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鉴于我们无法负担私立大学的高昂学费，必须依赖大学的经济资助，女儿学校的counselor建议我们不要申请大学的early decision，以免万一大学计算资助时出错，而我们又没有办法申请别的学校（Early decision往往是bound.)。所以，女儿没有提前申请任何私立大学。为了有一所大学垫底，女儿还是决定提前申请本州的州立大学。好在州立大学提前录取不是bound的，所以，女儿可以等到其它学校的通知后作最后决定。
女儿对医学，science,工程没有兴趣，用排除法，所剩的选择就不多了。州立大学的Business School还算不错，尤其是accounting专业相当有名，在全美排名一直在前５名。性格上，女儿是那种专心于detail的孩子，所以，我们就决定申请大学的Business School。州立大学以工程和商学院录取分数最高，但我们估计女儿应该没有太大问题。
昨天下班接女儿，女儿一见老爸就兴奋地喊起来：“Finally, I have a college to attend!”老爸知道女儿被大学录取了，就和女儿一路聊天，打听其他孩子的情况。由于是５点才公布，女儿就知道两位朋友的情况。大多数孩子都是和女儿一样，把州立大学当“垫底”的，还在为最后其他大学申请作最后准备。
谈起了女儿的好朋友E,她也被州立大学录取。不过女儿说E这个学期选修的课太tough,把数学课程里最难的微积分和统计课都选了，上个半学期的成绩不理想，在和她妈妈生气呢。女儿说：“Dad, you meet E's mom every weekend in Chinese school. Would you please chat with her a little bit about it? E is working really hard right now. You know how hard it was for me. ”
老爸只能点头说ok。女儿又说另一个朋友也和妈妈有矛盾，说Asian parent 就知道push。老爸哈哈一笑，“Did I do that to you?”
女儿说：“You are the most americanized Asian dad, as far as I know. When I had a bad score or grade, you did not simply blame me. Instead, you worked together to help me find a way to improve. I am going to nominate you as the most americanized parent in our Asian-American club, and we want to interview you about your thought about americanization......”
看来，老爸这些年的细心没有白费。虽然女儿并没有她的几位同学考得好 （SAT和ACT), 老爸多花了不少冤枉钱，至少女儿还是懂得欣赏老爸的方式。得到女儿的认可，该是作父母的最高奖赏了。
(12/15/2007)
女儿对医学，science,工程没有兴趣，用排除法，所剩的选择就不多了。州立大学的Business School还算不错，尤其是accounting专业相当有名，在全美排名一直在前５名。性格上，女儿是那种专心于detail的孩子，所以，我们就决定申请大学的Business School。州立大学以工程和商学院录取分数最高，但我们估计女儿应该没有太大问题。
昨天下班接女儿，女儿一见老爸就兴奋地喊起来：“Finally, I have a college to attend!”老爸知道女儿被大学录取了，就和女儿一路聊天，打听其他孩子的情况。由于是５点才公布，女儿就知道两位朋友的情况。大多数孩子都是和女儿一样，把州立大学当“垫底”的，还在为最后其他大学申请作最后准备。
谈起了女儿的好朋友E,她也被州立大学录取。不过女儿说E这个学期选修的课太tough,把数学课程里最难的微积分和统计课都选了，上个半学期的成绩不理想，在和她妈妈生气呢。女儿说：“Dad, you meet E's mom every weekend in Chinese school. Would you please chat with her a little bit about it? E is working really hard right now. You know how hard it was for me. ”
老爸只能点头说ok。女儿又说另一个朋友也和妈妈有矛盾，说Asian parent 就知道push。老爸哈哈一笑，“Did I do that to you?”
女儿说：“You are the most americanized Asian dad, as far as I know. When I had a bad score or grade, you did not simply blame me. Instead, you worked together to help me find a way to improve. I am going to nominate you as the most americanized parent in our Asian-American club, and we want to interview you about your thought about americanization......”
看来，老爸这些年的细心没有白费。虽然女儿并没有她的几位同学考得好 （SAT和ACT), 老爸多花了不少冤枉钱，至少女儿还是懂得欣赏老爸的方式。得到女儿的认可，该是作父母的最高奖赏了。
(12/15/2007)
Haha, "finally have a college to attend." What a relief, huh....
CMC (CA)is due tomorrow. She is working on the applycation now.:(. I just can not believe why kids always want to drag on until the last minutes.
Thanks! I tried to guide her into biology since she is interested in it, but she does not want to go further. :(. Like me, she hates to see blood, so no interest in medicine. Business or economy is her interest at this moment. We have a lot of discussion at home about investment. She wants to start once she is 18 and can open a roth IRA account.
Hopefully I don't have to file my tax return after she get a CPA. This state university has a high rate of CPA after 5 year accounting program.
Thanks! However, I am still troubled by my son--boys are totally different from girls. A lot to learn for me ahead. I hope I can handle my son as smoothly as I did to my daughter.:).