My granddaughter got accepted into BU today!

[CTyankee]

We're ecstatic. She was crying for joy on the phone...

She isn't happy at College of Charleston so she wants to go back to Boston. She also applied to BC too (her dad's alma mater). But I think she'll wind up at BU.

Will be majoring in PoliSci and Environmental Science. She has lots of credits for ES as she started out at Charleston as a Marine Biology major so she will have a year and a half of many related courses in that. I think it is an interesting two majors for her...

[Laffy Kat]

1. Congrats to your grand-daughter!

She sounds smart. The focus of two seemingly different study interests (IMO) indicate a well-rounded and balanced intellect. She'll go far.

[CTyankee]

3. She's my first grandchild so she is special. She has ADHD and had some real problems

coming up but now, at 20, she's gotten wiser. Her erratic behavior got her thrown out of prep school and she had to finish up high school elsewhere. So she's had some bumps in the road. But she's a good kid and she's worked hard in college.

Oh, and she loves art and is going with me to the Gardner Museum in Boston to see special exhibit on a Renaissance artist nobody has heard about...it will be an upcoming art essay of mine here at DU...great work of art, just superb...

[Laffy Kat]

5. Totally understand.

My oldest son, 22-y-o, is ADD. He managed to graduate from an extremely rigorous high-school, but college has been a bust so far. He's taken a couple of community college courses but that's it. It's so hard when you know how smart they are with nothing much to show for it. Believe me, your grand-daughter is doing great and no wonder you are so proud of her.

[CTyankee]

6. I hope it goes better for him and for you soon.

I think her expulsion from school was a game changer, it was such a shock. Sometimes that is what it takes. Seeing her parents crying probably shook her up considerable. I thought my daughter thru all that was going to come apart at the seams...

[Laffy Kat]

17. Oh I'm doing great.

Even though it's frustrating and sad for me to see #1-son still dependent on his parents (he still lives with his dad), I know enough to realize he's the one who has to make the changes. I can nag 'til the cows come home but ultimately it's on him. He's never touched drugs. It's just waaaay too many hours on the computer. He's a sensitive soul, a sweet kid. It could be A LOT worse. Love him to pieces.

[CTyankee]

19. Oh, he must suffer, too...being so sensitive can be awful at any age. I hope for a better day for

him...

[trof]

30. Boston is a great learning town.

My favorite city.

[CTyankee]

31. thanks, just got a facebook notification from her from one of her Boston friends...

I think she'll be welcomed into the bosom of her dear friends at BU very soon...it's so gratifying!

[redwitch]

2. That's wonderful!

You are rightfully proud of her!

[CTyankee]

4. I'm glad she's getting so political (as you can imagine!). Good combo with Environmental stuff.

Her dad is a political consultant in Boston so she comes by the political stuff pretty naturally...and of course me, running my mouth on DU...LOL, just kidding...

[FSogol]

7. Congrats.

[NewJeffCT]

8. Congrats to her

I'm sure Boston will be a lot different than CoC.

[CTyankee]

9. Yep, she's a Bostonian, through and through. It's cultural. CoC, for all its appeal to

kids in NE schools, was still the deep South. She could never get that vibe right...

[NewJeffCT]

10. But, you know what

Spinal Tap says about Boston - it's not a big college town.

[CTyankee]

12. no I don't know. Is that sarcasm I hope?

[NewJeffCT]

14. Not quite

If you know the movie, the band are a bunch of dolts from the UK, and when a concert gets canceled in Boston, their manager tells them not to worry because Boston is not a big college town.

[CTyankee]

15. Oh, OK. I didn't know the movie...

[elleng]

11. Great, coming back home!

[CTyankee]

13. Yup and BU has student housing available for students all thru college...

She'll be fine and go to Sherborn (home) on some weekends. But I think the Boston college scene will be too tempting...

[elleng]

16. Will surely be tempting,

but it's COLD up there!!!

[CTyankee]

18. she likes home. you wouldn't know it from the screaming fights she's had with her two

younger sisters, tho...

[femmocrat]

20. That's great! Congratulations to her!

My brother went to BU and lived in Boston for a number of years.

[CTyankee]

22. great city for college kids...

[bigwillq]

21. Cool.

Congrats to your granddaughter.

[CTyankee]

23. thanks. we're happy...

[CTyankee]

26. Hey, thanks bigwillq...

backatcha

[mnhtnbb]

24. Hooray!

College is such a wonderful experience when you find the right fit! Hope she will be happy back in Boston.

[Liberal_in_LA]

25. congrats!

[mythology]

27. One thing to note about BC is that the political science department is

big on political theory rather than more modern political science. For example when I was there a few years ago, there was only one statistics course and it had more students from outside the department than inside the department. It may have changed some in the intervening 7 years, but something for her to note if she is looking for more about political campaigns and statistical analysis of voting etc.

But good for her, both schools are really good (BC better be for my grad school loans).

[CTyankee]

29. good to know about BC...her dad was there a while back and I know things do change.

I confess I don't know that much about BU either, but I think she'll like it, and it will have some rich course offerings I am sure...

[ellisonz]

28. Congrats!

[Mary A. Osborne]

32. Congrats!