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DearDaughter
AswedroveofffromColumbiaIwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.
FirstIwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaisarealtestamentofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.
Yourcollegeyearswillbethemostimportantofyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilldiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspiredafterwhichyoumustbecomeself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriouslyandevenifwhatyoulearnisn’tcriticalforyourlifethelearningskillsyouacquirewillbesomethingyouwillcherishforever.
Followyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbetrappedbywhatothersthinkorsaybutmakeupyourownmind.
Mostimportantlymakefriendsandbehappy.Collegefriendsareoftenthebestinlife.Pickafewfriendsandbecomereallyclosetothem–picktheoneswhoaregenuinetoyou.Don’tworryabouttheirhobbiesgradeslooksorevenpersonalities.
Startplanningearly–whatwouldyouliketodo?Wherewouldyouliketolive?Whatwouldyouliketolearn?Ithinkyourplantostudyfashionisgoodandyoushoulddecidewhereyouwanttobeandgetontotherightcourses.
Whetheritissummer-planningorcourseworkplanningorpickingamajorormanagingyourtimeyoushouldtakecontrolofyourlife.Iwillalwaysbethereforyoubutthetimehascomeforyoutobeinthedriver’sseat–thisisyourlifeandyouneedtobeincontrol.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Tryitandyou’llloveit!
Collegeisthefouryearswhereyouhave:
Thegreatestamountoffreetime
thefirstchancetobeindependent
themostflexibility(灵活性)tochange
thelowestriskformakingmistakes
Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetimebecomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestinybeboldtoexperimentlearnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.
MayyouryearsatColumbiabethehappiestofyourlifeandmayyoublossomintojustwhatyoudreamtobe.
Love
Dad(&Mom)
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