On November 13th, twelve hours after finding out about his first acceptance, CJ checked his application status for the very first university we had visited (pre-blog), a school that he had fallen in love with instantly. There, on the screen was a new link "View Decision": CONGRATULATIONS—You’re … Continue reading
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As if the world hadn't changed enough in the course of the last fortnight, CJ has received two life-changing emails yesterday. The first is from a college that was not on his radar, but had made him an offer too good to … Continue reading
Here are the stats of three superhuman kids we know who are applying Early Action to Yale University. Student A: Caucasion male. Attends top public school in a mid-Atlantic state. Ranked #1 in his school. 2380 SAT, no prep, one sitting. Captain, Varsity … Continue reading
Crunch time. Unfortunately, I cannot give an accurate report about anything that is going on because at this point, everything about the app process has to remain top secret. I will be attending a meeting tomorrow with dozens of other neurotic parents and three … Continue reading
CJ voted today, proudly and enthusiastically. Neighbors who have known him since he was three saw him in line and marvelled at the milestone. It's happening and it's hitting me: If he doesn't get into college, he is now old enough … Continue reading