College Decisions 2014

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Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with you people? You are posting such specific information that your children are identifiable. Why would you do that? Its their lives, not yours, and its not a game where you show your hand at the end. Its one thing to say the specific school your child will attend (though I have to ask: why?) but its another to list all the schools AND the financial aid. Do your children know you are doing this?

In all of DC, MD and VA, (public and private) there are hundreds of schools. Very little chance of being identified. Even if they are, who cares.

Exactly! PP's DC is the only one who will pack the car and move into the dorm room under the cloak of darkness, wearing dark clothing and sunglasses, lying down on the seat as the car pulls out of the garage, hoping the neighbors won't know she's off to college and which one she's going to.

PP is the only parent who will tell friends, neighbors, colleagues, and the people at church that DC is "down south visiting relatives" the entire 4 years she's away at college just so no one knows where she goes.

The rest of us will proudly put the stickers on our cars and have already told everyone we know where DC has been accepted and decided to go.

I'm PP and I put a sticker on my car, at DD's request, as soon as she was accepted ED. I will proudly tell anyone who asks where she is going. What I will not do: (1) post one of those braggy "I'm so proud of DD who was accepted at . . ."posts on facebook. (2) post details of HER college application process on the internet. I will ask again: do your children know you are posting this information? If yes, fine, its theirs to control. If not, or if you wouldn't tell them, that tells you something right there.

You have issues, unresolved issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with you people? You are posting such specific information that your children are identifiable. Why would you do that? Its their lives, not yours, and its not a game where you show your hand at the end. Its one thing to say the specific school your child will attend (though I have to ask: why?) but its another to list all the schools AND the financial aid. Do your children know you are doing this?

In all of DC, MD and VA, (public and private) there are hundreds of schools. Very little chance of being identified. Even if they are, who cares.

Exactly! PP's DC is the only one who will pack the car and move into the dorm room under the cloak of darkness, wearing dark clothing and sunglasses, lying down on the seat as the car pulls out of the garage, hoping the neighbors won't know she's off to college and which one she's going to.

PP is the only parent who will tell friends, neighbors, colleagues, and the people at church that DC is "down south visiting relatives" the entire 4 years she's away at college just so no one knows where she goes.

The rest of us will proudly put the stickers on our cars and have already told everyone we know where DC has been accepted and decided to go.

I'm PP and I put a sticker on my car, at DD's request, as soon as she was accepted ED. I will proudly tell anyone who asks where she is going. What I will not do: (1) post one of those braggy "I'm so proud of DD who was accepted at . . ."posts on facebook. (2) post details of HER college application process on the internet. I will ask again: do your children know you are posting this information? If yes, fine, its theirs to control. If not, or if you wouldn't tell them, that tells you something right there.

I'm sorry your parents talked about your poops with their friends and embarrassed you when you were 6 and ruined your privacy. How much time do you spend on Facebook every day wondering how people can share THIS MUCH information???

[Anonymous]

Go away. You're not welcome on this thread that was fun for us until you interrupted.

[Anonymous]

Our HS senior is still making up their mind between schools, but I'll post acceptances:

U. Michigan
Vanderbilt
Cornell
Penn
Georgetown
Duke

I think they've got it narrowed down to two, but out of superstition I'll wait to post the choice until it's final.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Would love my DD to get into WM next year. What a wonderful school. The kids seem so amazing there!

NP here. Just finished this process -- DC and I (unexpectedly) loved the feel of W&M too. DC tended to like mid-sized very selective privates, and W&M was the one state school we saw that felt similar to these other great schools.

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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 can just call it "Dartmouth" rather than its full name.

UMass Dartmouth and Dartmouth are two different beasts. The latter is an ivy.

That was the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with you people? You are posting such specific information that your children are identifiable. Why would you do that? Its their lives, not yours, and its not a game where you show your hand at the end. Its one thing to say the specific school your child will attend (though I have to ask: why?) but its another to list all the schools AND the financial aid. Do your children know you are doing this?

+1. I'm with you, but we're spoiling the fun for those who see their kids as their alter egos. I do think you can take pride in your children without living through them quite so vicariously.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you missed the more-than-one pp thrilled that their kids loved U South Carolina, got in state tuition and chose it over schools much higher ranked (according to USNWR). Go Gamecocks!
This is an exciting time for lots of families. The college forum is usually helfpful and supportive. Can you save you criticism for a different forum?

[Anonymous]

My child is a bit younger, but I find this very helpful. I'm learning a lot about the process and the possibility of aid or in-state tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you missed the more-than-one pp thrilled that their kids loved U South Carolina, got in state tuition and chose it over schools much higher ranked (according to USNWR). Go Gamecocks!
This is an exciting time for lots of families. The college forum is usually helfpful and supportive. Can you save you criticism for a different forum?

South Carolina has the top ranked international business program in the country. All the leading southern universities are moving up the rankings because most (not all) students prefer warmer climates. It makes sense to choose a school that will higher ranked in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The offers have come in...you've had time to compare financial aid packages....And D Day is almost here!

Want to share DC's option, where he/she decided to go, and reason?

I'll start...

Acceptances[u]
GMU
Marymount
NYU
Penn State
Occidental
U of New Hampshire
Fordham
Rutgers
Temple


DECISION: UMass Dartmouth
Reason:Location/opportunity to be around a different set of people & mindsets...financial aid made it affordable

Your turn!

If you want to avoid all the falderal whether you should or should not post, got to College Confidential and shout it from the highest hilltop. Go to the Parents Forum among others. You'll be in similar company without fallout.

[Anonymous]

Wow, the anger on this post is amazing. Must be a lot of rejections, losers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with you people? You are posting such specific information that your children are identifiable. Why would you do that? Its their lives, not yours, and its not a game where you show your hand at the end. Its one thing to say the specific school your child will attend (though I have to ask: why?) but its another to list all the schools AND the financial aid. Do your children know you are doing this?

In all of DC, MD and VA, (public and private) there are hundreds of schools. Very little chance of being identified. Even if they are, who cares.

Exactly! PP's DC is the only one who will pack the car and move into the dorm room under the cloak of darkness, wearing dark clothing and sunglasses, lying down on the seat as the car pulls out of the garage, hoping the neighbors won't know she's off to college and which one she's going to.

PP is the only parent who will tell friends, neighbors, colleagues, and the people at church that DC is "down south visiting relatives" the entire 4 years she's away at college just so no one knows where she goes.

The rest of us will proudly put the stickers on our cars and have already told everyone we know where DC has been accepted and decided to go.

I'm PP and I put a sticker on my car, at DD's request, as soon as she was accepted ED. I will proudly tell anyone who asks where she is going. What I will not do: (1) post one of those braggy "I'm so proud of DD who was accepted at . . ."posts on facebook. (2) post details of HER college application process on the internet. I will ask again: do your children know you are posting this information? If yes, fine, its theirs to control. If not, or if you wouldn't tell them, that tells you something right there.

It's interesting that you are accusing other people of living vicariously through their children since you clearly have control issues yourself.

Yes, my child knows that I have shared information that cannot be traced to him in any way on an anonymous internet board. Thanks for worrying so much about other people's children, you are quite the humanitarian.

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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!!!

That quandary is not unusual. I know of a couple of families whose DCs was admitted into very selective honors programs (medical) with very little financial aid. The programs are wonderful opportunities where they will not have to take the MCAT nor apply to the medical school as long as a certain GPA is maintained. The obvious pro is forego the
stress of the whole medical school application and competition. The con is the cost without financial aid. A very difficult decision to make for both sets of parents. Again, for THE PARENTS of the kids who have not sought outside opinions and kids have received full in-state freight.

I don't think the decision would be so difficult if it wasn't for acceptance into such selective medical programs.

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I am one of the parents of a U of SC kid that got a full ride to Towson.

I think my son will be well served having the out-of-state experience, and I think if I can pay in-state tuition and afford him the growing up experience, it's worth it in the end.

Carolina is a good sized city with a lot of potential for personal growth.

I also like the fact that he has to maintain a GPA to stay there. This way it's on him, not me, if he wants to stay. He wants to play hard on a gorgeous campus in a warm climate at a SEC football school? Fair enough. He has worked hard to be there by getting the scholarship. He must continue to work hard to maintain the GPA or else he comes home and attends an in-state school for the same price. Yes, he could go to Towson for the price of books and food. He would be miserable and he wouldn't "own" the experience.

Would I be happier if he went to U MD? Yeah- but that's not what he wants.

So- off he goes.