<p>In another one of those "it would be nice but you can't count on it" moments, I called TheMom at work. who said, "I'm on my way into a meeting. Have you talked to D? No? Call her." <click></click></p>
<p>Called D. D has received an alumni fellowship from Smith College covering living expenses for the first year of graduate school. Wow.</p>
<p>D realizes that she now has a moral obligation to donate back to Smith when she's making some bucks after graduate school. But... Wow. Her department came up with funds to cover first year tuition & fees. Meaning that net cost to her for first year is now, appoximately....zero. </p>
<p>Congrats! The gift that keeps on giving! My d. told me yesterday that she is looking forward to making scholarly presentations in London and in Rome next year, and that at her last one, the biggest name in her field came up after the presentation and told her “it needs to be published” (and directed her to where). I chalk much of it up to the extraordinary preparation that Smith gave her, and for which I will remain ever grateful (and grateful that they made it so we could afford it, too!)</p>
<p>Wow, wow, wow! Congrats to both TD and Mini. I know you’ve probably discussed this already, but if you don’t mind saying it again, what are/did your daughters major in at Smith?</p>
<p>What is not widely known is that Mini’s D and my D collaborated together on one occasion, causing some consternation, dismay, and ruffled feathers into the bargain. It’s a tale embracing some ironies.</p>
<p>Wonderful news. By the way, how did they know she was going to Grad school? Is there a kind of permanent update on “Where they are now”? Or was it through the recommendations her profs wrote?</p>
<p>TD: Congratulations to her! She’ll really appreciate being able to support herself during graduate school; it takes off a lot of the non-academic pressure.</p>
<p>I think she’ll find that Smith prepared her well for graduate study.</p>
<p>TD, clarify for me if I’m wrong. The department who found the money for your daughter’s tuition and fees was the econ department at UCLA, right? Not Smith. (When I first read it, because you were thanking Smith for being so generous with their support, I misread it.) Do grad schools give this kind of initial financial support often? I know there are TA arrangements later on.</p>
<p>I’m sure TD will clarify about his daughter’s situation, but Smith itself does give scholarships to graduates and alumnae to use for graduate school. Some of them can be quite generous (I got one)!</p>