Does anyone else have a constant feeling like they are waiting for something, hoping that a BFE or notice to check the portal will come in? Back in the day, we used to call it "waiting for the bus". It is the constant nagging feeling in the back of your head, eating up bandwidth and generally making things feel less than awesome.
My DS has been focused on getting into an academy since we took a cub scout trip to USAFA when he was in the 5th grade. He's got a solid resume, he's applied to everything except MMA (the majors just don't do it for him since he wants to get into space), DODMERB is done, and he even got nominated for all four academies from a very generous MOC. Now though, the waiting game is killing me. He's rocking out his senior year, and he's trying to "be present" with his friends, knowing if an academy acceptance doesn't appear, he'll end up going to one of the dozen solid civilian colleges that have accepted him (he got offered a type II through AFROTC and he meets with NROTC this week).
I know the pressure must be getting to him and he's doing his best to hold up. I know pretty much all of you are in the same line, waiting for the same bus so I wanted to whine about it for a minute. I don't want to complain near him because I don't want him to lose hope. I am hopeful - wildly optimistic even - but dang, man! The wait is tough!
My DS has been focused on getting into an academy since we took a cub scout trip to USAFA when he was in the 5th grade. He's got a solid resume, he's applied to everything except MMA (the majors just don't do it for him since he wants to get into space), DODMERB is done, and he even got nominated for all four academies from a very generous MOC. Now though, the waiting game is killing me. He's rocking out his senior year, and he's trying to "be present" with his friends, knowing if an academy acceptance doesn't appear, he'll end up going to one of the dozen solid civilian colleges that have accepted him (he got offered a type II through AFROTC and he meets with NROTC this week).
I know the pressure must be getting to him and he's doing his best to hold up. I know pretty much all of you are in the same line, waiting for the same bus so I wanted to whine about it for a minute. I don't want to complain near him because I don't want him to lose hope. I am hopeful - wildly optimistic even - but dang, man! The wait is tough!