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ABlestMom
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Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 10:23 pm |
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| There's an awful lot of red on this list!!! Congrats to all final decisions...it's not making me nervous in the least...May 1st is so far away...
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 03:41 pm |
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Lynda wrote: Mom 61-My UOP co-workers were very happy at UOP. They did come home often (to So CA).
-Westrnmom-cinder blocks. Carolyn told me about them and mattresses-Rises bed so that stuff can be stored underneath. Son uses 8, some kids use more. Also the mattresses were probably old when I was in college. A form topper from Costco made the bed very comfy. That info impressed my son. Costco, Home Depot, Best Buy are just down the freeway. The website does have a link to bookstore for online stuff. I bought son a hoodie and tshirt when he made his decision-you can also call them.
You might want to wait to actually check out the beds. My daughter's bed has drawers underneath it, and because it doesn't have legs but sits square on the floor, we couldn't have raised it with cinderblocks if we tried. So, I'd suggest waiting and seeing what you get first.The bedrisers are usually availabe at Target and Bed,Bath&Beyond for about $9, and, of course, you can get cinderblocks at your local Home Depot.
We got a regular old foam topper too -- it did the trick and cost less than $20. Over Christmas break, however, my daughter became enthralled with the idea of one of those down filled toppers, and bought one on sale and shipped it to herself. She slept on it for two weeks, before deciding that she didn't like how it bunched up. It has come in handy, however, the few times she's had guests sleep over in her room as a floor mattress.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 03:46 pm |
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binx wrote: What sounds so "normal" to us is often interpreted so differently by others! We went through this with S1's UPenn ("Oh, Is Joe Paterno still coaching there?") -- My S bought us all t-shirts with the Penn logo, and in fancy "university" style script around the Logo, it said, "Not Penn State."
Now I'm doing the same thing with D's school. WE know what we mean when we say Miami, but for some reason, everybody else immediately things Florida.
LOL! Just try telling people in California, that your kid goes to some college in Wisconsin named Beloit. When she first decided, some people actually said to me, "Oh, she didn't get into any of the UC's?" And, I can't tell you how many times people have asked me and my daughter over the last year, "How did you ever find that school?" We have also both been asked more than once - I am not kidding - where Wisconsin is. 
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hummingbird
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 04:36 pm |
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CarolynLawrence wrote:
We have also both been asked more than once - I am not kidding - where Wisconsin is.
That's sad & scary! 
(I'll bet 20% of the population doesn't know where my state is, either)
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entomom
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 04:41 pm |
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hummingbird, and they definitely don't know how to pronounce it!
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patsmom
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 05:11 pm |
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and they definitely don't know how to pronounce it!
People mispronounce Oregon? How? (Gee, now I'm gonna worry that I've been saying it wrong!! )
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limner
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 05:41 pm |
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Oh, patsmom, it's or-REE-gin, of course. Well, at least here in Eas Tennessee. 
I was listening to NPR the other morning when they announced some ghastly statistic about the percentage of Americans who knew where a particular country was located and who the vice-president is, etc. I've blocked out the details, but it was horrifying.
People have definitely never heard of Carleton--I've been assuming they know where Minnesota is.
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hummingbird
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 06:36 pm |
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| Oregon is pronounced "ory-gun." Slight emphasis on the "or."
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CalifCarolyn
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 10:38 pm |
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Hey our Governor isn't quite sure how to pronounce the name of our state 
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atlantamom
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 11:15 pm |
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| thank goodness we pronouce it correctly -emphasis on the OR -- because my daughter is interested in Univ of Oregon.
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WestrnMom
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Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 11:34 pm |
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AB Mom, no senioritis allowed at his school. They have all kinds of activities planned to keep them entertained and on track, plus most of their final projects are due in May so they have an easy last few weeks, which is when a lot of kids let down.
Carolyn, when my D decided on a public university a mom asked me "For goodness sakes, couldn't she at least get into Brown?"
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mom61
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 03:00 am |
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Decision finally made tonight. No surprises. We knew he was leaning towards Pacific. It is hard to let go of Redlands. We thought it was a good fit. Most of the people I speak with have no idea where Pacific or Redlands are. Sadly we are in California so they should at least have a clue.
ABlestMom's D: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, Mannes School of Music, McGill, Manhattan School of Music
AlanArch's S: Bucknell, Brandeis, Lafayette, Bates; waitlisted at Wesleyan, Hamilton and Colgate
Bassoonmom's D: Trinity University
Binx's D: Allegheny, Miami (Ohio) (Like WADad, I'm doing the school colors!), St Olaf, Furman, Denison
CalifCarolyn's D: Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Monterey Bay, Lenoir-Rhyne, Valparaiso, Seton Hill, New England College, Cal State San Francisco
CalifCarolyn's H: Chapman University PhD Program in Disability Studies!
CalifMom's D: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Dickinson, Ursinus with very generous fin aid, Ripon College, Emmanuel College
CaneMom's S: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, University of Florida C of Med, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, University of Miami C of Med, Emory CoM Phd in Genetics and Molecular Biology
Chedva's D: University of Vermont (Honors College); University of Rochester (Wilder Trustee Scholarship); Muhlenberg College (RJ Fellow); University of Richmond; Union College
ChicosBailBonds' D: Beloit, Gustavus Adolphus, Wittenberg, Carthage,Valparaiso, University of the Pacific, Lewis & Clark, Willamette
Cindy's S: Rensselaer, Northeastern, Ohio Univ (Russ Engineering), Purdue, Case Western, Worcester Polytech, Univ Pittsburgh, Rose-Hulman, Rochester Institute of Technology
Daaaad's D (Architecture): Illinois, Iowa State, Miami of Ohio, Ohio State
Entomom's D: UWisconsin-Madison, UMichigan-Ann Arbor, Yale (EA), Emory, Rice, Amherst, WUSTL, Harvard, Brown, Princeton, UC Berkeley
Hayden's S: Boston University Law School, GW Law School, Georgetown University Law Center
KDmom's S: Penn State-University Park, Cornell Univ. (ED), UMichigan-Ann Arbor
Lderochi's S: Lenoir-Rhyne, Emory & Henry, Lynchburg, Winthrop, Elon (ED), Bridgewater College (VA), University of Delaware
Limner's S: UMichigan-Ann Arbor (Honors), Earlham, Gettysburg, Carleton, Oberlin
Mathmom's S: Rensselaer, Worcester Polytechnic, Carnegie Mellon (School of Computer Science), Harvard
Mom61's S: Northern Arizona U, U of the Pacific, Humboldt, Cal State Channel Islands and Warren Wilson, U of Redlands, University of Puget Sound, McDaniels College, Willamette
Mominva's D: Santa Clara (EA), Elon (EA), University of San Diego (EA), University of Miami
Momof3boys: University of Texas at Austin!
MusicMom's S: University of Virginia
Newberry's S: Rensselaer, U at Binghamton (EA), Case Western (EA), U at Buffalo, Clarkson, U at Geneseo, Union
One-2-go's S: UConn, Northeastern University, Fairfield University, Stonehill College, St. Michael's College, Marist College, Quinnipiac
Overseas mom's D: Willamette (EA), University of the Pacific (EA), U of Oregon Honors Program, Lewis & Clark
Patsmom's S: University of Florida, Elon University (EA), Trinity University (EA II), Rice University (ID), Rhodes College, Denison University, Davidson College, University of Richmond, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia
Pranjal's D-ecision : Georgetown, WPI, Drexel and International Univ Bremen (germany)
Rhumbob's D: Hope College, Gustavus Adolphus, Valparaiso, St. Olaf
Shennie's S - MM in cello performance: Juilliard, Mannes, Stony Brook
Tango 52's S: Rose-Hulman, University of Denver, Bradley, American University
Thumper's S-North Carolina School of the Arts MM in Trumpet Performance
Vocca's D: Stanford (EA), Brown, Princeton, Swarthmore, Pomona, UCB, Amherst
WADad's S: Ursinus (EA), Lawrence University (EA), Whitman, Grinnell, Oberlin, Swarthmore (this is Garnet -- Swarthmore's color)
WestrnMom's S: Arizona State University, California Lutheran (EA), Cal Poly Pomona, University of Redlands, University of the Pacific (EA), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Channel Islands
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mominva
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 03:53 am |
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Welcome to the 'hoodie and decal club', Mom61. Congrats to your boy!
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CalifCarolyn
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 05:01 am |
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mom61-congrats!!! My Brother and his wife are UOP grads!! I loved visiting my little bro there
time to put that decal on the car!
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 10:13 am |
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| mom61, congratulations to your son.
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limner
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 11:40 am |
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| mom61, congrats to your S! Now you just have to get sheets, etc. We're on to the next phase!
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WestrnMom
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 03:26 pm |
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Mom61, Congratulations! I'm sorry our boys won't be going to college together (it would have been fun to meet), however he made an excellent choice. UOP is a beautiful campus. It's been filmed in a lot of movies if you want an idea of what the school looks like! Their selection of majors and programs is excellent.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 10:51 pm |
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Mom61, Congratulations to your son!! UOP is a great place, and your son can't go wrong with their art department from what I can see.
So, entomom-- we're waiting.... 
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 11:39 pm |
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| What Carolyn says.
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entomom
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Posted: Fri Apr 27th, 2007 11:42 pm |
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Hail, Hail to MICHIGAN! Who woulda thought it? Not me, or my D, way back in November when she got accepted to one of her good bet schools. She is getting some dismayed looks which is making her feel a little buyer's remorse, but she seems to be dealing with it pretty well. The money played it's part since future professional school with no debt is very tempting. But beyond that, she really felt at home in Ann Arbor. I'm very proud and happy for her.
ABlestMom's D: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, Mannes School of Music, McGill, Manhattan School of Music
AlanArch's S: Bucknell, Brandeis, Lafayette, Bates; waitlisted at Wesleyan, Hamilton and Colgate
Bassoonmom's D: Trinity University
Binx's D: Allegheny, Miami (Ohio) (Like WADad, I'm doing the school colors!), St Olaf, Furman, Denison
CalifCarolyn's D: Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Monterey Bay, Lenoir-Rhyne, Valparaiso, Seton Hill, New England College, Cal State San Francisco
CalifCarolyn's H: Chapman University PhD Program in Disability Studies!
CalifMom's D: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Dickinson, Ursinus with very generous fin aid, Ripon College, Emmanuel College
CaneMom's S: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, University of Florida C of Med, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, University of Miami C of Med, Emory CoM Phd in Genetics and Molecular Biology
Chedva's D: University of Vermont (Honors College); University of Rochester (Wilder Trustee Scholarship); Muhlenberg College (RJ Fellow); University of Richmond; Union College
ChicosBailBonds' D: Beloit, Gustavus Adolphus, Wittenberg, Carthage,Valparaiso, University of the Pacific, Lewis & Clark, Willamette
Cindy's S: Rensselaer, Northeastern, Ohio Univ (Russ Engineering), Purdue, Case Western, Worcester Polytech, Univ Pittsburgh, Rose-Hulman, Rochester Institute of Technology
Daaaad's D (Architecture): Illinois, Iowa State, Miami of Ohio, Ohio State
Entomom's D: UWisconsin-Madison, UMichigan-Ann Arbor, Yale (EA), Emory, Rice, Amherst, WUSTL, Harvard, Brown, Princeton, UC Berkeley
Hayden's S: Boston University Law School, GW Law School, Georgetown University Law Center
KDmom's S: Penn State-University Park, Cornell Univ. (ED), UMichigan-Ann Arbor
Lderochi's S: Lenoir-Rhyne, Emory & Henry, Lynchburg, Winthrop, Elon (ED), Bridgewater College (VA), University of Delaware
Limner's S: UMichigan-Ann Arbor (Honors), Earlham, Gettysburg, Carleton, Oberlin
Mathmom's S: Rensselaer, Worcester Polytechnic, Carnegie Mellon (School of Computer Science), Harvard
Mom61's S: Northern Arizona U, U of the Pacific, Humboldt, Cal State Channel Islands and Warren Wilson, U of Redlands, University of Puget Sound, McDaniels College, Willamette
Mominva's D: Santa Clara (EA), Elon (EA), University of San Diego (EA), University of Miami
Momof3boys: University of Texas at Austin!
MusicMom's S: University of Virginia
Newberry's S: Rensselaer, U at Binghamton (EA), Case Western (EA), U at Buffalo, Clarkson, U at Geneseo, Union
One-2-go's S: UConn, Northeastern University, Fairfield University, Stonehill College, St. Michael's College, Marist College, Quinnipiac
Overseas mom's D: Willamette (EA), University of the Pacific (EA), U of Oregon Honors Program, Lewis & Clark
Patsmom's S: University of Florida, Elon University (EA), Trinity University (EA II), Rice University (ID), Rhodes College, Denison University, Davidson College, University of Richmond, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia
Pranjal's D-ecision : Georgetown, WPI, Drexel and International Univ Bremen (germany)
Rhumbob's D: Hope College, Gustavus Adolphus, Valparaiso, St. Olaf
Shennie's S - MM in cello performance: Juilliard, Mannes, Stony Brook
Tango 52's S: Rose-Hulman, University of Denver, Bradley, American University
Thumper's S-North Carolina School of the Arts MM in Trumpet Performance
Vocca's D: Stanford (EA), Brown, Princeton, Swarthmore, Pomona, UCB, Amherst
WADad's S: Ursinus (EA), Lawrence University (EA), Whitman, Grinnell, Oberlin, Swarthmore (this is Garnet -- Swarthmore's color)
WestrnMom's S: Arizona State University, California Lutheran (EA), Cal Poly Pomona, University of Redlands, University of the Pacific (EA), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Channel Islands
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