Impending graduation & stress!

momoschki
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:18:50 +0000

So, the good news is that S is graduating in May. Did very well at his LAC, for the most part had a positive experience there, studied abroad his junior year, and is infinitely more mature and pleasant to be around than he was 4 years ago. I am really proud of the person he has become.

He applied for a competitive fellowship for next year and really focused on that application for nearly a year, revising the essays, putting much thought into his project proposal, and got stellar recommendations. He felt fairly confident that he would get it, but just found out that he did not. No real Plan B, no safety net. We are all pretty stressed out. Now what?

My better judgment tells me that he is resourceful and resilient and that he will come up with something, but it’s going to be tough. Anyone out there have a child who was in a similar situation and pulled it together more or less at the last minute? I know he needs some time to let the bad news settle in and to regroup, but I am feeling a little anxious.