| Lp, difficult position. Prestige and future value aside, is the Beijing position your daughter's first choice? Is that where she most wants to spend her summer? Bear in mind that Summer 08 will be anything but a normal year there, which might be plus, might be a minus. If the firm that's recruiting is involved in the Olympics then she'd be in a very exciting position, but daily life will be greatly disrupted.
If that's the case and she prefers Beijing to London then she might have her advisor call the Beijing firm and tactfully ask what her chances are. She might also ask the London people to grant her a few more days. She could say that it's a financial issue or something vague.
I'm hardly in a position to judge which would be more beneficial down the road. I have an ancillary involvement because my son is an architecture hopeful and I live in in Asia -- From my perspective I'd say that the Beijing position would be higher profile, just because the area is so hot right now.
Having said that, the London position would also be highly valuable to her future as no architect can have too much exposure to the "greats." And a summer in London is certainly not a hardship.
Conclusion: If London's her first choice, take it and don't look back. If Beijing's her first choice, try to get an extension, ask someone in her department to intercede, and if neither help, take a deep breath and wait it out.
Let us know what happens. |