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DearDaughter

AswedroveofffromColumbiaIwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.

FirstIwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaisarealtestamentofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.

Yourcollegeyearswillbethemostimportantofyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilldiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspiredafterwhichyoumustbecomeself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriouslyandevenifwhatyoulearnisn’tcriticalforyourlifethelearningskillsyouacquirewillbesomethingyouwillcherishforever.

Followyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbetrappedbywhatothersthinkorsaybutmakeupyourownmind.

Mostimportantlymakefriendsandbehappy.Collegefriendsareoftenthebestinlife.Pickafewfriendsandbecomereallyclosetothem–picktheoneswhoaregenuinetoyou.Don’tworryabouttheirhobbiesgradeslooksorevenpersonalities.

Startplanningearly–whatwouldyouliketodo?Wherewouldyouliketolive?Whatwouldyouliketolearn?Ithinkyourplantostudyfashionisgoodandyoushoulddecidewhereyouwanttobeandgetontotherightcourses.

Whetheritissummer-planningorcourseworkplanningorpickingamajorormanagingyourtimeyoushouldtakecontrolofyourlife.Iwillalwaysbethereforyoubutthetimehascomeforyoutobeinthedriver’sseat–thisisyourlifeandyouneedtobeincontrol.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Tryitandyou’llloveit!

Collegeisthefouryearswhereyouhave:

Thegreatestamountoffreetime

thefirstchancetobeindependent

themostflexibility（灵活性）tochange

thelowestriskformakingmistakes

Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetimebecomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestinybeboldtoexperimentlearnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.

MayyouryearsatColumbiabethehappiestofyourlifeandmayyoublossomintojustwhatyoudreamtobe.

Love

Dad(&Mom)

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