Tuesday, March 30, 2004
One of the colleges to which the daughter has applied posted this 'freshman profile' on their website to describe the kind of kids the school just yesterday sent acceptance letters to. Good god as if the stress of trying to beat out 20,000 other kids wasn't enough, you find out that someone forgot to tell you that your competition is on the verge of a Nobel prize!!
“…They [the accepted students] have implemented recycling programs for their schools, won poetry slams, led anti-tobacco efforts in their communities and worked to foster peace and understanding in such global hot spots as the Middle East, Afghanistan and Cyprus. Our inventors have developed groundbreaking software in face recognition and have designed tools to increase online security. One student created her own written and spoken language, while another works as one of 80 worldwide maintainers of the Linux operating system. Several students have produced award-winning documentaries and one hosted her own show on Jamaican television. One admit has a patent for his innovative pen design, while another has discovered how to construct microchips using a molecular pencil. Clearly, these students already exhibit the initiative, entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity that have come to define the XXX community.
Today's high school seniors sure are a different animal than the pot-smoking seniors I hung out with, I'll tell you what. This NY Times Op-Ed puts the whole college thing into healthy perspective...
“…They [the accepted students] have implemented recycling programs for their schools, won poetry slams, led anti-tobacco efforts in their communities and worked to foster peace and understanding in such global hot spots as the Middle East, Afghanistan and Cyprus. Our inventors have developed groundbreaking software in face recognition and have designed tools to increase online security. One student created her own written and spoken language, while another works as one of 80 worldwide maintainers of the Linux operating system. Several students have produced award-winning documentaries and one hosted her own show on Jamaican television. One admit has a patent for his innovative pen design, while another has discovered how to construct microchips using a molecular pencil. Clearly, these students already exhibit the initiative, entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity that have come to define the XXX community.
Today's high school seniors sure are a different animal than the pot-smoking seniors I hung out with, I'll tell you what. This NY Times Op-Ed puts the whole college thing into healthy perspective...
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