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04-21-2008, 04:17 PM
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| D graduates from Chicago in June with degrees in Biological Sciences and Spanish. She will be off to Oxford for two-three years in the fall. After that, who knows. At least I don't have to pay for Oxford. 
Hard to believe that just 4 years ago we were worried about what school they would attend, what computer to buy, how to ship things and such. Now the only thing I worry about it how to get it all home....
These four years at U. Chicago have been better than I ever could have imagined for our daughter. It has been so amazing to watch her mature, make decisions we disagreed with that turned out fine, and grow to like her parents even more.
She turned down an internship with BCG for this summer because it would have meant staying in Chicago. she wants to come home to DC to be with us (so she says...) before heading to the UK. They were great words to hear.
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04-21-2008, 05:08 PM
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| This is a cool thread! | |
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04-21-2008, 06:06 PM
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| I've been here since my soon-to-graduate son was a junior in high school. He will get his electrical engineering/computer science (mostly CS) degree from MIT in June and has a job lined up with a new company in NYC. He is excited about his job and about finishing school. He decided grad school, if it happens, will happen down the road a few years. | |
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04-21-2008, 07:44 PM
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| Mini ~ Congrats to your younger D on American U. I recall that she was looking for DI gymnastics programs. How'd that factor into the decision?
Our daughter is graduating in June from Carleton with a chemistry degree. In September, she enters UWashington's Atmospheric Sciences PhD program (Atmospheric Chemistry) with tuition/stipend/health ins. She had a wonderful cadre of profs at Carleton who helped shape her passion. One was instrumental in directing her focus toward Cloud and Aerosol Research in the Arctic. Her goal is to get to the North or South Pole ASAP with a fancy mass spectrometer. I guess that's what Minnesota's climate has prepared her for. | |
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04-21-2008, 09:08 PM
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| All these kids are doing interesting and worthwhile endeavors. The future of our country is hopefully very bright with their contributions. | |
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04-21-2008, 09:21 PM
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| >>my daughter graduated three years ago and is living in my basement...<<
My fear, Justamomof4, only I don't have a basement! | |
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04-21-2008, 09:25 PM
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| This is an amazing thread! NewMassDad, how about a "hello" at our daughters' UChicago graduation? | |
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04-21-2008, 10:13 PM
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| Ellemenope: Is your daughter's physics degree from a top institution/program? | |
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04-21-2008, 10:21 PM
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| hmm, one son who majored in business at Fairleigh Dickinson and who had a number of learning disabilities graduated Cum Laude and almost Magna from FD. He was invited to their graduate program,which he took advantage of in accounting and did very well. In fact, he starts a job with a large local firm in New Jersey.
My other son,who majored in accounting at Towson University went on to get a masters in Financial Planning at Bentley College and got a partial graduate scholarship for his grades.
I guess kids eventually find their niche. | |
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04-22-2008, 12:08 AM
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| Taxguy, I was wondering myself about all the "old" posters and where everyone ended up.
D was fortunate enough to earn a full academic scholarship to Furman, so she is graduating In May summa cum laude (with all the other stuff, such as Phi Beta Kappa) without any debt for her or us. President Bush will be their commencement speaker, by the way.
Then, off to grad school for PhD at Duke (again, full support, including stipend, for 5 years). She is excited and delighted to find her dreams coming true. So are we | |
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04-22-2008, 12:47 AM
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| S1 walks through graduation at CAL with a double major in Applied Math and Classical Civilization. Will complete his last semester next fall in Bangkok, followed by travel in the region. Plans after that are TBD.
I'm remodeling my home, so I will be well-prepared in case I end up in Justamomof4's shoes. | |
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04-22-2008, 04:29 AM
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| Our older daughter will be graduating from the University at Buffalo with majors in Dance and Political Science and a certificate in Journalism. She wants to go into broadcast journalism. She's had some great TV news internships and we're keeping our fingers crossed!
P.S. Her audition tape is great! | |
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04-22-2008, 06:23 AM
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| 'my daughter graduated three years ago and is living in my basement...........'
DD graduated 1/07, DS graduated 5/07
Both are living here (own rooms, not basement), working and paying us a nominal rent | |
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04-22-2008, 08:21 AM
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| D will be graduating from Cornell with a BS in Industrial Labor Relations. As of now "The Plan" is to find a job in that field (maybe working for a labor union) and apply to Law School in the fall, for admittance in 2009. But if she finds a "dream job", she may defer law school for another year or so.
She started sending out resumes- but found out it's difficult to start interviewing when you are still a student. She just can't take off at a moments notice to come into NY or Boston for a job interview.
So I have a feeling, nothing is going to be settled Re: employment opportunities for a while.
I better start getting her room cleaned up as it looks like she'll be back home for a while.
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04-22-2008, 08:42 AM
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| >>Ellemenope: Is your daughter's physics degree from a top institution/program?<<
Harvard | |
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