<p>DD also had a major disappointment to get past. She was 1 of 39 students invited for Clemson’s full-ride national scholarship weekend, absolutely loved the school, but we could not afford it without the scholarship. Unfortunately she did not win the scholarship, and other schools on her list just didn’t measure up in her mind at that moment. </p>
<p>Time definitely helped put things in perspective. She got several full tuition offers a few weeks later and will attend the University of Richmond (which, before she attended Clemson’s scholarship weekend, had been her top choice). Since she wants to attend graduate/professional school, it makes sense to keep the loan$$ to minimum, and we also have a 10th grader in the wings, so need to make sure we have $$ left for her education as well.</p>
<p>DD needed to grieve for the the loss of one dream, so that she was able to get excited about a new one.</p>