My DIL got a 4.0 this semester of grad school, in part because of a 98 on her Econ final, which she was sure she was going to bomb. Master’s almost done, back to law school in the fall.
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D graduated from her DPT program last week. She was chosen the “Outstanding student” in a class of 51. She had a GPA of 3.95 in her graduate work. Passed her NPTA (98.5%) and is in the process of completing her licensing. Interviewing for positions now and currently has 2 offers. At least one more interview to go.
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We CC-ers have some awesome kids, don’t we!!
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D24 is going to HOSA Internationals conference in Dallas in June. She got placed 2nd in an extremely competitive category at states level.
Very proud of her!
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Son got a 4.0 in his junior year of college, and is on track to get a concurrent master’s degree when he finishes his senior year.
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Probably said this on another thread but D23 got a full ride at a state directional university.
People don’t realize how few of those are given out at school.
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That’s fabulous! Even at schools that do give full tuition scholarships, it’s not so common to hear about full rides. Congrats - that must feel so good.
Our local state directional school stopped giving full rides. They only do full tuition now. Full rides are becoming more scarce. Congratulations!
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Getting any significant help with college expenses, especially if merit-based is slays wonderful! Congrats! My relative just graduated HS and was accepted at UNM with a WUE scholarship that greatly reduces his cost of attendance to 150% of the reasonable instate tuition. It should be about $20k/yr, including tuition, room & board, which sounds like a great deal to me!
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4 months post injury. 11,000 steps today. Walking steadiness about back to pre- injury level. Ski passes purchased for next season. Plans in progress to be with the kids and grandkids to have fun in the snow next winter. A little crazy, maybe, but proud.
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@jym626 - congratulations on your progress! I worry most when skiing now about someone hitting me and getting injured so I won’t be able to ski any longer. I’m happy to hear that you bought passes and you will be back skiing next season.
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Thanks. The night we got home from colorado,
2 days after my injury (and 3 days after my husband’s) I couldn’t sleep (we were on air mattresses brought over by friends and I was in a lot of pain) I was up at 4 am ordering new goggles!
I will see how much skiing I will be able to do, and I will try not to be careless again. I’ve been skiing for decades and this was my first injury. But I am old now and my bones aren’t obviously as strong. But here is the reason I still want to ski (besides the fact that I really enjoy it)
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I had a document that needed to be notarized. When I arrived at my bank to have it notarized, they told me that I needed 2 witnesses. I said where would I get 2 witnesses and I really had no time to come back to do it. They told me that I could get anyone off the street to do it. I said, “seriously?!”
I stood in the middle of the bank and asked if anyone would be willing to do it. It was a bit comical because most bank employees came out to see what was happening.
I got a doctor and a young professional to be my witnesses. I was able to get it done in 15 minutes. Of course, it was around 5 pm and everyone was more relaxed.
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When I was a substitute teacher years ago, I sort of unintentionally mentored a young man who wanted so much more than any of his classmates. He was first generation, very poor. He made a few mistakes along the way, and I helped him through those tough times. He ended up with a degree from a top LAC & a degree from an ivy. He has a really great job, and he is living a life in NYC that he probably couldn’t have imagined he would have. I have lost touch with him over the years, but he posts to Instagram every so often. Today, he posted about a young man he mentored who just graduated from an ivy. I am really proud to know that he is mentoring others!
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That brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing.
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@kelsmom, can you find him on LinkedIn and get in touch with him? I’m sure he would appreciate it.
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Not the same as @kelsmom’s story, but we’ve kept in touch with our son’s first grade teacher for reasons not important to share here. When we sent her pics of his college graduation, she sent us a lovely hand-written letter telling us how much our (and his) contact over the years has meant to her. I’ve kept that sweet letter.
I can’t second @VeryHappy’s suggestion enough. That student’s paying it forward indicates that he was deeply influenced by @kelsmom. Perhaps he has wanted to reach out but doesn’t know how to find her. I can’t imagine that he wouldn’t be thrilled to hear from her, and the reconnection would be a joy to both of them.
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I’ve thought about reaching out to him. Your posts have made me decide to act! Thanks so much.
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@kelsmom that’s wonderful -he’s paying it forward!
Maybe send a DM on Instagram.
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Please report back here, @kelsmom !
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