my son was accepted to Cornell

[awr68]

Congrats big guy and family!! That is awesome news indeed!!

[camcojb]

thanks guys, still grinning from ear to ear. Both our kids are phenomenal, we were very fortunate.

Jody

[LateNight72]

Originally Posted by camcojb

got to tell someone, so it might as well be my "second family". He was just notified that he was accepted into engineering at Cornell, his first choice. My wife and I are so proud.

Not sure how we'll pay for it.................. but we'll figure something out.

Jody

Pretty cool. Being a student and having two other brothers in college also, I know how hard school can be on parents. I suggest you push him to register for every possible grant/scholarship/etc he can find.

As a side note;

Princeton, Yale & Penn were on my shortlist for schools wanting me to play football for them. Unfortanutely I am all broken & crippled or else I might be at one of 'em. Plus they weren't offering scholarships.

[LateNight72]

Also forgot, Aero is a pretty cool deal. I am in for Mech. Engineering, but I am still contemplating Aero. Make sure he chooses the one he likes the best. It will help him ten-fold...

[Autokraft]

Originally Posted by camcojb

thanks Kurt. What color would that be that you used on Scotts frame?

Jody

Lets see Jody, I believe it's "Autokraft Diamond Graphite"

[XcYZ]

That's awesome, congrats to you and Phil.

When he gets that BSME, maybe he can go work at Milford.

[Sales@Dutchboys]

Congratulations to you and your family

Thanks for sharing with your other family! lol


Paul

[BC69]

That is awesome news Jody! I have good friends at Cornell and Ithaca across the pond, they love it!

My word of advice on the aid. Whatever package they give you, DONT ACCEPT IT! Push them for more! There is always a bit more money to get and it will make a big difference in the end.

I am paying for college, but it is an investment, and at a school like Cornell it is certainly worth the investment!

Freshmen year was my worst for grades and adjustment, make sure he is ready to hit the ground running, and make sure he packs about 60 winter coats haha!


CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR SON!!!

Tim

[melman109]

Big Congrats to your son!, My boss is the grandson of the founder of Cornell University....He's a Civil Engineer/Vice President "Howard Cornell" of David Evans and Associates.

[wiedemab]

Congrats! That is awesome.

I can attest to Tim's comments. My first year in Engineering school was the toughest socially/personally. Thinking back, I could have gotten much better grades. The classes weren't what got to me. It was all of the life adjustments.

Originally Posted by BC69

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Freshmen year was my worst for grades and adjustment, make sure he is ready to hit the ground running, and make sure he packs about 60 winter coats haha!


CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR SON!!!

Tim

Being away from family

Not being able to work in the garage with Dad! - seriously, I struggled with having a stress release. I started tinkering with computers and Nitro RC cars just to keep my sanity.

And then I found - SAE

Big plug for the SAE programs. If he's into that sort of thing (probably a good assumption). I would highly recommend the Formula or Baja SAE program.

Sorry, I was getting excited for him! I'm sure he will have an awesome experience. My days at Purdue were some of the best. Tell him to take some time to enjoy himself. It's easy to get wrapped up in all of the schoolwork!

Congrats again to your family