesn't want to hear anything from his parents) I'm really hoping for good news and wondering how to support him if it's not.

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Anonymous wrote:Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.

+1

My son told me last night that he should get his ED decision on Friday while he is away at a school event. He asked that if he doesn't get in that we not say anything at all to him. (I said it it okay to say sorry? He said no he doesn't want to hear anything from his parents) I'm really hoping for good news and wondering how to support him if it's not.

Maybe go buy a pint of his favorite Ben and Jerry’s ice cream waiting in the freezer.