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象所有teenager的孩子一樣，女兒也是那種拖拖拉拉的孩子，不到最後一分鍾是不會著急的。女兒的高中是州立大學的一所附屬高中，是州立大學主動爭取的對象，所以，senior的申請是特別提前的。學校的counselor三個禮拜前就告訴senior,十月九日是交申請的日子。可到了上個禮拜六，女兒還沒有動筆填申請表呢。
到禮拜天，老爸再也沉不住氣了，給女兒最後通牒：“You better get application done today. You have no school tomorrow, so you must get your essays done before we go out for dinner.”
“Ok, ok! I will work on it.” 還是一臉的漫不經心。
可到了禮拜天的傍晚，女兒還沒完成她的表格。並且忙中出錯，要重來。手中又沒有多餘的表格。女兒倒是大大咧咧：“Don't worry. I will get a new form Tuesday from the counselor, and refill it.” 老爸知道那是靠不住的承諾， 立刻從網上把表格打印出來，讓女兒重填。
填完表格，老爸又和女兒討論essay。女兒把她忙乎了一天的成果拿出來，老爸一看就知道是沒有經過多少思考的產物。老爸提了幾條意見，就讓女兒自己改。晚上上了床，老爸卻翻來覆去睡不著－－女兒還有一篇essay還沒有思考過呢！沒辦法，隻能老爸想點主意了。禮拜一天沒亮，老爸就起床，把自己想好的思路趕在上班前寫下來，等女兒起床後，按老爸思路，自己寫essay。
到傍晚老爸下班回家，女兒說她喜歡老爸的idea，已經寫出來了。老爸匆匆地掃了一遍，就帶著全家上餐館吃晚飯。邊吃，老爸邊談了自己對女兒兩篇essay的意見，女兒也很快從同學那裏得到了反饋回來的信息。回到家，女兒就開始重新寫essay。到十一點，老爸才放心去睡覺。
昨天回家，女兒高興地給老爸匯報：“Ok, I turned my application in this afternoon. I did more modifications during lunch time, and my friends read for me. They thoungt they are ok.”
老爸知道多說也沒有用了，就問：“You have to submit a list of colleges to your counselor so she can prepare recommendation letters. Which schools are on your list?”
“They are Amherst, Pomona, Wellesley, Northwest, U. of Chicago, and Washington.”女兒一臉地漫不經心。
“Do you have any idea about how hard to get into any of these colleges?” 老爸有點生氣了。
“Don't worry, dad. This state university is my base. I am sure I can get in, and I will be happy if I get into its business school and take an account major. So I only chose these high-profiled schools to try my luck.....”
唉，女大不由爹娘。
(10/10/2007)
希望如此。剛回來，又給老爸加了兩所申請的學校，是counselor建議的。counselor說了幾句打氣的話，人家又有點勁頭了。看她的essay怎麽寫吧。