All We Need is BYU, Brown, and Harvard

Good mail has been filling up our mailbox lately with various letters from different colleges addressed to Sierra. Sierra is in the middle of her sophomore year and has been getting them for the past two weeks. It's been interesting to read about all the different colleges. Some of them are in the tri-state area. I don't remember ever getting any letters from any colleges while I was in high school. Then again...I didn't maintain over a 4.0 GPA. It's thrilling for us to see that the admissions teams from all kinds of different universities are impressed with her achievements and academic credentials. Sierra looks forward to coming home from school to check the mailbox.

She just informed us today that she is considering about doubling up next year and skipping lunch to take two AP classes: environmental science and English.  Apparently her counselor advised her to talk with us about this. Jon and I will support her in any decision she makes. We trust her to be organized and to handle any challenge she comes across with these classes or in any situation.  I'm sure that whatever she chooses will be the right choice. She's such a bright kid and we are so pleased with all her accomplishments. She may have her plate full, but it'll all be for a good reason.

 Ivy league schools are very selective (not to mention expensive) and she has her heart set on Harvard. She is so ambitious and wants to get into a really good college. She's also considering in applying at Julliard music school. She has such a talent with piano and writing composition. That is another small school who is very selective with their candidates. Of course she'll apply for many scholarships and pray that one will be granted to her. This is a very important step in any teenagers life and only hope for the best.

Some parents may think tenth grade is too early to start thinking of what college to attend. We don't. We think it's wise to plan your future now. I wish I had a better counselor in high school who encouraged me more. I'm just glad that I decided to attend college on my own motive two years after high school. I am also glad that Sierra has a good counselor in high school who cares about her education.

We are very grateful to be living in a part of the country where there are so many outstanding colleges. Wherever she gets accepted and wherever she chooses to attend,  I'm sure it'll be meant to be.

*Do you have a teenager in the process of choosing a college?
*How full has your mailbox been?