<p>Fantastic Letter! My parents wrote me something similar last year (though with their own unique touch, not unlike yours here), and I still have it with me at college, tucked neatly in-between the inner-folds of my family photo album I carried with me. HYP are excellent universities, but Chicago is of course another fantastic school. Best wishes to you and your son in the coming years!</p>
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It should be read, of course, because of the pure beauty of emotion, love and admiration displayed. But parents should also realize that every individual is different, and every student has different goals in college; for me personally, getting an excellent education at a large university with big-time school spirit, D-1 sports, and a great college town was high on my list of priorities. So when I was admitted to very prestigious private universities, and then UCLA, Berkeley, and Michigan (among others), the choice was easy; I narrowed it down to the latter half, and then later chose my State-U (UCLA) with an (almost) full-ride. And I can honestly say that I couldn’t be happier, and I’ve never once regretted my decision to save that extra $$ for study abroad and graduate school.</p>