Arcadia Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 29 minutes ago, idnib said: Arcadia, I'm so happy that after your journey you have a welcoming place for your DS to go. UCR has a long standing reputation of being friendly to homeschoolers so that makes it even more reassuring. He has picked his date for transfer orientation and for academic advising session. My shopaholic husband has already started dorm shopping. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 42 minutes ago, Arcadia said: UCR has a long standing reputation of being friendly to homeschoolers so that makes it even more reassuring. He has picked his date for transfer orientation and for academic advising session. My shopaholic husband has already started dorm shopping. Congratulations!! I hope he has a fantastic experience! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, SanDiegoMom said: Congratulations!! I hope he has a fantastic experience! My husband is hoping that DS17 would be able to get admitted there too next year. The “extra year” at community college has given DS18 more time to feel confident enough to stay at a dorm. He has already made his wish list for junior and senior year computer science electives. ETA: We are also happy that their CS program is ABET accredited. ”The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (CS) Program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET.” Edited May 2, 2023 by Arcadia 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzberrymom Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, idnib said: Arcadia, I'm so happy that after your journey you have a welcoming place for your DS to go. @Arcadia, I hope he knows that he has a huge group of people here cheering for him!!!! ❤️ Edited May 2, 2023 by rzberrymom 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstharr Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 6:54 AM, Eos said: I love that some kids are still deciding - sorry for their parents, though! He went to the 11th hour before committing to MIT. I am happy with his choice. The west coast east coast exchange will do him good. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 4 hours ago, gstharr said: He went to the 11th hour before committing to MIT. I am happy with his choice. The west coast east coast exchange will do him good. Hurray! My ds loved MIT and has made life long friends. If your ds needs help choosing a dorm, my ds can add his two cents on the personality of each. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2bh Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 My son decided on Hillsdale. It was between a full ride at Bama and a basically equivalent offer at Hillsdale with some outside scholarships he earned added in. Other options just cost so much more they didn’t make sense for him. He got invited to a scholars weekend at Hillsdale and the rich conversations with other students sealed the deal. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstharr Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 So have you proud parents started shopping for swag and rep gear. I purchased his T-shirt at the coop. I've gotten other things (new and used) off ebay and poshmark at way better prices. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 She got a t-shirt at our campus visit, a sticker with her scholarship letter, a sweatshirt right after we decided, and a tervis tumbler in her Easter basket. I will add a sticker on my car at some point. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzberrymom Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) We’ve gone all in—I really should post a picture, but my kid in the UCLA sweatshirt, posing next to UCLA Sister and UCLA Grandpa. Yep, bought those shirts too. I stopped when they begged me to get an outfit for the dog. 😂 Edited May 4, 2023 by rzberrymom 7 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 DS18 doesn’t like swag unfortunately because my husband loved shopping. He does not wear any clothing where brands are obvious since he was a kid due to personal preference. He feels strongly that he should not be paying money to advertise for an entity. He would pick t-shirts where the brand logo is the same color as the t-shirt so that it’s very difficult to see what brand it is. The brands on his outerwear are hard to guess. He has free swag from his community college and that stays at home on his study desk and gets treated as a memento. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 When DS went to Case Western as his last college visit, on Facetime he was saying he was still open to different schools, but I could see the tops of "CWRU" on a very new looking sweatshirt he was wearing! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 We have a yard sign, matching annuals in our landscaping around the mailbox, and DD has two tees...so far. Move in is approaching and there will undoubtedly be more swag. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Everybody has a t-shirt from their school. The next "swag" purchase from me is going to be the required full meal plan for freshmen. 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 34 minutes ago, Miss Tick said: Everybody has a t-shirt from their school. The next "swag" purchase from me is going to be the required full meal plan for freshmen. 😂 Housing deposit has next! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Miss Tick said: Everybody has a t-shirt from their school. The next "swag" purchase from me is going to be the required full meal plan for freshmen. 😂 If that counts as swag, then the first would be the deposit to be paid at acceptance ($250), followed by mandatory orientation fee ($100) and then the housing deposit ($200, kid has not complete his housing application yet). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Some schools sent keyboard stickers along with their acceptances. I thought that was cute. I would laughingly shell out for a full set of stickers in school colors that just repeated "studystudystudy" across all three lines of the keyboard. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Miss Tick said: Some schools sent keyboard stickers along with their acceptances. I thought that was cute DS18 would have love those. We have spare keyboards so he would have just stick the stickers on a spare and use that as a display item. He has a pop socket swag from SCU that he is still using as a prop for something (not his cellphone) despite being rejected because no one can see the school logo anyway since the logo part is faced down on the table. My guess is that if his engineering school has swag, he would not mind having an item or two. I have had lots of swag (mainly free tshirts) from my engineering school and from my dorm but didn’t bother keeping any free swag from my alma mater. It is like at his community college where he has been there since 10th grade. His “loyalty” is primarily to the physical sciences, mathematics & engineering department and secondarily to the community college. His department’s study area has textbooks, kettle, instant coffee packets, various tea packets, snacks and cups for students to use if they don’t have their own. The college that he didn’t want to go to gave a swag that resembles (1) Burger King paper crown for kids (2) Monkey God (Sun Wukong) head band. We felt it was the weirdest swag we have received and my husband gets plenty of swag from work. ETA: His current external keyboard looks like this Edited May 7, 2023 by Arcadia 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Arcadia said: His current external keyboard looks like this Oooh, that is a great keyboard! It gives off peaceful vibes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstharr Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 7:08 PM, Arcadia said: If that counts as swag, then the first would be the deposit to be paid at acceptance ($250), followed by mandatory orientation fee ($100) and then the housing deposit ($200, kid has not complete his housing application yet). No. no, no! That is not swag. Must wear colors to represent, Homie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 28 minutes ago, gstharr said: No. no, no! That is not swag. Must wear colors to represent, Homie. Kid only wears monotone dark blue, black or gray 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 8:00 PM, Arcadia said: (2) Monkey God (Sun Wukong) head band. Now, this might interest my son very much!! If it is alright to mention names, what university sends those swags? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 22 minutes ago, mathnerd said: Now, this might interest my son very much!! If it is alright to mention names, what university sends those swags? UCSC. It is supposed to resemble the “top” of the banana slug which is the school mascot. It is paper though, thinner than the BK crown. UCR sent a wristband which can also be used as a bag charm. His SCU swag was from their open house. They gave him a notebook with attached pen and a Broncos pop socket. He is using those at home. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 12/20/2022 at 2:35 PM, Roadrunner said: Welcome back Halcyon and congratulations!!! test 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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