We have the next day as a planned AK day so I will keep our FPs we already have. We are planning on going to DS earlier on our AK day so won't be arriving until late afternoon so either way will not have a full day there, so for us its ok. I just hope all who plan on attending the MM can get the ressies booked this Thursday. Last time I tried it was a bust!
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One down, three to go. He's so chill on the waiting. I'm like hurry up already! 
My daughter isn't so chill. All but one of her choices (she has several) are part of the common application process and most don't release until mid to late March. She did get in at her last on the list choice, so there's that. I don't remember applying for college under such duress. . .Hey groupie friends. Just wanted to share as we're all family here. DS17 has his first yes for college. U of Illinois. It's nice to get the yes early, but it would be even nicer if they included the aid package with it. We're still waiting on that. I have no idea where U of I falls on his list of where he'd go but I do know it's not #1. He hasn't even looked at the campus yet. He wanted to apply because they have a very good physics program. I guess the aid package could be a determining factor. We'll go visit in April if it's still on his list. I can say it's at the bottom of my list of places for him to go. Not much to see or do in Ubana-Champaign in the dead of winter. If I'm going to visit him & have to deal with snow I'd rather it be somewhere nice like Boulder. That's his first choice. My first choice would be UMass Amherst. A little over an hour from our house!
Hey groupie friends. Just wanted to share as we're all family here. DS17 has his first yes for college. U of Illinois. It's nice to get the yes early, but it would be even nicer if they included the aid package with it. We're still waiting on that. I have no idea where U of I falls on his list of where he'd go but I do know it's not #1. He hasn't even looked at the campus yet. He wanted to apply because they have a very good physics program. I guess the aid package could be a determining factor. We'll go visit in April if it's still on his list. I can say it's at the bottom of my list of places for him to go. Not much to see or do in Ubana-Champaign in the dead of winter. If I'm going to visit him & have to deal with snow I'd rather it be somewhere nice like Boulder. That's his first choice. My first choice would be UMass Amherst. A little over an hour from our house!
Hey groupie friends. Just wanted to share as we're all family here. DS17 has his first yes for college. U of Illinois. It's nice to get the yes early, but it would be even nicer if they included the aid package with it. We're still waiting on that. I have no idea where U of I falls on his list of where he'd go but I do know it's not #1. He hasn't even looked at the campus yet. He wanted to apply because they have a very good physics program. I guess the aid package could be a determining factor. We'll go visit in April if it's still on his list. I can say it's at the bottom of my list of places for him to go. Not much to see or do in Ubana-Champaign in the dead of winter. If I'm going to visit him & have to deal with snow I'd rather it be somewhere nice like Boulder. That's his first choice. My first choice would be UMass Amherst. A little over an hour from our house!
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Washington & Jefferson--it's about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. My daughter looked only at private, liberal arts colleges that had very good reputations in the sciences (and looked pretty), as she currently is planning to follow in her mother's footsteps as a family practitioner. Now, that may or may not work out just because we know that things can change a great deal once faced with college life and being on one's own. She does love the sciences, though. She didn't look at any school with a student population much over 2500, and a couple were under 2000. Her other schools range in location from Maine, Connecticut, NY, PA, and closer to home, Virginia. The last one, Washington & Lee, is her mom's alma mater as well as her aunt's (mom's sister). Ain't none of them cheap. One school not on DD's radar at all looked at all her classes, GPA, activities, etc., and offered her about 75% of the total cost each year. A couple of weeks ago, when she hadn't responded, they offered her a full ride. It's a solid school and fairly close but she won't go there. W & J just offered her a 60% scholarship a couple of weeks ago, as well, so she would be fine going there. However, she's hoping for one of her top choices, including her mom's old school, while her mother and I hope she gets a good offer from just one of them! We live in VA, and UVA is a well-regarded university where the cost would be much more affordable. Bu-u-u-u-t, the kiddo doesn't want to go to a big school, so that's a no go. We shall see what we shall see. . .Yep the other 3 are all common app schools so it will be a long wait for the rest. Where did she get in & you may have already said but what is she planning to study?
We feel fortunate we've got a good chunk of money set aside, but with our oldest in his freshman year this year & the youngest following right behind we're hoping for some serious scholarship money. The thought of what those 2 totals will be over the 4 years makes me ill.
My parents did not save money for us to go to school. For one, I was the first in my family so it was a new thing back then. But also, they were very financially responsible for themselves, so maybe they expected us to be. I went to a community college for 2 years and then what is considered a commuter college (GA State U) and I did get scholarships. I did have to take a small loan out in my senior year but paid that off years ago.
Washington & Jefferson--it's about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. My daughter looked only at private, liberal arts colleges that had very good reputations in the sciences (and looked pretty), as she currently is planning to follow in her mother's footsteps as a family practitioner. Now, that may or may not work out just because we know that things can change a great deal once faced with college life and being on one's own. She does love the sciences, though. She didn't look at any school with a student population much over 2500, and a couple were under 2000. Her other schools range in location from Maine, Connecticut, NY, PA, and closer to home, Virginia. The last one, Washington & Lee, is her mom's alma mater as well as her aunt's (mom's sister). Ain't none of them cheap. One school not on DD's radar at all looked at all her classes, GPA, activities, etc., and offered her about 75% of the total cost each year. A couple of weeks ago, when she hadn't responded, they offered her a full ride. It's a solid school and fairly close but she won't go there. W & J just offered her a 60% scholarship a couple of weeks ago, as well, so she would be fine going there. However, she's hoping for one of her top choices, including her mom's old school, while her mother and I hope she gets a good offer from just one of them! We live in VA, and UVA is a well-regarded university where the cost would be much more affordable. Bu-u-u-u-t, the kiddo doesn't want to go to a big school, so that's a no go. We shall see what we shall see. . .
It's a whole different world these days, and like so much else in the American way, it's all a big business anymore. When I went to college, I had to go where I could afford it--mom and dad had no money. I worked summers to save for college. I worked 20 hours a week at the school itself as everything from a custodian to a TA. I earned small scholarships and applied for every applicable grant. And I took out two small loans that together totaled under $2K. It worked fine but it was work. Oh, and I walked five miles in the snow, uphill both ways to and from campus, had classes that went from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, and had to type 25-page papers every other week. . .for every class. . .including PE.
As a teacher, I agree!
What happened last time?
Yes, the spiel that has been confirmed by CMs is that TSMM will go down to one track April 9-May 7, which is why they will not be offering FPs for that time frame. Initially there was mention of a full closure at some point so this may be their alternative to that.
