"Parenting Does Have It's Bright Spots"

"Dear Michael Rooyakkers,

I am writing to offer you admission into our MA program in September of 2010. The graduate admissions committee was very impressed with your application. You are clearly a strong student who has shown a lot of promise, and we believe that your research interests in gender, sexuality and mental health fit nicely with the work of several faculty members in our department. We would love to have you join us in the fall."
Over the next week or so, I will put together a formal offer of admission, outlining our funding offer to you. Perhaps shortly after that, we could arrange to meet. Further, we will be holding a reception for students accepted into our program in mid-March, and it would be great if you could attend and meet other applicants and current graduate students.".... yada yada yada

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The above came from the first of 3 graduate schools Michael applied to. It gives me a deep feeling of satisfaction! I think the funding comment is pretty funny....that's where they tell us how much of our money they want!!

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."---Frederick Douglass

love
peter