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FirstLight

(14,362 posts)
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 08:25 PM Apr 2021

My daughter got her first College acceptance letter! UC santa cruz! ** UPDATE: GO SLUGS! [View all]

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It's her second choice after Berkeley, and it might be more feasable cuz housing for students at least exists in santa cruz, the Bay is crazy. Besides, we're from Tahoe so the vibe of mtns would make her happy.

We're gonna take a trip to go really see how it feels... and she applied to a bunch of schools so we still dont know...probably be getting letters all month.

Im just so damn proud of HER...she is the one who pursued homeschooling aso she could graduate HS a year early. SHe is the one on student senate and comittees with her community college, she is the one to know what she wants to do and gets it done Meanwhile she has major disabilities (blind in her left eye since birth, cyst in her brain, major athsma and possibly fibromyalgia) and she just keeps truckin.

I hardly want to take credit for such an amazing young lady, but you know...she's pretty cool

Update: we went down last weekend and had a blast. Really beautiful and great vibe. She saw lots of young and LGBT folks she could get to know, so that was fun (our little town has no young LGBT community) She was holding out for Berkeley, but they didnt accept her...so it's gonna be USCS Banana Slugs!

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Congrats! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1
Congratulations! nt tblue37 Apr 2021 #2
Go Banana Slugs! Nevilledog Apr 2021 #3
Good for her. panader0 Apr 2021 #4
My alma mater! Foolacious Apr 2021 #5
Congratulations! So happy for you both. onecaliberal Apr 2021 #6
The campus is truly Gorgeous !! alittlelark Apr 2021 #7
Yeah! You go girl! MLAA Apr 2021 #8
Congrats bobnicewander Apr 2021 #9
Uncle Charlie's Summer Camp cojoel Apr 2021 #10
I dont even know if she knows this but I have a freind that works there too... FirstLight Apr 2021 #11
Congratulations, to you and your daughter! rsdsharp Apr 2021 #12
my mom was happy but sad that she might be "far away" FirstLight Apr 2021 #13
I think congrats are in order to the whole family... but especially your daughter!!! Karadeniz Apr 2021 #14
Very cool... tonedevil Apr 2021 #15
Congrats to you both! c-rational Apr 2021 #16
Hey! How great is that!! What an amazing lady. You should be proud! Shaddox Apr 2021 #17
Congrats! wysimdnwyg Apr 2021 #18
Dont know if you recall, she was the one invited ot Stanford Summer Law program in 2019 FirstLight Apr 2021 #19
It sounds as if both of you have much... 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #20
YAY!!! Iggo Apr 2021 #21
That's my alma mater; &, at least when I attended, there wasn't a finer school for an undergraduate wackadoo wabbit Apr 2021 #22
She's holding out for Berkeley, I like UCSC better... FirstLight Apr 2021 #48
Congrats to her and to you! My girls had same priority...berkeley first, UCSC second. Gorgeous wiggs Apr 2021 #23
Poli-Sci and Sociology...she wants to go into public office FirstLight Apr 2021 #49
Massive congrats to both her and you! Celerity Apr 2021 #24
Huge congratulations to your daughter, obviously. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #25
congrat's to you too... WarGamer Apr 2021 #26
Awesome. You SHOULD be proud! Congratulations to you KPN Apr 2021 #27
UCSC is freaking awesome as is Santa Cruz area in general ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #28
Cal Poly SLO! My Alma Mater. MineralMan Apr 2021 #39
she only applied at UC's FirstLight Apr 2021 #50
Banana Slugs forevah greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #29
Mystery spot is definitely on the list!!!! FirstLight Apr 2021 #51
Nice! Good going! Dream Girl Apr 2021 #30
Congratulations! So very happy for both of you! niyad Apr 2021 #31
an interesting link is that I spent 2 summers at camp in those woods FirstLight Apr 2021 #32
I remember UC Santa Cruz! CaptainTruth Apr 2021 #33
Former Santa Cruzan here - congrats! Here's some tips: Fiendish Thingy Apr 2021 #34
thanks for the tips! FirstLight Apr 2021 #52
I went to UCSC and majored in History StrictlyRockers Apr 2021 #35
Nice! FirstLight Apr 2021 #53
Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #36
Tom Lehrer was a math professor there central scrutinizer Apr 2021 #37
OMG. This brings back so many memories. Please keep posting Tom's fooleries! erronis Apr 2021 #47
Well, UCSC has a reputation for being a party school, MineralMan Apr 2021 #38
Good deal. It's an exciting time for her, her parents and friends skip fox Apr 2021 #40
That's wonderful wryter2000 Apr 2021 #41
Santa Cruz is an absolutely STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL place Sedona Apr 2021 #42
Noce reggaehead Apr 2021 #43
Would be proud to see her as a Banana Slug! Steven Maurer Apr 2021 #44
Great news Lemonwurst Apr 2021 #45
I'm really stoked for her! FirstLight Apr 2021 #54
That's awesome! She sounds amazing and I appreciate your pride. Best part of being a parent IMHO. Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #46
Congratulations on the start of a new chapter! DFW Apr 2021 #55
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