yesterday almond joy got waitlisted at one of her safety schools. she was very upset, but it seems pretty clear that they do not want to be a safety school and took a lot of people with lower scores (yes, we're checking collegeconfidential). in fact, one of her best friends, for whom this is the school of choice, got in with lower scores. aj is frustrated, but I think it actually makes some sense.
anyway. two more schools release answers today (east and west coasts, so 5pm and 7pm!).
by the end of next week, I hope there are some final answers.
(I think I'm waking up at 5am because the grading is eating at me. I'm productive at that hour, and am getting somewhere. I did cancel on a commitment this morning since it's going to be a long enough day and I need to get another 14 papers done by noon).
(the kids are out doing non-school stuff today -- orchestra for ben t. and econ challenge for aj. at least she doesn't need clothes washed at 10pm or a cello picked up or delivered).
Wow, collegeconfidential is addictive and timesucking! Thanks. :-)
I'm glad a.j. has acceptances from places she's interested in. Seems like the preemptive "we don't want to be your safety school" rejection is not all that uncommon. But how can they tell? I guess the onus is on the applicant to show it if he/she is really serious about a school that looks like an easy admit.
Looking forward to hearing about her decision!
Posted by: meansomething | March 26, 2009 at 08:17 PM
We're waiting for the Kid's last college letter--he's waitlisted at his first choice and rejected by his second choice (a place where I used to teach and was SURE he would get in--go figure). It's a tense time, no?
Posted by: Rev Dr Mom | March 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM
very tense. yesterday's news was not good: one more waitlist and one (her first) rejection. she still has to hear from her top two choices next week, but sees these as making next week's less likely. not sure if that's entirely true, but it certainly makes for a dejected almond joy.
it's as though, in spite of all her careful consideration, she has now only reach schools or backups. no middle layer of what she saw as pretty good fits.
Posted by: timna | March 27, 2009 at 07:18 AM