benjamin has made 4-5 "a"s and 2 "b"s every semester
and been satisfied with that becouse he did not have
to work at that level. and it is good, but, it was not
his best. he could have made fewer "b"s in his 3 years
so far. now, he wants to go to ga tech. the councelors
says he can not get in tech now with less than a 1350
on the SAT.
  i am afraid that whereever he gets accepted, he will
not have study habits required at the college level.
he will get a rude awakening.

--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> HI Bobby,
>
>     I am really grateful both girls want to go to
> college - I know how =
> rough life is when you don't. I have only had my
> degree BS - since 1997. =
> I have repeatly let Amber know - college is not an
> option is it is a =
> necessity. I tell her why - because at 10 years ago
> - I was laid off =
> from the place Ihad worked for for 18 years - I had
> a HS diploma and =
> some experience and that was it. And everyone wanted
> people with either =
> AA's and experience or BA's or BS's. The only reason
> I survived was I =
> had a decent severance package and unemployment, and
> the FED's paid for =
> me to go to school up to one year or $10,000 which
> ever came first - as =
> a re-education of older disloacted workers. Once I
> was in a degree =
> program - I was able to get this job. But I was
> unemployed ( except for =
> part-time for 2 years - looking for decent job.=20
>
> Hopefully, the grandkids - can get into a community
> college and start, =
> while its tough to work and go to school or have the
> school loans - in =
> the long run - its better. I am sure you are
> encouraging them. Its tough =
> being a parent and a grandparent and watching the
> kids fritter away the =
> future. I have been massively frustrated with Amber.
> Now she is really =
> ashamed she is at NOVA, and I pointed out that there
> is nothing wrong =
> with NOVA. The problem was her atitude towards
> making good grades. She =
> had a 2.7 in 9th grade, a 1.9 in 10th grade, a .9 in
> 11th grade and a =
> 3.0 her senior year. She could have had a 3.0 or
> better all along. She =
> chose not to. I tried to explain people don't care
> what you can do, they =
> see what you do. Her SAT's where 1275, but the 2.0
> kept her put of every =
> school but NOVA. We had endless "rounds" about
> grades - she just never =
> listened - I can remember telling - your going to
> feel rreally bad when =
> all your friend go off to college and you are stuck
> here! And it has =
> come to pass - and no I haven't said I told you so.
> I have been =
> supportive and found out if she gets a 3.5 first
> semester at NOVA - =
> Christopher Newport will take her. Of course, she is
> still being the =
> prima donna - and saying well maybe I want another
> another college. What =
> ever! She seems to be missing the points its the
> grades!!! She had the =
> chance to go anywhere and get scholarships - and she
> chose not to. No =
> she has to go where they will take her.=20
>
>                                 Trisha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Update on Amber and me
>
>
> Ken and Trisha,
>
>
>     Be proud your children are going to college. I
> just got back from a
> family reunion where most of the grandchildren had
> not gone to college =
> and their
> lives were rough.
>
> Bobby
>
>
> ben is graduating this year. the years get away
> don't
> they. where are the girls going to college?
>




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