College News!

As I alluded to in my previous post, we have some college news to report. Abbie has decided to attend Rice University in the fall! We are all very excited about it. It is a great school with a gorgeous campus and a great food scene.

Owl Days

Her friend Blake will also attend Rice, so she will know one person on campus. That is plenty for her, though, she doesn't want to see a bunch of kids from her high school at college. Last week the school hosted Owl Days, an event for all admitted students. She and I drove to campus so she could spend the day attending the events and meeting people. As perhaps you can imagine, Rice runs like a well-oiled machine, so they had everything planned out in meticulous detail. And, all of the students there are very friendly and happy to help.

O-week (i.e., freshman orientation) runs from August 18th - 24th, so we already have a move in date. Then, classes start Monday, August 26th. Between now and then, she needs to figure out what she is bringing with her versus leaving at home. The summer break will go quickly, though, as she is planning to spend much of it in MN.

For those who may be curious about Abbie's other college options, here is the complete list of outcomes.

Accepted - UVA, UCSD, Wake Forest, Rice, Georgetown, Scripps, Smith, and Fordham

Wait-listed - Cornell, Northwestern, Wellesley, Michigan, and UCLA

Rejected - Princeton, Williams, North Carolina, UT-Austin, Berkeley, Pomona, and Bowdoin

Now that college is decided, the big issue is dealing with the inevitable Senioritis. She just has a few more weeks before AP exams, but she is ready to be done! The time is going quickly though. They had senior skip day a couple weeks ago, tomorrow is senior walkout, next Monday is the senior cap & gown parade, the week after that they have senior sunrise, then comes cap decorating, and ultimately graduation is on May 17th - not long now!