Words of Wisdom

[drb]

<p>Wondering what to say to my D as the reaches prove out-of-reach, I came across WildLion82’s comment:</p>

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I spent my first year and a half or so with a bit of a chip on my shoulder, but as I began to experience college and to realize the opportunity that I’d been given, that attitude naturally gave way to enthusiasm, and I started embracing the experience.</p>

<p>By the time I graduated, I was devastated to leave the place where I had done so much growing in so many ways–the place that had afforded me the opportunity to blossom academically and socially, to start down the road to becoming the person that I always wanted to be.</p>

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<p>The rejection I felt as a college senior had, 4 years later, taught me that the pain of rejection is nowhere near as brutal as what you lose by not taking that chance in the first place. And you will face rejection again, because competitive people don’t settle. They stay competitive, they take risks, they learn from rejection how to take full advantage of the opportunities they do have, and in the end, they reap the benefits.

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<p>Amen.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=318519&page=10[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=318519&page=10&lt;/a&gt;
post #140</p>

[berurah]

<p>Truly well-spoken from one in the know! What an astute young person! :)</p>

[drb]

<p>I quoted selectively; see more below:</p>

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Things had worked out. I was headed to Columbia for my master’s, and beyond that, I knew that good things lay ahead. Now, I’ll be starting a PhD program (not at Columbia) in the fall. Guess what my (academic) dream was when I first started applying to colleges 6 years ago? It was to ultimately earn a PhD.
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I should also note that it was 2 rounds of PhD application cycles before I was admitted to a program, but without that college admission process, there is no way that I would have had the patience and the experience to know that it was just all part of the big picture and part of the journey.

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[WildLion82]

<p>haha…Well, I like to think I’m still young! :-)</p>

[WashDad]

<p>More words of wisdom:</p>

<p>Keep your beer in a cool, dark place. Heat and light cause it to oxidize, destroying the flavor.</p>

<p>Take the first open parking place you come to on campus. You won’t find another one.</p>

<p>Sometimes it’s better to do the work now rather than perfectly.</p>

[curmudgeon]

<p>A penny saved is still a penny.
If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you can darn sure teach it a lesson.</p>

[WildLion82]

<p>Also, you’re not legally obligated to pay parking tickets issued by a private university.</p>

[NJres]

<p>WashDad, great advice! But how can I be 100% sure that light is off when the fridge door is closed?? or… does an aluminum can qualify as a “cool dark place” ? :D</p>