<p>According to Wiki:
Milk being delivered direct to homes is a long-standing tradition in Great Britain. So, in the mid-1960s, when companies began touring universities to promote and advertise their job opportunities directly to candidates, the visits became known informally as “the milk round”.</p>
<p>I came across the word in relation to hiring in Australia and admit I didn’t look it up and assumed it had to do with equating college stuents to newborns who perhaps weren’t yet weaned or something. I’m glad I looked it up.</p>
<p>That’s interesting, TA. I immediately thought of “milk teeth” or “baby teeth” - thinking along the lines of the new grads being the babies of the work force, as you did. Interesting how different the meanings of phrases can be globally. </p>
<p>I think everyone is at crunch time right now. Hard to believe the end is in sight.</p>
<p>D2 is home for spring break right now. Break this year is sandwiched between her grad school visits. She ended up in the enviable position of being accepted to her top 3 choices: Berkeley, Stanford, and Caltech. She visited Berkeley and Stanford last weekend; this weekend she visits Caltech. </p>
<p>Caltech may be the top ranked program in the country in her field (chemistry); Berkeley is a tie or close second. Caltech’s main drawback is that it is virtually in our backyard. (Berkeley’s main drawback seems to be that it isn’t Caltech). In fact, I am in my office at work, looking out my window, and I can see the hotel where she will be staying tonight. </p>
<p>This, she informs us, is not good. Yeah, I get it. And I actually don’t know what I prefer. We told her: go for the program with the advisors, labs, and research you most want to pursue. We’ll see how she feels after this weekend!</p>
<p>Yes,sabaray, It is hard to believe the end is in sight! S2 and I had lunch today and looked around Barnes and Noble. He is doing some work on his senior project today before he leaves for DC to visit his brother. Then back to school on Sunday.It’s been nice to have him home.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your daughter ,Zetesis,on such great choices!</p>
<p>Z…Great choices! When D2 transferred close to home we told her she could be as close or far away as she wanted to be. We meant that we would never drop in on her unless we were invited and that we would not have expectations for her to visit more often than if she were out of state. That statement really helped her pick the school without worrying about her independence. (Although she is the biggest homebody I know! )</p>
<p>Z, congratulations to your D on fabulous choices. Berkeley used to be my dream school.</p>
<p>NM, I think if we had a competition S2 might well be able to out homebody your D2. On the other end of the spectrum, I’m not sure I’ve met anybody more of rolling stone than S1. He is planning to move again. He always seems to have a reason why he has to move and doesn’t do this just for fun but he takes it in stride. I guess if everything you own fits in two suitcases that weigh less than 50 pounds each, it isn’t that big a deal to move.</p>
<p>Thanks to all for your kind words. This is the kind of choice she dreamed of but didn’t really expect. Given that the offers come with significant funding, it’s also the kind of choice (top schools, fully funded) that she didn’t really have at the undergrad level. So we are so pleased for her that finances are no constraint; she can just pick what she wants, and she can’t really make a bad choice: it’s just a matter of matching up her research interests with the labs, advisors, vibe, etc. Will keep you posted!</p>
<p>Great news, Zetesis. Hard to make a bad decision with those as choices.</p>
<p>MP – Yes, I can entirely imagine that this is what it would be like if choir directors ruled the world. D’s choir director had a conniption when seniors wanted to – gasp – attend the presentation by a college admissions officer that happened to be only offered during choir period. And my nephew (then in middle school) attended one of the CTY summer camps at a college that advertised amazing rec facilities where the camp director decided that it would be better for the kids to skip swimming, beach time, or other rec pursuits entirely for the two weeks in favor of spending even more hours on the academics. Geesh.</p>
<p>^lol. Are all choir directors related perhaps? Share a gene?</p>
<p>Z., that is such lovely news about your D, hugs and cheers to you! I think NM’s approach is a great one. I think cal tech would be a very hard one to pass up…but the so would the other two!</p>
<p>So, I’ve agreed to participate in a hybrid career day event at my son’s former GT magnet school next month. In this event, I go into 3 different advanced lit classes and deliver a presentation followed by q&a. I do have a lot of things to impart, whether its related to my current work or past history (digital marketing and web dev versus journalism).</p>
<p>But I was curious as to whether any of you had any input as to “things I wish someone would have told my kid as a junior” because I’d like to slide that in too (without depressing these bright young things so I welcome suggestions!</p>
<p>Z what FANTASTIC news! I’m late to the party – was out yesterday with the virus that was on our ship. I didn’t get it as bad as H and at least neither of us were sick on vacation. Not sure that my boss sees it that way as now I’m just further behind. I will NOT work the weekend though. Still need to finish unpacking and S and the puppy (still not quite a year so I still call him a puppy) are decending sometime this weekend for the week. S has break so we will be inundated again! :)</p>
<p>RM I hope that you and your H feel better soon!</p>
<p>kmc- one of the best pieces of advice came to us via a friend who is a GC. She knew that D was applying ED and advised her to have all other applications ready to go just in case. She said that sometimes when kids don’t get into the ED school it’s hard to get motivated to complete the other apps. Also, I recently spoke with someone I know whose oldest is a junior and she indicates that she is hoping for lots and lots of merit aid. She has a very bright D, but the schools that she has mentioned to me are ones that don’t award merit. Not sure if a lot of the kids/parents get this. </p>
<p>Checked in on FB this AM to find that an old HS friend added me to our class reunion page. Our class hasn’t even had a reunion in several years and I am hoping to go (it will be next year). I’m excited.</p>
<p>I have to tell you, am so happy with the people my daughters are. They have their moments, but they are really nice girls. I have two friends who have told me how nasty, and dramatic, and basically unlivable their children are. I get snappy comment, but never this screaming, walk on eggshells existance these people live. I feel really lucky.
D1 has a job interview next week, please send good mojo…</p>
<p>DTE, Good mojo on the way. Does your D want to talk with me? I’m feeling the same way about our kids.</p>
<p>ShawSon called. He’s exhausted and is going to take a nap and then drive home. He wants to talk over how he’s going to get his thesis done to his standards and is worried about that.</p>
<p>D decided to go to work with the company she interviewed with in NYC, though she’ll be working in their operation not too far from where she’s going to school. It is fairly new, and seems to be in the mode of transitioning from the start-up phase to significant expansion. Which in my experience means lots of upheavals and growing pains, as well as a lot of hours…but she’s young. (I did try to explain that when a company provides breakfast and lunch every day and dinner anytime you work late that you can expect to work a LOT of hours!) She’s very excited and eager to start. Like Shawbridge’s son, she’s trying to get her thesis finished in advance of her defense date. </p>
<p>'Tis spring, and our crocus (crocuses?) are blooming. Unfortunately, so is a large wildfire about an hour north of us. It looks like it is going to be one long dry spring and summer. I expect that we’ll get watering restrictions in the next month or so.</p>
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