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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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