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entomom
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 02:56 pm |
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Patsmom,
You must be very proud of him! Beyond the $$, the Barbara Jordan scholarship is an honor not given to many students. I looked her up on the web to refresh my memory of her accomplishments, such an impressive woman. Enjoy!
Last edited on Wed Feb 14th, 2007 02:57 pm by entomom
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limner
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 04:53 pm |
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patsmom, what terrific news! Rice is one of the few schools S didn't apply to  but I was really impressed with what I've read about the school.
I think it will be interesting to watch our kids' decision-making processes this spring. Like entomom's D, my S still ranks Brown #1 in his affections, but I wonder if that will change as (I hope) acceptances come in.
Edit: EM, I'm looking forward to hearing your D's impression of UMich, since she and my S seem to have the same taste in schools.
On another note, S got grades yesterday (they're 5 weeks into an approx. 17-week semester), and he's got all As except for a C in calc BC, which we weren't surprised at. He's said he'll bring that up, and I imagine he will. Since he's taking all APs and it's his work load, I didn't say anything. Last edited on Wed Feb 14th, 2007 04:59 pm by limner
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DesperateDad
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 06:47 pm |
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patsmom:
Dunno about others on his "list" but Rice is just an awesome learning enviroment, nestled in a nice residential area of Houston. A good friend's S applied this year, but has not yet heard.
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patsmom
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 07:15 pm |
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Thanks, all. Yeah, the more I read about Rice, the more I like it, and I liked it a lot to begin with! I wish it was a little closer to home, but that's my only gripe. I think my S will flourish there.
I'm a little surprised that nobody around here (where I live) seems to have heard of it, though. The people I work with just give me a blank look when I mention Rice. None of S's friends have heard of it, either, but >95% of the kids at his HS go to FL colleges, so that's not too unusual. Even my mother said "Where is that?? " when he told her he got in.
Seems like if you don't have a football or basketball team playing on TV every weekend, no one has heard of your university. 
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 07:19 pm |
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Trust me. The people that matter most (graduate schools, employers) have heard of Rice.
I have discovered that even if your kid is attending a school that someone has heard of, they don't really make a big fuss about it after the first, "oh that's a great school" Ultimately most people don't really care where other people's kids go to college.
Enjoy the ride Patsmom. Your son is a great kid, and he will do very well at Rice (or where ever he decides to go). That's all that matters in the end.
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limner
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 07:34 pm |
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| Patsmom, as Carolyn said, the people who know good academic schools know Rice. It's a wonderful school, and that's the important thing.
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entomom
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 07:57 pm |
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| I had really never thought of Rice before starting the college search in earnest. It's pretty much the same way where we live, most people haven't heard of it. To be honest, it's become one of my favorites, but my D is still trying to deal with the fact that it's in Texas . Last edited on Wed Feb 14th, 2007 07:58 pm by entomom
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limner
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 08:01 pm |
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LOL, entomom. I think that's the reason I couldn't get S to take a look at it.
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 08:22 pm |
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| patsmom, what tremendous news from Rice! Will he still be attending the Elon Fellows weekend now? I don't think Elon Fellows + the Presidential Scholarship would add up to a better deal in any event.
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patsmom
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Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 11:55 pm |
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Lderochi, yes, he's still planning to attend Fellows weekend. We had already gotten nonrefundable tickets before we knew about the Rice acceptance so he may as well go. The interview will be good experience for him, at the very least. He may have another interview later in March for a full tuition scholarship at Richmond, so he can use all the interview practice he can get.
Although Rice is his favorite right now, you never know how accepted students weekend will go. He may not feel the same way about it once he does an overnight, and he may really fall in love with one of the other schools. He doesn't want to burn any bridges, let's put it that way.
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entomom
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Posted: Thu Feb 15th, 2007 03:47 pm |
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limner,
Curmudgeon on CC is from Texas, and last year his D's mantra was: no college in Texas or any state touching Texas 
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limner
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Posted: Thu Feb 15th, 2007 04:14 pm |
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LOL, entomom. I've seen Curmudgeon on CC. He seems sensible and has a wonderful sense of humor.
Like your D, S preferred larger (over 5,000) schools in urban settings. I'm not sure what changed his mind, but his sights did broaden. He nixed any Texas schools but did apply to Vanderbilt, which surprised me.
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limner
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Posted: Tue Mar 20th, 2007 02:52 pm |
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If we had a "Duct Tape" thread, this would probably belong under that.
S was invited to apply to UMich's honors program sometime in late Feb (IIRC). When he saw that it required another essay, he said that it "goes to the bottom of my to-do list." I just murmured something about not putting it off for too long.
I've left him alone on it (well, okay, I said something one time), and this morning (kids are on spring break) he told me he's going to do "that Michigan essay" and he'll send it to me later to look at. Whoo-hoo! I'm really proud of him. It may not sound like much, but with the vast majority of his decisions still to come (his first choice among them), I think it would be easy to just leave this (and it's not due until late April, I think). So, chalk another one up to the duct tape method.
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Posted: Tue Mar 20th, 2007 04:32 pm |
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Limner, that is so good to hear! The more they take on themselves the more prepared they will be. We visited a school on Saturday and I told S in advance that he needed to ask any questions he wanted answered, as I was going to stay in the background. I did, and he did. What a relief. A year ago I would have done all the talking and he would have been embarrassed. Now he's handling everything he needs to on his own. It's a combination of maturity and increased interest level.
I have a question for everyone--how do you teach a spouse about duct tape? Mine is so into the college process he wants to give S too much last-minute advice--where to go, what to major in. I told him NOT ONE WORD about majors, choices, anything. It can't come from us. He thinks we have knowledge we need to share that S needs, and that he and I both would have benefitted at S's age from some parental inputs. I said we've already shared it and now we need to think about something else and let S figure it all out.
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entomom
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Posted: Tue Mar 20th, 2007 04:53 pm |
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Good job Limner, glad to hear the duct tape method worked! Mentally, that one more essay is difficult after all of the effort put into the application process.
My D leaves Friday for Ann Arbor, with any luck I'll report on her reflections early next week. She reminded me that the countdown is beginning, 10 more days until regular decisions are out. Last night she was having all sorts of second thoughts..."I shouldn't have put down that major, everybody puts down that major..." I tried to reassure her that she put it down because she that's what she's interested in and that there are plenty of other things that will set her apart from other applicants.
I hope that some of the RD schools come through, as we have been in attrition mode here. Since three schools had mandatory scholarship interviews on overlapping dates, she had to turn down possible merit aid at two of them. Though she's been accepted, they are much less attractive w/o the scholarships. One school offered no fin aid other than a small amount of work study and loans. And she just wasn't really excited about a school she visited. And then there were two  . Don't get me wrong, the choices are great, I just had no idea that things would work out this way.
Westrnmom, my only suggestion is to let him go by himself. That's what I'm doing for Michigan and the final visits in April. My D is no pushover, but I know I'm a pretty opinionated , so it's better that I just slowly back out of the room.
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limner
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Posted: Tue Mar 20th, 2007 05:05 pm |
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Oh, WestrnMom, if I knew the answer to duct taping an H, I'd have used it already (and shared it with others and made lots of money).
My H has been more involved than me (in different ways) in this process. My guess is though, that your son has not only learned how ask his own questions but to tune out his 'rents when he needs to. I'll be you can leave this up to him.
EM, I think we'll all have a few surprises as this unfolds. Maybe not what the colleges do but how our kids respond to the schools. I'm looking forward to hearing your D's impression of UMich. Although, since there's no scholarship on the horizon and from what I read on the other board OOS finaid is minimal, wihout good money, U of M won't be an option.
Ah, as we reach the top of another huge hill on the roller coaster, fasten your seatbelts!
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Posted: Sat Mar 24th, 2007 09:21 pm |
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Great news today, D got a $2500 National Merit award to use at the school of her choice! We weren't expecting this as I told her not to worry about the NMS essays too much since the awards were difficult to get and her biggest goal was to become a finalist. Only a one time award, but it will be put to great use towards deferring some loans.
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Posted: Sat Mar 24th, 2007 09:47 pm |
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| EM, that's fantastic!! They definitely don't give out many of those--way to go, entodaughter!
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Posted: Sat Mar 24th, 2007 10:03 pm |
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Thanks limner. Yikes, if she knew she'd been called entodaughter she'd die ! She heard a story on NPR the other day about an entomologist that had genetically altered a mosquito that didn't spread malaria, she said that was the first time in her life that she'd heard of anyone else in the world that did the same thing as me!
Man, I'm going to miss her harrassment .
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Posted: Sat Mar 24th, 2007 10:32 pm |
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D got news from Miami-Ohio today - she won't say whether she thinks it's good news or not. She got an $8500 music scholarship. Since the total cost of Miami is just over 31k, and she got a thousand already for the Oxford Scholar thing, that means she could go to Miami for $21,500. If she gets the $6850 out of state (not sure if she will), the cost would be under $15,000 per year.
The reason it might not be good news is that I think she was hoping Furman would "win." We haven't finished hearing from schools yet, so no decision yet. I did tell her if she went to Miami, she might have enough left over after 4 years to go to China twice ..... and buy a car. She grinned at that.
However, H and I both like the idea of her closer (Furman is only 2 hours), and Furman might really be the better fit. But at what cost? So far, Furman is down to just over $26,000 per year. Don't know if there will be anything else forthcoming. We may, however, try to appeal a financial aid decision (if they ever send it...)
However, I also think Miami seems like a great school. I was really hoping for an easy decision.
By the way, Entomom - congrats to your daughter. In my opinion, a NMS should be worth more than that! It seems like quite an accomplishment.
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