Grits and Shins Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Yesterday was the day ... my daughter got her first college acceptance letter. From UTD. Princeton continues to recruit her academically ... she doesn't seem interested. I think at this point she has narrowed it down to two schools ... of course she has only been to three schools. Several others are showing interest and we are going to make her keep all options open at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Pretty cool. Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Congrats. I don't regret where I went to college but I wish I would have taken the decision a little more seriously. Where you go to college has a huge impact on the rest of your life in my opinion (people you meet, places you may end up living/working etc..) Of course thats very hard to understand as a 17-18 year old (hingsight is 20/20). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 My son also was recruited by Princeton and Stanford but he chose UCSB because of there top notch engineering program. It was his first choice and nothing else seemed to matter. I think he made the right decision. He's having a blast his freshman year, albeit he's been pounded with hard classes. "Its engineering son...duh" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Congrats. I don't regret where I went to college but I wish I would have taken the decision a little more seriously. Where you go to college has a huge impact on the rest of your life in my opinion (people you meet, places you may end up living/working etc..)Of course thats very hard to understand as a 17-18 year old (hingsight is 20/20). Completely agree. I actually only applied to one school (Wisconsin) and, while I absolutely loved it, should've expanded my search if only to seek confirming info. It does make a difference, something I'm certainly seeing now in grad school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) My son also was recruited by Princeton and Stanford but he chose UCSB because of there top notch engineering program. It was his first choice and nothing else seemed to matter. I think he made the right decision. He's having a blast his freshman year, albeit he's been pounded with hard classes. "Its engineering son...duh" Way to horn in on Grit's brag time, taz. Now we get to hear about all the athletic scholarship offers. Way... to... go. Edited December 4, 2009 by cre8tiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 (edited) Hope she gets her top choice. My daughter finished her applications for Grad School last week. Her choices in order are: Yale, U of Cincinnati, Juilliard and U of Maryland, She was going to apply to a school in England but decided not too. Edited December 6, 2009 by Footballjoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tford Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 My son also was recruited by Princeton and Stanford but he chose UCSB because of there top notch engineering program. It was his first choice and nothing else seemed to matter. I think he made the right decision. He's having a blast his freshman year, albeit he's been pounded with hard classes. "Its engineering son...duh" What kind of engineer is he going in for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 My son also was recruited by Princeton and Stanford but he chose UCSB because of there top notch engineering program. It was his first choice and nothing else seemed to matter. I think he made the right decision. He's having a blast his freshman year, albeit he's been pounded with hard classes. "Its engineering son...duh" My cousin is a freshman at UCSB as well, there on an athletic ride for water polo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Cool Blitz! My cousin is a freshman at UCSB as well, there on an athletic ride for water polo. That is way cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 My daughter got her first acceptance letter yesterday...from MIT. Not sure how or if 'we'll' be paying for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 My daughter got her first acceptance letter yesterday...from MIT. Not sure how or if 'we'll' be paying for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 My son also was recruited by Princeton and Stanford but he chose UCSB because of the hot tail. It was his first choice and nothing else seemed to matter. I think he made the right decision. He's having a blast his freshman year, albeit he's been pounded with hard classes. "Its engineering son...duh" Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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