Last summer I think I did the impossible.I simply wanted Vincent to get some help with the SAT. After all, he was a rising Senior in high school and its tough getting a teenager to focus on anything more than 3 days ahead.
My sister told me about a summer program in Atlanta at Morehouse College where she would be teaching SAT prep to the participants. She runs a tutoring program in Atlanta that is fantastic called The Math Doctor and I respected her recommendation.
Anyway, to make a long story short, at the last minute Vinnie applied and got accepted into the summer program... but the kicker was it started a week before school was out in MD. Of course he protested when I told him he would have to start a summer "academic" program as soon as school was out! After a lengthy series of negotiations, we agreed he could have one day off and then we would hit the road for Atanta.
We literally had one week to get him packed and ready to go. Have you ever had to get a kid ready for college? Thats what we had to do in one week's time... dorm stuff, computer stuff, physical and shot stuff, oh my... it was almost impossible to do. Thank goodness for my sister, The Math Doctor, his sister - Christina, and lots of help from family and friends.
Once there, he loved it. Even though his new world bombarded him with college level English, Math and other courses he showed a spirit of tenacity and confidence in his work. He learned great study skills, time management, as well as learning the value of working as a team and great leadership ability.
When he finished that summer he had Morehouse as his number one choice for undergraduate schools and applied early admissions.
On Christmas eve he got the best gift ever...his admission acceptance letter to Morehouse.
Good For You, Vinnie... Enjoy Your Self!
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