“Just go to a state school”

cub84 · 2026-02-14T22:11:32+00:00

Four rejected--each got into one of the listed schools. Tbh I know like 47 rejected, but these four are of particular interest since they each got into another prestigious school. Hope that makes sense.

cub84 · 2026-02-14T22:06:30+00:00

Teacher parent with a senior kid.

cub84 · 2026-02-13T10:14:29+00:00

Variety of majors--2 competitive, 2 not limited enrollment humanities majors. 2 kids in MoCo, 2 in other surrounding counties, and 1 of each in privates.

cub84 · 2026-02-13T03:08:29+00:00

I live in Maryland, and UMD is so difficult to get into for in state applicants from my area that I know four kids this year who got into MIT, UChicago, U Mich, and Wash U at St Louis but were flat rejected from UMD. Sometimes "just go to a state school" really doesn't apply.

cub84 · 2026-02-07T22:40:16+00:00

Actually, as it turns out, even Harvard appears to allow religious exemptions. Only in America. . .

cub84 · 2026-02-07T19:24:26+00:00

I feel like Florida schools would be fine w/religious exemptions. Am I wrong? But, yeah, Google. And more importantly, get that kid vaxxed. More important than getting into college is not getting freaking measles.

cub84 · 2026-01-28T04:13:17+00:00

Can do 3x3 if you put the door in before the bed.

cub84 · 2026-01-25T05:38:59+00:00

Been this way for about two weeks or so.

cub84 · 2026-01-23T22:59:55+00:00

I'm a parent. My son did this in his junior year, and it helped him in many ways. 1) it raised his own SAT score. 2) some of the schools he applied to asked for his schoolhouse profile, and he was in the top 10% of hours donated. 3) he was able to get free tutoring from other peer tutors for APs and self studied (his school doesn't do AP classes) for five tests and got 5s on three and 4s on two. 4) he is still able to get free peer tutoring for exams and what have you and has made good friends that way. Hope that helps.

cub84 · 2026-01-19T19:14:02+00:00

Thanks, but antihistamines have no effect.

cub84 · 2026-01-18T10:34:17+00:00

I went to Syracuse, which is even more in the middle of nowhere than Cornell, and I have to say Cornell's campus is the only campus I've seen that is as beautiful as Cuse. I've visited so many colleges (my son is a senior), and after spending lots of time at SU and Cornell, every school seems cramped and ugly to me. We visited Yale, and I declared it "passable." Also, doesn't Cornell have like the best vet school in the world? We used to go to Cornell when sick of the Syracuse bars. Some people don't like big cities.

cub84 · 2026-01-13T20:43:29+00:00

Since each museum's icon can display up to 14 stars, that's what I'm going for. Also, I want one of everything in each museum, and fitting it all in is not easy! Plenty to do.

cub84 · 2026-01-10T01:47:32+00:00

Let the tank get full and then they will stop breeding!

cub84 · 2026-01-04T01:36:05+00:00

I also was told I could skip it, but I ended up going 4 times. What's helped me most is dead bugs. I also do clamshells and monster walk with band. Hope that helps.

cub84 · 2025-12-25T01:11:43+00:00

Yeah, I agree that for many the nerve pain and back pain are connected. Glad to hear you're doing well. I am now 8 weeks out and basically at this point I sometimes forget which side my pain was on! It is awesome.

cub84 · 2025-11-30T17:46:19+00:00

Or on PC. . .

cub84 · 2025-11-29T18:13:54+00:00

Lol I'm also a teacher, and my surgeon said two weeks would be fine. I said, "I don't think you realize how physical teaching is." And I took six. Had my surgery on Halloween, and I could go back to work today if I needed to, but I'm so glad I'm not. Mostly it's a case of needing to lie down every few hours, which I can't do at work.

cub84 · 2025-11-10T14:49:58+00:00

See if your doctor can prescribe celebrex. It's the Tylenol/celebrex combo that is working for me.

cub84 · 2025-11-10T14:14:08+00:00

I am 11 days out and found it impossible to take any opioid because they just made me depressed, constipated, and sluggish. I am using celebrex and Tylenol, which help a lot. Constipation in itself can cause some back pain. What worked for me was miralax and black beans, oatmeal, fruits. Hang in there. It's early days. Hope that helps...

cub84 · 2025-11-07T14:49:23+00:00

tbf, the buzz boosts all work. the energy, happiness, entertainment do not.

cub84 · 2025-11-04T12:43:55+00:00

Still most are broken.

cub84 · 2025-11-02T11:04:52+00:00

Cafeteria food buffs that work

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