My Granddaughter Made The Dean's List Again and Her Other Accomplishments

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Not only is my granddaughter beautiful, she's brilliant. She has been on the high honor roll since grade school. She attended charter schools, the last one being one that concentrated on STEM programs. She has received many commendations and certificates of excellence, maintained a 4.67 GPA, was among the top 5 in her high school graduating class and was their salutatorian. When she was a sophomore, she was chosen to represent our city at the National Youth Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. While still in high school she was the commander of her Junior ROTC battalion squad when they won the highest honor for the 2020-2021 school year.

She originally set her sights on Yale and was courted by several prominent universities. She decided to stay closer to home and chose a New Jersey university. Her sophomore semester just ended and she gave us the good news about being on the Dean's List again. She accomplished this while also working darned near full time (her employer couldn't give her part time hours) and battling depression. She has consistently made us very proud! @Pecos

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You have every reason to be proud. She has achieved much, while having to overcome some tough difficulties.

I have one word of advice as a former teacher of gifted students. Encourage her to resist pressure from people who want her to jump through hurdles of their choosing. She must be free to determine her own academic goals, to suit her own dreams. If she doesn't, she may face early burnout.
 
Warrigal said:
You have every reason to be proud. She has achieved much, while having to overcome some tough difficulties.

I have one word of advice as a former teacher of gifted students. Encourage her to resist pressure from people who want her to jump through hurdles of their choosing. She must be free to determine her own academic goals, to suit her own dreams. If she doesn't, she may face early burnout.
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Thank you so much Warrigal. Actually, I've had to warn her about putting so much pressure on herself to get the highest grades possible in every single subject. I've been there, done that and it's a lot of pressure. She will no doubt have some subjects she will not be able to get an A+ or A in. I let her know that if she's tried her best (and she always does), that's good enough. Accept that B and move on. She wants to be a financial analyst so her major encompasses the courses to prepare her for that. No one that I know of is putting pressure on her to be other than what she desires to become.
 
Good for her and Congratulations. I remember the first time I made the Dean’s List at Kent State University. I took a double major and made lists with both majors during the same semesters. My parents were more prouder than I was. I never saw school work as a challenge. Not to brag, but I was gifted, so school work came easy.

Getting on the Dean’s List will help her when she gets a copy of her Dossier after graduation. She needs to make the list each semester. She will have to work hard because it gets a little more difficult each semester.
 
oldman said:
Good for her and Congratulations. I remember the first time I made the Dean’s List at Kent State University. I took a double major and made lists with both majors during the same semesters. My parents were more prouder than I was. I never saw school work as a challenge. Not to brag, but I was gifted, so school work came easy.

Getting on the Dean’s List will help her when she gets a copy of her Dossier after graduation. She needs to make the list each semester. She will have to work hard because it gets a little more difficult each semester.
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Great accomplishment Oldman! I know your parents must have been extremely proud. It sure doesn't hurt to be academically gifted! My oldest grandson (now 34) was on the Dean's and President's lists too, He was inducted into the National Honor Society and the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. We were proud and happy to attend the induction ceremony.

I've already told my granddaughter that courses may get harder as she goes along but to do her best and not beat herself up if she doesn't get all A's because we know she puts her all into her studies. She's not interested in any cute boys that may be in her classes and she's not the partying type. She said she doesn't have time for it.
 
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