We ran some errands today and ended up eating lunch at Taste in East Aurora. We barely made it back before some big lake effect snow hit: not easy driving and lots of blowing snow. I have been spending my evening working on transcripts for Jonathan. Each college wants them a bit different, kind of annoying. Some even want "outcome goals" for each course your student has taken! And Skidmore College had a really funny form among their financial aid forms that was for students whose parents ☺owned a farm! Well, we do not need to file that one ☺! And each honors program wants different additional materials, very complicated and time consuming. It is so much easier to enroll in a German university!
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Wr mußten heute ein paar Besorgungen machen und haben dann bei Taste in East Aurora zu Mittag gegessen. Wir haben es noch so gerade geschafft, zu Hause zu sein, bevor ein Schneesturm sich überall in den Weg stellte. Es war nicht einfach zurückzukommen, weil der Schnee so wehte. Den ganzen Abend habe ich mit Jonathans Collegebewerbungen verbracht. Jedes College möchte die Dokumentierung über seine letzten vier Jahre ein wenig anders sehen, so daß man das immer wieder ändern muß. Das kostet viel Energie, Einfallsreichtum und Ausdauer (und auch Geld, weil jede Bewerbung mit einer Gebühr verbunden ist).
It was so much easier applying for college when I was young. I can't believe how complicated it is now. I handled all applications in high school. I don't remember my mom doing a thing for me (true, my transcripts were handled by the school). If I had a question, I asked my guidance counselor, but I honestly don't remember there being many questions. I filled out the forms and wrote several essays and took some tests. That was it.
ReplyDeleteYes, Peter has said the same thing. He does not even remember much about his application process. He remembers the essays, but not more.
DeleteHätte Jonathan nicht Lust in Deutschland zu studieren?
ReplyDeleteNein, auf jeden Fall nicht im Moment. Vielleicht, wenn er mit seinem B.A. fertig ist? Wer weiß. Ich glaube auch kaum, daß er an einer deutschen Uni zugelassen würde. Er hat ja keinen öffentlichen Abschluß. Mit einem B.A. wäre das eher möglich.
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