As of about ten minutes ago, it's official...
My daughter made her decision tonight. And it's Cal!!!! Yeah! So excited for her.
But it wasn't an easy decision. It was very close between Cal and UC Davis. And I can appreciate why. She isn't the "type A" personality who thrives on competition and putting herself forward. But she works incredibly hard and is one smart kid! That said, she received a LOT of really good advice from family, friends, teachers and advisers.
What's especially nice is that she will be the third generation Cal Bear in the family. My father and her grandfather, the son of an immigrant father, came up from lower middle class roots, loved and did well at Cal, before proceeding to medical school. The sad part though is that my proud Cal dad didn't get to see his granddaughter matriculate to his beloved Alma Mater. (Nor did he get another Rose Bowl, but that's another sad matter.)
Thanks to you all for all the well wishes, great advice, sound suggestions and generally good-natured banter. Good-natured or not, nothing can put a damper on this proud dad's emotion right now !
Go Bears!
My daughter made her decision tonight. And it's Cal!!!! Yeah! So excited for her.
But it wasn't an easy decision. It was very close between Cal and UC Davis. And I can appreciate why. She isn't the "type A" personality who thrives on competition and putting herself forward. But she works incredibly hard and is one smart kid! That said, she received a LOT of really good advice from family, friends, teachers and advisers.
What's especially nice is that she will be the third generation Cal Bear in the family. My father and her grandfather, the son of an immigrant father, came up from lower middle class roots, loved and did well at Cal, before proceeding to medical school. The sad part though is that my proud Cal dad didn't get to see his granddaughter matriculate to his beloved Alma Mater. (Nor did he get another Rose Bowl, but that's another sad matter.)
Thanks to you all for all the well wishes, great advice, sound suggestions and generally good-natured banter. Good-natured or not, nothing can put a damper on this proud dad's emotion right now !
Go Bears!