Feb 04 2009
Tears of Pride and Joy
The other day I spoke about spending the day at JMU with Frankie and her boyfriend Richard. In doing so I spoke of the stress associated with applying, and auditioning, for college. In the days that passed, Frankie has become more stressed and somewhat down in her concern over acceptance for college. She has applied at JMU, Radford University, and Randolph-Macon College. Frankie still needs to audition for Radford, but will need to schedule an appointment for this. The up side to this is the shortened day. There will not be hundreds of others, hopefully, scheduled to audition during the same timeframe. We can check out the campus and see if this might be a good fit for Frankie.
Now, on to the reason for this post. Frankie has been accepted into Randolph-Macon College. It is not her first choice. Yet, it is a good school. In recent years it made news when it decided to go coed after years of being a women’s only college. She also has been awarded a $9,500 scholarship, renewable annually. The admissions department was impressed with her dedication to music. She has been a member of the marching band 4 years, IDL (indoor drumline) 2 years, Jazz band 1 year, and participated in the high school musical 2 years. Frankie has held the office of Band Historian 2 years and was the flute/piccolo section leader this past year. She does all of this while maintaining a 3.8 GPA. A parent could not be more proud.
No matter what happens with Frankie’s other college applications it looks like she will be attending a four-year school come Fall. This could be a really good opportunity for her. She will be close to Richmond and D.C. This would be only a short train or bus ride up to New York or New Jersey where we have family. Randolph-Macon College offers work opportunities for students wishing to work on campus. There are tutoring positions available at local elementary schools, too. Frankie wants to be a teacher and this would be great training. Now I am getting excited.
Congratulations, Frankie! Be proud of yourself and your accomplishments; I am.
