High School class of 2011

[geffric]

Anybody interested in a drawing for $1,000?

http://www.suntrusteducation.com/sweeps/default.asp

For the sixth consecutive year, SunTrust is pleased to offer the Off To College Scholarship Sweepstakes where students can win a $1,000 scholarship for education expenses at an accredited college or private career school.

Great site..only drwaback I saw was DS needed to know name of school that he will attend.. BIG decision for him..

 

[cruisnfamily]

Great site..only drawback I saw was DS needed to know name of school that he will attend.. BIG decision for him..

If you look at the winners list(there's a link on the sweepstakes page), most of them said "undecided" so I don't think the name of the school is mandatory at all.

 

[DisneyCrazy2]

Anybody interested in a drawing for $1,000?

http://www.suntrusteducation.com/sweeps/default.asp

For the sixth consecutive year, SunTrust is pleased to offer the Off To College Scholarship Sweepstakes where students can win a $1,000 scholarship for education expenses at an accredited college or private career school.

Thanks for the tip!!

 

[DisneyNutMary]

Thanks for the tip

 

[agnes!]

If one of us wins this thing^^, we must come on the thread and update our status.

agnes!

 

[cruisnfamily]

If one of us wins this thing^^, we must come on the thread and update our status.

agnes!

Absolutely!
There's a drawing every 2 weeks since last Sept. Wish I had found it sooner!

You can only enter 1x every 2 weeks though.

 

[armomof3lvsdisney]

We got disappointing news on Friday. 2 weeks ago, DS went to a Scholars Weekend at his #1 choice to compete for their full scholarship. He found out Friday that he did not get it. He was very disappointed. He got their Presidential scholarship, but it's a private school and it is just not enough. He has said all along if he got it he would go there and if he did not he would go to school #2. I love school #2 and I think he will be very happy there, but it hurts when your child has worked so hard their whole life and they don't get what they really want. He has a good scholarship to school #2 and he really likes the Physics department there. He also went to Boys State there so he is already very familiar with the campus.

On the bright side we know for sure where he is going and that is a good feeling. The not knowing was making me alittle crazy. Hope everyone is doing well. Two months from Sunday is DS's Graduation, I'm not ready!!

 

[DisneyNutMary]

We got disappointing news on Friday. 2 weeks ago, DS went to a Scholars Weekend at his #1 choice to compete for their full scholarship. He found out Friday that he did not get it. He was very disappointed. He got their Presidential scholarship, but it's a private school and it is just not enough. He has said all along if he got it he would go there and if he did not he would go to school #2. I love school #2 and I think he will be very happy there, but it hurts when your child has worked so hard their whole life and they don't get what they really want. He has a good scholarship to school #2 and he really likes the Physics department there. He also went to Boys State there so he is already very familiar with the campus.

On the bright side we know for sure where he is going and that is a good feeling. The not knowing was making me alittle crazy. Hope everyone is doing well. Two months from Sunday is DS's Graduation, I'm not ready!!

I'm so sorry for you and your son. If he is anything like my son, he probably soured to the school a little bit after the rejection of not getting the scholarship. My son found out last Monday (after an awesome Admitted Students Day at his number 2 school) that he did not get into Penn State's Schreyer's Honors College. He was pretty disappointed, after being wooed and courted by #2 the day before, the rejection stung badly... so #2 is now #1, and Penn State is now down a few notches on his list.

Sometimes I think things like this happen for a reason...maybe your DS is meant to be at the other school.

Graduation let's not say the "g" word too much yet, let's not rush it.

 

[missypie]

Have you seen this article? It says that only 0.3% get enough scholarship money to cover the full cost of attendance.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204262.html

 

[budmonster]

I got great new Friday....DS (through my work) won a full 4 year scholarship to the University of Florida or Santa Fe College. If I figured out the cost correctly it's worth about 14,000.00 dollars.

I am an employee of UF and every year they give away 50 scholarships to a select # of employees that meet the criteria. I can't tell you what a relief this is now all I have to do is pay for books, any lab fees and so on.

DS17 is excited about it too. He actually couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear when I told him.

 

[missypie]

I got great new Friday....DS (through my work) won a full 4 year scholarship to the University of Florida or Santa Fe College. If I figured out the cost correctly it's worth about 14,000.00 dollars.

I am an employee of UF and every year they give away 50 scholarships to a select # of employees that meet the criteria. I can't tell you what a relief this is now all I have to do is pay for books, any lab fees and so on.

DS17 is excited about it too. He actually couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear when I told him.

That's great. I assume you mean $14,000 a year?

 

[agnes!]

I'm so sorry for you and your son. If he is anything like my son, he probably soured to the school a little bit after the rejection of not getting the scholarship. My son found out last Monday (after an awesome Admitted Students Day at his number 2 school) that he did not get into Penn State's Schreyer's Honors College. He was pretty disappointed, after being wooed and courted by #2 the day before, the rejection stung badly... so #2 is now #1, and Penn State is now down a few notches on his list.

Sometimes I think things like this happen for a reason...maybe your DS is meant to be at the other school.

Graduation let's not say the "g" word too much yet, let's not rush it.

DisneyNutMary - My DD is singing a similar tune. School #1 (her first love) has also fallen a notch or two because she wasn't fully considered for the various school scholarships *but* #1 does have a prototypical college campus, while School #2 awarded her a fantastic scholarship but is in an urban environment. School #1 has a large program where she would be one of many (1 of about 1000), School #2 has a smaller program where she would be one of a few (1 of about 200).

Re: graduation... Am I the only parent who can't wait for high school to be over? I am so sad about her childhood being left behind, but high school has been such an excruciating ordeal. All these milestones that people refer to...the last concert, the last play, senior trip, prom, a graduation party...heck, I'm not even sure that DD will go to the all-night official school grad nite celebration or to prom or to anything that seems to celebrate her time at school.

On the other hand, we do plan on taking some kind of trip as a present after graduation, mostly celebrating her escape.

agnes!

 

[missypie]

No, I will be sad for this particular D to leave HS. I like the kids and the parents from her class. I love her main EC. I'll miss it all.

 

[ctinct]

We got disappointing news on Friday. 2 weeks ago, DS went to a Scholars Weekend at his #1 choice to compete for their full scholarship. He found out Friday that he did not get it. He was very disappointed. He got their Presidential scholarship, but it's a private school and it is just not enough. He has said all along if he got it he would go there and if he did not he would go to school #2. I love school #2 and I think he will be very happy there, but it hurts when your child has worked so hard their whole life and they don't get what they really want. He has a good scholarship to school #2 and he really likes the Physics department there. He also went to Boys State there so he is already very familiar with the campus.

On the bright side we know for sure where he is going and that is a good feeling. The not knowing was making me alittle crazy. Hope everyone is doing well. Two months from Sunday is DS's Graduation, I'm not ready!!

Awww, your poor son. My dd has that punched in the gut feeling today, too. She just got a "no" from an extra scholarship at one of her top choices. I really thought she had a chance at it. It was a leadership scholarship, and she is a class officer, an officer in another club, was head of a prom committee, organized a blood drive, tutored, etc.... She is very down on herself today. I'm trying to put a positive spin on it (when one door closes, another opens....but it's h#ll waiting in the hallway). It hurts to see our babies hurting, doesn't it?

 

[ctinct]

I got great new Friday....DS (through my work) won a full 4 year scholarship to the University of Florida or Santa Fe College. If I figured out the cost correctly it's worth about 14,000.00 dollars.

I am an employee of UF and every year they give away 50 scholarships to a select # of employees that meet the criteria. I can't tell you what a relief this is now all I have to do is pay for books, any lab fees and so on.

DS17 is excited about it too. He actually couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear when I told him.

Great news! Congrats!

 

[cruisnfamily]

I got great new Friday....DS (through my work) won a full 4 year scholarship to the University of Florida or Santa Fe College. If I figured out the cost correctly it's worth about 14,000.00 dollars.

I am an employee of UF and every year they give away 50 scholarships to a select # of employees that meet the criteria. I can't tell you what a relief this is now all I have to do is pay for books, any lab fees and so on.

DS17 is excited about it too. He actually couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear when I told him.

I assume he's already been accepted in which case double congratulations as it is a very competitive school.

That's great. I assume you mean $14,000 a year?

Tuition only for instate residents is currently $5,020 at UF. So I think the scholarship is worth $20,000, perhaps more if tuition increases. Santa Fe is like a community college so it probably costs like $3,000 per year.

 

[agnes!]

I rejoice for the good news and commiserate about the bad.

Did anyone else read about the kid who got an acceptance in the University of Delaware but it was all a mistake?

agnes!

 

[swanmom]

agnes and others,

Here's a link to my post about my niece. She was accepted to University of Delaware and then ..................... Those of you who are going through this can probably understand what a nightmare this has been!



http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2678485

 

[linnylu]

Swanmom, I feel awful for your niece. I don't know how the college could let that happen and not find room for her.

My ds had a trombone audition at his 1st choice school Saturday. He thinks it went well. Scholarship notification should go out within the next 2 weeks. It is nerve wracking for sure.

 

[geffric]

be one of a few (1 of about 200).

Re: graduation... Am I the only parent who can't wait for high school to be over? I am so sad about her childhood being left behind, but high school has been such an excruciating ordeal. All these milestones that people refer to...the last concert, the last play, senior trip, prom, a graduation party...heck, I'm not even sure that DD will go to the all-night official school grad nite celebration or to prom or to anything that seems to celebrate her time at school.


agnes!

I am going to be sad when HS is over for DS#2.. he has been so involved and I have loved being with the parents.. some I have know for years others i met more recently, track meets and dinners, football games, wrestling matches, band stuff - his and HS.... so the lasts are hard for me..

agnes - my older son never went to ANYTHING - no dances, no events nothing.. so HS wasnt a big milestone for him.. now college is definitely different..