The Old College Try(out)

Well, the letters have all arrived (or more accurately, the emails) from the colleges where Vicki applied and now it’s time to….gulp…decide! At her busy-body parents’ insistence, Vicki applied to 12 schools from which she received 9 admittances, one waiting list and two rejections (the fools!). As a side note, I have been reading that the number of schools an average kid applies to is much higher these days than they were before (10 is now the average) as kids “shop” for the best deal on aid/programs, etc. Not surprising, I suppose, since its so #@$%&* expensive!


In any event, she now has to decide between American, Barnard, Boston College, George Washington, Muhlenburg, Rutgers, SUNY Binghamton, Tufts and UConn. She’s trimmed that list about in half and will be doing “admitted students” days and/or overnights throughout April to figure out which school offers her the best combination of program, experience and opportunity. Of course, Mom and Dad have their biases but in the end, she needs to decide which one feels right….and one way or another, there’ll be a new college sweatshirt hanging on the back of the kitchen chair by May 1st!