Its Nice When the Packet is Thick

We (Danny and Jacqueline) are thrilled that Lauren received the "thick" packet in the mail from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) on Friday with an admissions offer. She was having a bad day and when she opened her acceptance letter she smiled and said, "I needed this right now." And we both thanked God for blessing of His timing.

UNC is ranked #14 of the "Best Values: National Universities" and #5 of the "Top Public National Universities." GO TARHEELS!!

I was quite emotionally overwhelmed with a real feeling that my daughter is going off to COLLEGE. There was such a mix of being proud, excited, and sad all at the same time.

Lauren is still waiting to hear from 3 other schools and although she likes UNC, she hasn't decided if its where she will go. We are trusting God to be very clear about that.

In addition to that, she was also awarded the NC Teaching Fellows which is essentially a full-ride with a committment to teaching post college in the state of NC for 4 years. This is a major accomplishment and again, we are so proud of her. Unfortunately, there are "caps" on schools the fellowship can be offered and there were no UNC spots available. They have offered her the fellowship if she wants to go to UNC-Charlotte, which is a school she is not considering. Oh well. Its still nice to be selected!