Aspirations, rejections, and resetting it all...

thriftymom
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:58:42 +0000

Aussie: Thanks so much for posting your thoughts, it was very beautifully written and full of great insights. As a “mom” whose daughter has just been through the whole process and will be setting off next fall, your words have such incredible wisdom. I know it is something us “oldsters” try to say all the time but it means much more coming from you. As I posted on an earlier thread when wonderful young people were getting very depressed about being waitlisted at wash u. (including my own amazingly talented daughter) urging everyone to keep their chins up and realize that in the end everyone will be FINE no matter what school they end up attending. As you said so beautifully, it is about you and what gifts/talents/work you bring to your college experience. I look forward to reading your post back here in a few years hence to see where your life’s journey has taken you…good luck and God bless you, and all of the terrific and talented young people whose stories we have read here on CC. You all WILL make this world a better place, we’ve mucked it up pretty badly but I have a lot of confidence in all of the faces of our young graduates I see…gives me cause for optimism!