1
a :
the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially
battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed
to maximize the number of survivors
b : the sorting of patients (as in an emergency room) according to the urgency of their need for care
2
:
the assigning of priority order to projects on the basis of where funds
and other resources can be best used, are most needed, or are most
likely to achieve success
November has been a month of allocating scarce resources, mainly time, to where the most good can be done. This has especially been true of homework. There is SO MUCH (mainly due to the switch from block to traditional schedules) combined with college work and activities that the senior simply has to choose the work that is most urgent or has the largest effect on his grade, and let the little stuff go. Apparently we are not alone as the school administration has created a special email address just for homework concerns, and other parents have nodded knowingly when I have used the word triage to describe our lives.
(Isn't triage a good SAT word too? I learned the word from M*A*S*H, which I watched religiously after school in my teens. In fact, I learned much biology, history, and much else from that show!)
My time has also been subject to triage so keeping up this blog has not been a priority.
What's more, I've even had to perform triage on this entry, as it got way too long, too fast as I started to recount all the November happenings with the senior!
At this point, there is only one piece of news that matters for November. The Common App is done, and the first application (for non-binding Early Action December 1) is submitted!
With the Common App done, the things that remain to do are the supplements specific for each school. Our next deadline is December 15th, when a music recording needs to be uploaded. This will be a big one!
He had a return visit/scholarship audition to an in-state choice and a local interview with reps from an out-of-state choice this month. I'll close with a couple of pictures of those two schools.
What's more, I've even had to perform triage on this entry, as it got way too long, too fast as I started to recount all the November happenings with the senior!
At this point, there is only one piece of news that matters for November. The Common App is done, and the first application (for non-binding Early Action December 1) is submitted!
With the Common App done, the things that remain to do are the supplements specific for each school. Our next deadline is December 15th, when a music recording needs to be uploaded. This will be a big one!
He had a return visit/scholarship audition to an in-state choice and a local interview with reps from an out-of-state choice this month. I'll close with a couple of pictures of those two schools.
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| Outside shot of residence hall of one of the interview schools. |
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| Common area of a freshman suite for the other interview school. |
