great news!
D passed the first of her three comp exams in her PhD program.
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Minor brag here, DS20 was convinced he got a B in a DE class last semester and has been a funk thinking he was the only kid in the family to make a B while in high school, unfortunately my kids are very academically competitive with each other.
He had to request a transcript from the CC for a program he applied for this summer and it turns out he got an A after all! Time to remind him he wonāt be the first kid in the family to make a B when he goes off to collegeā¦
Donāt hate on me too much but I can actually still fit in the same size socks that I wore when I was 16.
@hebegebe - wow, I just saw your post, your son is amazing! Does he know where heās going next year or still waiting?
Just got a text from the head of JROTC that DD won the brigade scholarship for the year. It sounded sort of familliar, so I looked back and found sheād won it last year too!
Thank you. He received a likely letter from one of the HYPS colleges. Other applications are in the pipeline, but heās already thrilled.
@hebegebe, congratulations.
D just found out that she scored enough points in o chem that she already has an A and doesnāt need to take the final exam. Prof sent her a nice note congratulating her and telling her how proud he is of her effort. Sheās over the moon excited 
Looking forward to p chem next semester.
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^^ Congrats to your daughter @momofsenior1 This must be such a relief for her, although I am sure she will do well on the final regardless. I have a BS in chemistry and I thought O chem by far was the hardest course Iāve taken. P chem was so easy compared to O chem. Your daughter should be proud!
My daughter is taking O chem as well. Although the absolute score doesnāt look as impressive because they curve everything at Cal, but she is currently on target for an A. I donāt think anyone is exempt from taking the final, though I could be wrong.
As far as ābraggingā, my daughter said some time ago, that the fact that she is taking O Chem from professor Vollhardt, that is something worth bragging This guy is a legend!
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You knowā¦i forgot to post this here!
My DD matched to her first choice residency program in emergency medicine. She is beyond excited.
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Seriously? I didnāt even know you had one in med school! Good for her! Sheās going to be very busy.
@Nhatrang Thank you! She is very excited. Especially with the profās note. She adores him and I think would like to work in his lab at some point. O chem was my worst undergrad class and I was lucky to squeak by and pass. My D adores everything chemistry.
@thumper1 - Whooo hooo! Congrats to your D!
Had a technical discussion with my S and realized I was totally out of my depth. Niiiiiiiiice!
Just got done cutting Hās hair and I didnāt do a bad job.
My D texted last week that she has won an award. She is is a 4th year med student, set to graduate in May.
She is to be awarded one of the 2020 US Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Awards. I am not sure how they will be presented this year.
Congratulations @bajamm ! Thatās terrific.
Yes @bajamm, that is worth bragging about.
Kiddo who is following an unconventional career path and who has done a great job of pursuing real world experience for that passion, landed a new job this week doing exactly what they want to do, during a pandemic no less. The job was offered on the spot during the interview as the business owner was impressed by the hard to find experience/skill set, especially in one so young. Keep blazing your own trail and learning, child of mine!
ChoatieLTās training cohort of new officers had to report to post for (distanced and masked) formation today for an equipment check. The entire class showed up wearing the camo masks I had sent a couple of weeks ago. Leadership was impressed by the adherence and uniformity and sent a shout out to our son and his mom āfor being the real MVP with these masks.ā Now leadership wants to know where they can get more of them.