Rising Senior -1 acceptance already

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<p>My son has just been accepted at his first university for Fall 2006!</p>

<p>He is attending Introduction to Engineering Camp at U. Missouri-Rolla and was invited to submit his application before arriving last Sunday. He was told today he has been accepted, and he’ll find out about scholarships on Friday.</p>

<p>I know its not MIT, but it is nice to have one safety in the bag before he even starts his senior year. I know he still plans to apply to Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and perhaps Clemson, but Rolla makes a nice safety moneywise since as Kansas residents we pay only 1.5 times the Missouri in-state amount.</p>

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<p>Congrats! Rolla is a great engineering school. I know a graduate from 2003 in chemical engineering who started out at $60,000. You should be very happy and impressed!</p>

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<p>Thanks! I know he is excited. Next week he attends “Explosives Camp” at Rolla, conducted by the Mining Engineering Department. If that isn’t every teenage boy’s dream, I don’t know what is! We’ll see whether two weeks down there raises Rolla in his list of colleges or dooms it - it is definitely a much smaller school than the others he is considering.</p>

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<p>Congrats! I have heard great things about Rolla and now the pressure is off — he can play around with other options knowing he has one school already in his pocket! I will have to look into that explosives camp for my son! :)</p>

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<p>The explosives camp is the LAST thing I want my son to hear about :)</p>

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<p>I’ll admit, I was a bit hesitant to tell my son when I discovered it. But it was such a good deal, I couldn’t resist. $100 for a Sunday to Friday program in which they work with surface and subsurface explosives and pyrotechnics (set up their own fireworks display). One of the chief instructors is an expert in building implosions.</p>

<p>My son had to write an essay and get a teacher recommendation as part of his application, so I guess they try to screen out the kids that want to go too badly for the wrong reasons.</p>

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<p>“If that isn’t every teenage boy’s dream, I don’t know what is!”
… I do. :D</p>

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<p>Explosives Camp exceeded my son’s expectations. He used every type of explosive I’d heard of and some I hadn’t (dynamite, C4, primacord, ether cans) and got to see both quarry and lead mine (1000’ down) blasting. Since he was 18, he was also able to set off the 3 inch mortars in the fireworks show. My son never wears a hat, but he has worn his Explosives Camp hat constantly since he got home!</p>

<p>He was also excited to find out Rolla would give him $6000/year renewable scholarships for college in 2006. In addition, he won $250 for scoring well on the Introduction to Engineering camp final exam. I highly recommend both summer programs!</p>

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<p>Congratulations to both you and Son. It must be really great to know that there is an acceptance in the bag and money along with it.</p>

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<p>I agree. The ultimate safety is an acceptance already in the bag.</p>

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<p>Congratulations! Now senior year can unfold the way it’s meant to…without all the anxiety!</p>

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<p>Missouri-Rolla is right now competing in the international solar car race that started in Austin, TX and will end in Alberta, Canada on Wednesday. My daughter’s college team is apparently good friends with Missouri-Rolla’s team and both are doing very well.
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<p>Having one safety (which is still a good engineering school) in the bag will definately make the next year a bit easier. I wish I had heard about “Explosives Camp”… sounds like an awesome experience!</p>

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<p>Congratulations 2sonmama! Though how you can use “safety school” and “explosives camp” in the same context is beyond me. :)</p>