Ireceivedthistextmessageyesterdayafternoonfrommycollegefreshman,"IgotaBinChemistry.Notspectacular.Butit'snotaB-oraCandforthatIamgrateful".
Thatwasarelief.ShehadbeenworkinghertailoffonherChemistryintheentiresemester.Theresultisbetterthansheanticipated.
ThiswasherfirstBinhertranscript.Sheaccepteditgracefullyandwithnoregretsthatshecoulddobetter.
Shortlyaftershegotherfinalhighsc...[
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Justwanttosharethis...Parentswithchildren,hereisfabulouswebsiteandbookaboutmath."Iamamathematician,butacalculator."
HernewbookisBeyondInfinity.
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Idonothaveneitherleadershipnorsocialskills,butIdorecognizethemwhenIseethem.Duringherhighschoolyears,everydaybeforesheheadedoutinthemorning,Iwouldaskherwhatshewasgoingtodoonthatday.Veryoften,shewouldsaythatshehadtogotoameetingduringherlunchhour,eithermeetingwithherpeers,ormeetingwithoneofherteachers.Shereallydidnotlikesomeofthesemeetingsorsomemeetingparticipants,butshedidnotmakeanyexcusesforwanting...[
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Weliveinaruralstate,farawayfromeithercoast.Whenshewasasophomoreinhighschool,shementionedthatshewantedtogooutofstateforcollege,preferablyintheeastcoastifpossible.Wetoldherthatwewerenotgoingtostopherfromgoinganywhereshewantedtogo.WetooktheopportunitytothrowHYPSMnamesaround,andtoldhertoaimhigh,dreambigandtakeachance.Wedidnotknowofanyonegoingtoanyofthem,weonlyknewthatitwasextremelydifficultandherchanc...[
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ThankyouforsharingyourexperienceandIcommentyoufortakingthecourageandinitiativeinaskingforprofessionalhelp.
Fromtheverybeginningofbeingaparent,Ilearnedtheimportanceofphysicalcontact.Itcanbeassimpleasafistbump,ahandshake,atapattheshoulder.Thissimpleactreinforcesthebondbetweenparentsandkids.Itcanhealquicklyafteranargument.
Itoobecameirratedwhenmycommandsareignoredsometimes.Oneday,Irealizedt...[
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Read,watch,andlisten...andponder...
"Iamapersonofcolor!"
https://bowdoin.collegiatelink.net/organization/ASA/gallery/album/97558
https://bowdoin.collegiatelink.net/organization/ASA
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004706646/thisis2016-asian-americans-respond.html[
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ThisletterwaswrittenOnDecember2,2016.
http://daily.swarthmore.edu/2016/12/02/39449/
POC.peopleofcolor.[
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Themainbenefitofbeingwealthyisthatyoucanchoosewhateveryouwanttodo,andwhateveryouwanttolearnanddonothavetoworryaboutmoney.Whyonlylimityourchoicetoonlytwopaths?Makingmoremoneyshouldnotbetheexplicitgoal.Ifthatisthegoal,youhavereachedthegoalpost.
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Ihavenodoubtthatthisisarealapplicationandthestudentisexceptionallystrongacedemicallyandheisverymotivatedinwhateverhedoes.However,whatismissingfromallhisgloriousandpraisefulrecommendationlettersarehiscontributiontotheclass,hisinteractionwithhispeers.Ourcounselortoldusfranklythatadmissionofficersoftenareturnedoffbytheuseoftoomuchadjectivesintheletter.Theylookpastthat.Admissionofficersareactivelysear...[
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Iamcleaningmyfoldersthismorningandcomeacrossthisletter.Itwaswrittenbya10thgraderinMay2014forrecommendingher7thgradescienceteacherforPresidentialAwardforExcellenceinMathematicsandScienceTeaching.
Theteacherwontheaward,andtheteacherinvitedthe10thgradertointroduceherattheawardbouquet.
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DearSir/Madam,
I'mthrilledtowritethisrecommendationforMrs.Whiteasa...[
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