A Cautionary Tale in the college admissions process

A new blog post in the New York Time Education blog (http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/envelope-ferdinand-1/) reminds me of a similar experience we had... my stepson also applied late (3 days) to what ended up being his school of choice. He also wanted to go the to business school program, and had to wait until January to start. This is not uncommon, and some applicants are invited to start in January even when they do apply on time. This happens often at Middlebury, for example.  The moral of the story is, don't despair. Spend your semester off doing things that enrich your education, or at a local community college. You will connect with peers when you get there, and everything will work out fine.