Dilemma of Daughter Accepted ED But With No Aid One mom of a senior in high school fears she made a “huge financial mistake because she ‘assumed’ her daughter would get Merit Aid from her top choice school if she was accepted Early Decision.” And on a similar note for parents of high school seniors: A mom wonders if her daughter has applied to the “wrong schools?” College Loans How do you explain a “potential $80K Debt Burden to a 17 year old?”
Deferred in Early Action What are the chances of acceptance in the regular round of decisions if your child has been deferred in early action? A California mom says her daughter is now feeling “very uncertain and scared about the process” now that she’s been deferred in the Early Action round at Boston College.
Average Kids Waiting on Acceptances from State Schools? A proud mom in New Hampshire of an average student asks if she’s the “only one with a teenager that is still trying to figure out his life and his future?”
Looking at you, parents of juniors. If you are starting to research colleges, listen to one New Jersey mom who worries that there are too many “reach” schools on her future-biology-major son’s list. An Indiana mom recently toured the University of Chicago with her high school junior son. Beautiful campus, top academics, high tuition, low admission rate – but - is it really true that UChicago is “where fun goes to die”?
That’s it for now; stay tuned for our next edition of ICYMI coming in mid-January. | 
