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               When               my               daughter,               Virginia,               was               born               almost               nineteen               years               ago,               my               husband               and               I               looked               at               those               little               feet               and               hands               and               had               no               clue               that               she               would               grow               up               to               be               so               independent               and               such               a               "go               getter".


               She               graduated               from               high               school               a               few               weeks               ago,               on               June               2,               second               in               her               class               of               one               hundred               forty-nine               students.

I               knew               her               Senior               year               of               high               school               would               go               by               quickly,               but               I               was               unprepared               to               have               it               zip               by               much               like               a               tornado               in               our               East               Texas               sky!
               Virginia               began               applying               to               universities               and               scholarships               in               late               September               and               worked               voraciously               at               it               up               until               the               middle               of               May!

She               and               I               decided               that               it               would               be               best               to               not               "put               all               of               our               eggs               in               one               basket",               so               I               helped               her               apply               to               eight               schools:               one               private               and               two               state               schools               in               Texas               and               five               ivy               league               schools               on               the               east               coast.

She               was               accepted               to               the               Honors               Program               at               all               three               state               schools               and               was               awarded               our               district               Houston               Livestock               Show               and               Rodeo               Go               Texan               scholarship.

She               made               plans               to               attend               the               University               of               Texas               at               Austin,               but               she               could               not               officially               commit               because               she               was               still               hoping               to               be               accepted               to               a               school               she               has               had               her               heart               set               on               for               a               long               time:               Princeton               University               in               Princeton,               New               Jersey.
               I               remember               the               day               she               told               me               she               wanted               to               go               to               Princeton.

I               don't               remember               exactly               what               we               were               doing,               but               I               remember               being               absolutely               shocked               down               to               the               bottom               of               my               soles.
               "Virginia,"               I               said               slowly.

"We               can't               afford               a               place               like               Princeton!"
               "Mom,               I've               done               my               research.

Princeton               only               accepts               about               seven               percent               of               their               applicants,               but               if               I               manage               to               get               accepted,               everything               will               be               taken               care               of."
               I               took               her               at               her               word.

I               know               Virginia,               and               if               she               said               she               had               done               her               research,               then               I               knew               she               had               done               it               well.

We               began               the               long               process               of               applying               to               these               schools,               and               Virginia               wrote               essay               after               essay               that               was               required               by               these               schools.

Some               of               the               schools               required               four,               maybe               five,               fairly               thorough               essays               and               Virginia               came               home               after               school               and               work               and               stayed               up               many               nights               until               midnight               trying               to               get               everything               turned               in               on               time.

I               was               definitely               proud               of               her               hard               work               and               the               wonderful               job               she               did               writing               all               those               papers.

She               really               has               a               way               with               words.

She               finally               submitted               all               the               required               paperwork               and               now               we               were               all               in               limbo,               having               to               wait               until               late               March               to               see               whether               Virginia               would               be               accepted               by               Princeton               or               any               of               the               other               ivy               league               schools.

Finally,               we               got               an               email               saying               that               she               would               be               notified               of               the               decision               on               March               29th.
               March               29th               was               a               very               busy               day.

Not               only               would               Virginia               open               an               email               that               would               either               leave               her               elated               or               heart               broken,               she               also               had               a               major               performance               as               one               of               the               stars               in               her               schools               One               Act               Play               that               night.

She               made               the               wise               decision               that               she               would               not               open               the               email               before               the               play               but               would               wait               until               she               got               home               that               night.

I               remember               how               stressful               the               entire               day               was.

I               am               a               teacher,               and               it               was               difficult               keeping               my               mind               on               my               students               and               lessons               that               day               because               I               was               dreading               the               moment               when               my               daughter               might               be               crying               unconsoleably.


               The               play               was               wonderful,               was               there               was               additional               pressure               when               we               learned               that               the               program               not               only               told               about               Virginia's               Theater               accomplishments               but               also               announced               that               she               would               learn               about               her               possible               admission               later               that               evening.
               We               arrived               home               and               Virginia               went               into               her               bedroom               to               check               the               email               alone.

That               was               the               way               she               wanted               it,               so               her               dad               and               I               sat               quietly               in               the               living               room               staring               at               each               other.

We               heard               her               door               open               and               she               came               in               the               living               room.

She               had               opened               the               email               from               Harvard               first               and               had               been               rejected.

She               went               back               in               the               room.

The               door               opened               and               she               came               out               again.

Dartmouth               had               accepted               her,               and               she               was               waitlisted               for               Brown               University.

Back               into               the               room               she               went.

A               moment               later               she               came               back               out.

Her               expression               was               totally               unreadable,               and               her               hands               were               extended               to               her               side               as               though               to               ask               "What?".
               "I've               been               accepted               to               Princeton!"               she               whispered               breathlessly.

"Princeton               accepted               me."
               I               was               prepared               for               tears               if               she               had               been               rejected,               but               I               was               totally               unprepared               for               tears               if               she               did.

We               never               did               find               out               whether               Columbia               accepted               her               or               not.

I'm               not               even               sure               if               she               checked               the               email.

We               were               all               absolutely               stunned               and               for               the               next               few               days               it               was               really               hard               to               comprehend               that               this               tiny,               petite               young               lady               that               we               had               nurtured               for               eighteen               years               was               about               to               leave               us               and               go               live               almost               two               thousand               miles               away               in               a               part               of               the               country               where               we               had               no               family,               no               friends,               and               no               acquaintances.
               In               April,               Virginia               and               I               took               off               school               and               work               and               attended               a               three-day               Princeton               Preview.

That               visit               and               the               maturity               and               calmness               that               Virginia               showed               while               on               the               flight               and               train               trip               to               the               campus               really               helped               relieve               my               mind               and               helped               me               to               know               that               this               was               a               place               that               I               would               truly               feel               comfortable               with               her               attending               and               living.

Absolutely               everyone               we               met               was               so               nice               and               helpful,               not               only               at               the               school               but               at               the               Newark               Airport,               on               the               hour-long               train               ride               to               the               campus,               and               in               the               taxis               that               I               used               before               I               decided               to               be               independent               and               get               a               rental               car.
               Virginia               has               started               making               her               customary               lists               of               things               to               do               to               be               prepared               to               attend               Princeton               in               the               fall.

I               catch               her               quite               frequently               now               looking               at               me               over               the               book               she               is               reading               or               glancing               at               me               during               the               most               important               part               of               a               movie               she               absolutely               loves.

The               look               is               wistful.

She               knows               that               very               soon               she               is               going               to               have               to               say               good-bye.

She               knows               what               and               whom               she               will               be               leaving,               and               it               hasn't               been               easy.

There               have               been               tears.

She               knows,               though,               that               Princeton               is               a               chance               that               she               can't               pass               up.

She               has               a               dream               of               majoring               in               International               Relations               and               of               being               a               foreign               service               officer               someday.

Who               am               I               to               stand               in               her               way?

Her               father               and               I               will               support               her               just               like               we               always               have,               for               that               is               what               parents               do               for               their               children.

Her               boyfriend               has               really               been               supportive.

He               told               her,               "Virginia,               why               are               you               crying?

Anyone               else               would               be               jumping               up               and               down               for               joy               at               being               accepted."               She               is               joyous               and               she               is               so               excited               that               her               face               lights               up               when               she               talks               about               her               future               plans               of               going               on               to               Georgetown               University               and               becoming               an               intern               in               Washington,               D.C.

But               the               fact               is               that               she               knows               what               she               has               to               leave               behind               for               the               moment.

Life               sometimes               gives               us               hard               decisions,               and               we               have               to               make               the               best               of               it.


               Virginia's               journey               through               all               these               applications               and               her               success               has               had               many               positive               impacts               in               our               small               community               and               in               our               county.

Several               students               in               high               school               and               even               in               middle               school               have               told               their               parents               that               they               want               to               apply               to               ivy               league               schools               just               like               Virginia               did.

It               has               made               people               in               our               little               town               realize               that               nothing               is               impossible               if               you               really               want               it               badly               enough               and               if               you               are               willing               to               work               hard               to               achieve               it!
               I'm               happy               for               my               daughter               and               will               be               her               cheerleader               ready               to               give               encouragement               as               needed.

I               have               no               time               to               cry               now.

After               she               leaves,               the               tears               will               probably               come.

But               not               now.

We               have               plans               to               make.







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