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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 510691"><p>Thanks for asking DDD. We had fun. It was exhausting - "good" state school #1 was a 4.5 hour drive and we left at 5:00 am to get there on time. We did the whole shebang - "sales pitch" at 9:30 am, breakout into student session & parent session at 10:15 (h was falling asleep and easy child 2 was bored - so they went to the car for a nap LOL), battled cafeteria lines for lunch at noon, student ambassador panel at 1:00, campus tour ending at 3:45 and then took PCs to a highly recommended ice cream parlor and hit the road for the 3 hour drive to the next town. Got there at 7:30, hit the Mall of America - at which point H and I were punchy and PCs wanted to see everything! So we left them and checked into the hotel and met them for dinner at 9:00 pm. </p><p></p><p>Next day we had the 10:00 am tour and sessions at the private uni which I LOVED. And they offered PC17 substantial scholarship $!! Campus was great, CLEAN, perfect size for him. He fell in love -- BUT -- his love began to wane as he & his girlfriend texted back and forth... we ate at the recommended & famous "Diners, Drive Ins & Dives" restaurant and drove 6 hours home to get home by 9pm</p><p></p><p>So, he agreed to put the dorm deposit down of $200 at private uni since their housing is scarce. He has the $100 admit deposit down at the "good" state school. He has not registered for the "good" state school aptitude tests nor put the dorm deposit down there. He has yet to request the admit deposit for the private uni. He is still waiting (March 15) to hear from the big state school which had been his first choice at which he is waitlisted. Confused? Me too.</p><p></p><p>On one hand, I think any of the schools is a good choice for him. I think the private uni is the BEST choice - based upon his major, his personality and my comfort level. But he won't want to hear that from me. I worry because I really feel the big state university is way too big for him at 40,000 students. As much as I would like to see him get in - I almost hope he doesn't so that it is off the table. I feel at this point he should be deciding between his two "second" choices - but I fear if I push him, I will push him away from the school we think is best for him.</p><p></p><p>I did pretty well. During the sales pitch video at school #1, a tear rolled down my face because I remember when difficult child was one of those bright shining faces with the whole world before him. But no one saw it and the feeling didn't linger. </p><p></p><p>On the way to school #2, we passed through Rochester - my dad was being treated at the Mayo Clinic in his last year and I stayed there with him and my mom for about 3 weeks. I was not prepared for the wave of emotion that hit me seeing those buildings again. But that was OK too. </p><p></p><p>The hard part was on the way home - we passed the exits for difficult child's current town and it was a sick feeling to keep driving. It is what it is. I hate that his baggage slightly colors how I feel about this journey with easy child but that's something I can't control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 510691"] Thanks for asking DDD. We had fun. It was exhausting - "good" state school #1 was a 4.5 hour drive and we left at 5:00 am to get there on time. We did the whole shebang - "sales pitch" at 9:30 am, breakout into student session & parent session at 10:15 (h was falling asleep and easy child 2 was bored - so they went to the car for a nap LOL), battled cafeteria lines for lunch at noon, student ambassador panel at 1:00, campus tour ending at 3:45 and then took PCs to a highly recommended ice cream parlor and hit the road for the 3 hour drive to the next town. Got there at 7:30, hit the Mall of America - at which point H and I were punchy and PCs wanted to see everything! So we left them and checked into the hotel and met them for dinner at 9:00 pm. Next day we had the 10:00 am tour and sessions at the private uni which I LOVED. And they offered PC17 substantial scholarship $!! Campus was great, CLEAN, perfect size for him. He fell in love -- BUT -- his love began to wane as he & his girlfriend texted back and forth... we ate at the recommended & famous "Diners, Drive Ins & Dives" restaurant and drove 6 hours home to get home by 9pm So, he agreed to put the dorm deposit down of $200 at private uni since their housing is scarce. He has the $100 admit deposit down at the "good" state school. He has not registered for the "good" state school aptitude tests nor put the dorm deposit down there. He has yet to request the admit deposit for the private uni. He is still waiting (March 15) to hear from the big state school which had been his first choice at which he is waitlisted. Confused? Me too. On one hand, I think any of the schools is a good choice for him. I think the private uni is the BEST choice - based upon his major, his personality and my comfort level. But he won't want to hear that from me. I worry because I really feel the big state university is way too big for him at 40,000 students. As much as I would like to see him get in - I almost hope he doesn't so that it is off the table. I feel at this point he should be deciding between his two "second" choices - but I fear if I push him, I will push him away from the school we think is best for him. I did pretty well. During the sales pitch video at school #1, a tear rolled down my face because I remember when difficult child was one of those bright shining faces with the whole world before him. But no one saw it and the feeling didn't linger. On the way to school #2, we passed through Rochester - my dad was being treated at the Mayo Clinic in his last year and I stayed there with him and my mom for about 3 weeks. I was not prepared for the wave of emotion that hit me seeing those buildings again. But that was OK too. The hard part was on the way home - we passed the exits for difficult child's current town and it was a sick feeling to keep driving. It is what it is. I hate that his baggage slightly colors how I feel about this journey with easy child but that's something I can't control. [/QUOTE]
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