Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I've been avoiding this thread for several weeks. I just had to wait until ds had some of his applications actually out the door. I am so excited for all of the good news here. They sound like wonderful opportunities out there for these young people. Congratulations and best wishes for everyone. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 This is always one of my favorite threads of the year. Congrats to all for acceptances! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 DD got 3 acceptance letters this week; Drake University + Presidential Scholarship Benedictine College - Competitive scholarship Save the Date arrive prior to acceptance letter . :001_smile: St. Edwards University + President's Excellence and Edwardian Scholarships She has one more application to hear back on and is about ready to submit to the selective schools with the January deadlines. The current acceptances give her great safety options but she really wants to get into a selective school. April 1 will be a big day for us. 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Just adding a little more about MSTP & MD/PhD with stats one school gave middle son (at his interview). 250 students applied 70 were selected for an interview 8 slots are available This would be why we do a little bit of :party: just due to his getting selected for an interview. He's at an interview with another school now. I'm wondering if they have similar stats... 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 DS just got his acceptance letter from Colorado School of Mines. :001_smile: 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 We might end up with lots of boardie kids at Mines! Go Orediggers! :laugh: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 (edited) Well, they did trounce Adams State last weekend... We were outside part of the time this past weekend at my class (we were right by Blaster) and got to hear the band practice and then come back, in their flannels. Your class? Tell me more. Basketball season starts on Friday... Edited November 9, 2016 by Sue in St Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) (Edited to remove details) Dd just learned she's a finalist for a full-ride scholarship! Edited November 11, 2016 by Luckymama 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 ^^^whoooooootttt (let me know if you want me to remove this!) :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 For Mines folks: dd's scholarship offer came in the mail. And it's sitting there and I can't open it as dd is not home! ARG! :lol: Does steaming envelopes open still work with modern adhesives? :sneaky2: :toetap05: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 DS got accepted to Butler University (with a very nice scholarship to boot)! 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Alas, it wasn't scholarship info, but just residence info. Bummer! I remember ds's scholarship info coming in January. I was excited it came so early. ETA: Just looked it up. The letter was dated Dec 20th. Edited November 13, 2016 by Sue in St Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 DS got accepted to St. Louis University. 37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Not quite the same, but DD11 got accepted to the community college! She is too young/not at the right grade level for DE, but after talking to folks there, they suggested she apply as a non-traditional student. Based on her ACT and placement scores, they admitted her, and she also qualifies for their honors program :). We plan to leave her registered as homeschooled and just use CC classes for some subject areas until she feels ready to graduate "for real", but she is pretty happy. Especially since the specialty jr/sr high school/DE program she was applying to turned her down for their middle school program! 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 DS has been accepted by UNC-Greensboro with an invitation to apply to their honors college (which I don't believe he's interested in doing). 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: DS got accepted to St. Louis University. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 DS got accepted to St. Louis University. Is this the school you mentioned that would make continuing to train ideal? I know that's important to him. I'm hoping whatever school that is works out for him! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 DS got accepted to St. Louis University. I am so happy for you and him! Especially since I know from responses on another thread that you had wondered about whether you were behind with applications. I am also so pleasantly surprised that they responded so quickly. What a relief it must be. I hope more acceptances pour in too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Is this the school you mentioned that would make continuing to train ideal? I know that's important to him. I'm hoping whatever school that is works out for him! Thanks - yes, it is. He is currently driving to St. Louis 2-3 times a week to train. That is 200 miles each round trip, a lot of time and gas. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I am so happy for you and him! Especially since I know from responses on another thread that you had wondered about whether you were behind with applications. I am also so pleasantly surprised that they responded so quickly. What a relief it must be. I hope more acceptances pour in too. Thanks! They do rolling admissions, with priority deadline December 1. He had seen on the application portal that a decision had been made and that he would be notified, and then it took almost a week for the email to come. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 DS got accepted to St. Louis University. Congrats! SLU is on dd's list to apply to next year. I think I missed something. What does your ds train for? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Ds is admitted to UGA, his only application. We had wanted him to live at home for a year or two and attend the local U in order to save $ as dh is quickly coming up on retirement. But now he wants to attend UGA next year as a freshman. Arghh 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Congrats! SLU is on dd's list to apply to next year. I think I missed something. What does your ds train for? Judo Just a heads-up re SLU: I had written about this in an earlier post: they say on their website: "To be considered for admission, you must be graduating from an accredited high school, have an acceptable HiSET exam score or take the General Education Development (GED) test." We had contacted the admissions counselor and received the answer that "many homeschoolers find this wording confusing" and that they of course accept homeschool transcripts. (Why they still have this on their website if it is "confusing", I don't know) Edited November 19, 2016 by regentrude 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Judo Just a heads-up re SLU: I had written about this in an earlier post: they say on their website: "To be considered for admission, you must be graduating from an accredited high school, have an acceptable HiSET exam score or take the General Education Development (GED) test." We had contacted the admissions counselor and received the answer that "many homeschoolers find this wording confusing" and that they of course accept homeschool transcripts. (Why they still have this on their website if it is "confusing", I don't know) Good to have that confirmation. We had seen that on their website and nearly wrote them off (we actually did for my older kids, partially for that reason.) However, dd had attended the graduation of one of her cousins at that school, fell in love with the school, and it has been on her list ever since. Since she attends the local public high school part-time, she went to a presentation by a SLU adcom when he visited her school. She about that and they told her the same thing. I really do wish they would change the website. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 DS got accepted to St. Louis University.Congratulations to you and your ds!!!!!! Way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Not quite the same, but DD11 got accepted to the community college! She is too young/not at the right grade level for DE, but after talking to folks there, they suggested she apply as a non-traditional student. Based on her ACT and placement scores, they admitted her, and she also qualifies for their honors program :). We plan to leave her registered as homeschooled and just use CC classes for some subject areas until she feels ready to graduate "for real", but she is pretty happy. Especially since the specialty jr/sr high school/DE program she was applying to turned her down for their middle school program! This definitely belongs in this thread!! Congrats! Nan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Ds is working on transfer applications. So far he has been accepted at K-State and University of Kansas 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 DS has been accepted by UNC-Greensboro with an invitation to apply to their honors college (which I don't believe he's interested in doing).Congrats to your ds and you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Ds is working on transfer applications. So far he has been accepted at K-State and University of Kansas Congrats! I have a nephew who is loving KU and my sister lives in Manhattan, KS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Not quite the same, but DD11 got accepted to the community college! She is too young/not at the right grade level for DE, but after talking to folks there, they suggested she apply as a non-traditional student. Based on her ACT and placement scores, they admitted her, and she also qualifies for their honors program :). We plan to leave her registered as homeschooled and just use CC classes for some subject areas until she feels ready to graduate "for real", but she is pretty happy. Especially since the specialty jr/sr high school/DE program she was applying to turned her down for their middle school program! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 DD got accepted to Colorado State Univ at Fort Collins. It's not uber competitive, but she got the email 3 days after turning in her app, which was a surprise. She forwarded me the email thinking it was just the usual. I said, "Um, did you read that email? It says you've been accepted and the acceptance package is coming in the mail.." She freaked out then! We didn't expect anything that fast. Waiting on dollar amount though... 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Also, congrats to you School of Mines folks! That is an awesome school with great employment possibilities. Didn't fit what DD wants though.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) DD got accepted to Colorado State Univ at Fort Collins My niece is a senior there. She loves it. We visited Fort Collins years ago. What a wonderful town. I am a warm weather person, but if I could afford it, I could be persuaded to live in Fort Collins. Expensive there, though. :tongue_smilie: Edited November 28, 2016 by Sue in St Pete 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 My niece is a senior there. She loves it. We visited Fort Collins years ago. What a wonderful town. I am a warm weather person, but if I could afford it, I could be persuaded to live in Fort Collins. Expensive there, though. :tongue_smilie: Yes. And Colorado schools are stingy I think, unless you have financial need. I hope to be proven wrong! DD's stats could get full tuition at quite a few out of state colleges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 #2 Son -- University of Indianapolis, Honors College with a really good merit scholarship -- Passed the first hurdle to getting accepted into the union Plumbers/Steamfitters Apprenticeship, scheduled for interview Bonus tutored student -- just completed Basic Training in the Air National Guard -- accepted to a respected Christian university, with scholarship, will be attending next fall! (keeping details vague for tutored student, but for those who remember the back story, there's your update :) ) 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Yay Tibbie's kids!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 My daugther got acceptance letters to Georgia College and University of Alabama. She wants to go to Georgia College!! 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Second acceptance, University of Northern Colorado. Wow, I didn't think we would get these so fast! Does it always work this way when you apply early? 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Does it always work this way when you apply early? With rolling admission schools, often. This is why many can be good safeties (as long as one can afford them). One knows about admission early. With regular admission schools, rarely - usually when one has some sort of big hook and that tends to generate a "likely" letter rather than an outright admission. Most of these schools have either a date when they release all decisions or waves of decisions after a certain date. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Second acceptance, University of Northern Colorado. Wow, I didn't think we would get these so fast! Does it always work this way when you apply early? Congrats!!! DS sent his in mid Nov for UCs. We have to wait almost 4 months to hear back! :glare: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Is anyone compiling a list? :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Dd had been accepted to Salisbury (MD), New Haven ((CT), and Trent (ON). Her original plan was to only apply to 4 schools in Canada but she had a bit of a freak out in late Sept and spent an afternoon applying to 5 schools in the US on the east coast, just in case;) 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 DD got 3 acceptance letters this week; Drake University + Presidential Scholarship Benedictine College - Competitive scholarship Save the Date arrive prior to acceptance letter . :001_smile: St. Edwards University + President's Excellence and Edwardian Scholarships She has one more application to hear back on and is about ready to submit to the selective schools with the January deadlines. The current acceptances give her great safety options but she really wants to get into a selective school. April 1 will be a big day for us. Yay for St. Edward's. That is my alma mater. I loved my time there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I love this thread too! I have been unable to access this site for awhile - for some reason my computer wouldn't load the page correctly & nothing I did worked. Anyway, my second dd was accepted to UMKC, U Iowa, and Western Michigan - all with decent merit scholarships. Congratulations to everyone who has posted so far! (And I am so happy that I have found my way back here!!) 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Is anyone compiling a list? :D I started the list thread. I did an initial compilation from the announcements made on this thread. I know Faithmanor did it last year or the year before; I can't remember which. I have the time so I thought I would volunteer. :001_cool: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I started the list thread. I did an initial compilation from the announcements made on this thread. I know Faithmanor did it last year or the year before; I can't remember which. I have the time so I thought I would volunteer. :001_cool: Thank you Scoutermom! :001_wub: Big puffy heart love these acceptance/ admittance/ decisions threads at this time of the year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 DS was accepted early decision at TCU (Texas Christian University) 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 DS was accepted early decision at TCU (Texas Christian University) ED? So he's all done then? Congratulations! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 ED? So he's all done then? Congratulations! Yes! He's all done! Although, package came with all of the instructions for enrolling in orientation, etc. He was a bit overwhelmed when he realized that "all done" really means "just getting started." 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Yes! He's all done! Although, package came with all of the instructions for enrolling in orientation, etc. He was a bit overwhelmed when he realized that "all done" really means "just getting started." Omigosh yes! The number of hoops to jump through to get financial aid finalized, deposited, enrolled, signed up for roommate match and housing, registered for classes, etc -- while doing two spring recitals, DE finals, and other senior year "stuff" really shocked us last year. Word to those who haven't decided yet: there's another 2 or 3 applications worth of work AFTER you're accepted! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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