I was on recently on a blog titled A Mother’s Wit and I read an interesting article about a parent struggling with the fact that her child is getting ready to go off to college.
I can truly relate…when my daughter was young the prospect of sending her to school and having more time to myself was enticing. Now that day is fast approaching, it saddens me.
I have raised her for the past 18 years, gotten use to her being around, hearing her voice, spending great times with her and now that will be changing forever. Of course I will see her during college breaks and during the summer months, but it will not be the same.
As a father I guess I am realizing that there is a sinsitive side to me and that letting go of our children is very hard to do, even when we have thought about and prepared for this for years.
For students, ‘08 may be year of the wait list
By Susan Kinzie | THE WASHINGTON POST
- January 28, 2008
After 35 years as dean of admissions at Georgetown University, Charles Deacon has it pretty much down to a science: He knows just how many students to accept to hit the freshman class numbers almost perfectly…read the full article about college application processing
Q: Our high school senior has applied to 10 colleges. We’ve submitted our FAFSA and PROFILE forms already. When do we find out how much money the schools will offer us in financial aid?
A: With few exceptions, you should hear from every college regarding your student’s admission status – acceptance or denial – by the first or second week of March. Shortly thereafter (within a week or two) you’ll receive individual letters that will contain the financial aid awards from every school that offers your student admission.
There may be some schools that send an e-mail instead, so be sure to have your student monitor that as well. This assumes that your FAFSA and/or PROFILE forms were submitted on time and approved…Read the full article
