歲月如梭呀,轉眼間孩子長大了,高中還有一年就畢業了。
高中即將畢業,就牽扯到一個上大學的問題。我這個微傳統老爸,孩子高中畢業以後一定是要先上一個大學的。和每個孩子一樣,我的牛娃也在準備上大學的林林總總。
我家娃和我很像,平時不顯山不露水的,看不出來她有什麽過人之處。就是一個鄰家女孩兒,經常被廣大人民群眾和鄉裏鄉親們低估。
說幾件好玩的事情。(周末嗎)
(一)牛娃的網球教練史蒂夫,上大學的時候學的專業是英國文學。他說起話來引經據典一套一套的特別喜歡用排比句還時不時地吟兩句莎士比亞的十四行詩。教練一直看好牛娃也一直鼓勵牛娃去打職業網球,但是牛娃自己心裏想的是先上大學。
“Coach, I really want to go to college first. ”
“That is OK, it is your life, btw, where do you want to go? ”
“I don't know yet, some Ivy's, may be? ”
“Ivy's ? are you that good ?”教練很驚訝!
牛娃不帶眼鏡不駝背不佝僂腰,不像一個學習特別好的孩子。
(二)孩子在學校裏麵,和 Counselor 談有關選大學的事情。
“What is your plan, or what was in your mind, darling?”
“Some Ivy's, may be Yale or Harvard? ”
“Well,mmmm, based on mmmm , do you think that you should consider some State Universities, you can even start with community college, may be a couple of better school such as UCI, UCR ? ”
“Nop”
“Whatever ......”Counselor 很無奈。
(三)閨女和她已經進了USC的網球小朋友談有關上大學的事情。
“Where do you want to go?”
“Ivy's, may be Yale or Harvard ?”
“Geeee, what is your GPR? ”
“ 4 point something ......”
“Wow,wow, wow .....”
她們隻知道牛娃網球打的好,不知道牛娃學習更好。
(四)孩子在UCSD 的實驗室裏實習,很多東西對她都是陌生的,換句話說,所有的東西都需要從頭學起,從一點一滴做起。實驗室裏有研究生或者是博士後鼓勵她:“just keep trying, you will be great. ”
“Which College are you in? ”博士後問牛娃。
“Not in college yet, I am still a high schooler, jonior . ”
“Well, great, you may try to apply for UCSD.”博士後鼓勵牛娃。
“Nop.”
“Don't be shy, UCSD is a very good university, you may have a chance if you apply for, just give yourself some confident. ”博士後繼續鼓勵。
“Not UCSD, but I have alreay committed to college. ”
“Committed already ? where ?”
“Harvard.”
“ ..... ”
實驗室裏所有的人都看著這個靦腆的小姑娘。
(五)孩子上化學課,老師很健談經常是沒話找話,老師在教室門口遇到牛娃。
“Good morning, kid, I like your Harvard T-shirt .”
“Thank you teacher, I am going there. ”
“You are going to Harvard? Are you kidding? ”
“No,I am not kidding, I have already committed to Harvard. ”
“ ......, ...... ”
牛娃的推薦信之一是這位化學老師給寫的,而另一封推薦信是那位建議牛娃先嚐試 Community College 的 Councelor 寫的,還有一封推薦信是牛娃的學英國文學專業的網球教練寫的,推薦信中用了很多生僻的古英文詞兒。
準備上大學是一個很好玩的過程。
《版權上大學所有,翻印推薦信不究》
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