The opposite side of the college admissions process is the college acceptance process. Sometimes you get accepted into multiple schools and you need to make a choice.
How do you make a choice?
Well, if you live in our household you make a list of all the things that are important to you in a college, and you assign each category a numerical quantity. Then you tally them up and see which school wins.
It also helps to revisit the schools in question, which is what my daughter and I are doing today.
She is torn between two amazing universities and they are almost equal in her eyes. We are currently at accepted students day at school A. Next week she will visit school B. And after visiting school B, hopefully there will be a decision!
It’s like an extensive, exhausting journey…almost like a saga. At least she has options and opportunities, I can imagine not everyone is in that same boat. Congratulations! You’re almost there…all of you! 🙂
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Saga….exactly….
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Good luck! Enjoy the process and all the best to both of you. I know it all seems interminable now, but I can attest that you will blink your eyes, and you’ll be in the audience crying while your daughter accepts her degree and shakes chancellor’s hand. It’s all so fleeting. That’s why I say savor every minute.
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I know! I almost cried about a million times at accepted students day
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What a happy decision to make though! It’s a win win!
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I know! I’m glad I’m not her!
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Make sure there’s a nice bakery and beauty salon nearby. Sometimes a new haircut and a piece of chocolate cake can make everything right with your world. 😊
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No salon, but really nice cafes!!
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Have fun! Bet you wish she picks the one closest to home!
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In this case, the schools are about a half hour away from each other, so almost exactly same distance from us
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such a wonderful problem to have! 🙂 congratulations to you and your family.
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It sounds like the decision can be an expensive proposition if you go to tour the school and have to take time off, etc. Sometimes the old days seemed easier, the first to offer you the best deal and the one with the best support (family, friends in area), safety, opportunities, etc. won with input from parents.
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We only took Amtrak. There were families flying in from all over the country. Big, expensive decision
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Congrats to your daughter on her acceptances and I’m sure whichever one she chooses will be fantastic- it’s just great to get to pick between two schools she likes 🙂
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I know. These are good problems. And it’s a great way to deal with problem solving skills. But I just want it to be over
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Best of luck, remember no mater which one she chooses, you get out what you put in and by the sounds of your daughter she will flourish anywhere.
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I know she’ll flourish academically. But I want her to be happy as a person
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How exciting! Good luck with the tours and hopefully they will provide your daughter with the missing info she needs to make the decision that is right for her.
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She’s got pros and cons from school a. Next week school b. These are good problems
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You make a decision based on a few external criteria and a whole lot of gut feeling. And even then you may be wrong, but you gotta start somewhere.
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She’s got her pros and cons from school a. She goes to see school b next week and then she’ll compare. She’ll get a great education either way, it’s now down to which atmosphere she’ll be happier in
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Sounds like a wonderful situation to be in.
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It is. But you know…choices…..😆
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I hope the process isn’t too hard. My daughter just confirmed her summer job. Waiting for an answer from the one she accepted was hard……she still had to consider other options. I heard this quote “ Be decisive, right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flattened squirrels who couldn’t make a decision”. This painted the picture of her difficulty so well, we had a good chuckle over it. Thankfully she’s content with her plans, and hopefully won’t become a fatality 😉
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She came away yesterday with a good list of pros and cons. She’s going to see the other school next week. On paper these two schools are very even. She’s trying to look at the details
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Y’all are doing this in an orderly way, just as you approached the admissions process. I’m sure there will be a happy ending.
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We’re a spreadsheet and list sort of family
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Good luck!
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Thanks!
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