bjkuds
5-Year Member
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- Oct 25, 2010
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To all the prospective Rats for 2016, per DS that just completed STP "Go if at all possible." He learned so much and is so grateful to have gone. Got the dreaded Eng comp class out of the way with a B and it's 3 less credits to carry come this fall. Not to mention the friends he has made that he already holds dear. The PT helped him improve his VFT run by 2:38 to a passing level from when he started STP and gained several situps which was passing to start with. Pull ups are another story, but he got better at that as well. He said it was way more than he expected it to be but didn't go into details. I expect to hear more when he gets home tomorrow. He and Dad are sleeping in a COMFORTABLE BED in Lex tonight. Parents be advised that every evening with few exceptions he was busy studying or had a meeting of some sort. We did talk a few times a week.
He met the Glee Club director and is comfortable and excited about having that opportunity. He adjusted to the food sort of. Is happy with the church services on Post..(said something about banana bread) and also the sermons were good too.
He has the utmost respect for his Prof and those in the writing center that really do care. It is not a "line" they feed you at visitation weekends. It really does happen. They expect a lot out of them and every time I talked to him he was exhausted yet happy( It was weird). He knows that this was just the beginning and Rat Line will be what he makes it yet he is excited for August. He is not cocky about matriculation at all, but he gained a world of confidence at STP. Between doing well in class(which most HS kids aren't sure about) and the physical improvements he made, that has helped him a lot. For us is was a choice between a summer vacation or STP....we made the right choice by sending him I have no doubt. Thanks too all that pointed us in this direction. You know who you are
He met the Glee Club director and is comfortable and excited about having that opportunity. He adjusted to the food sort of. Is happy with the church services on Post..(said something about banana bread) and also the sermons were good too.
He has the utmost respect for his Prof and those in the writing center that really do care. It is not a "line" they feed you at visitation weekends. It really does happen. They expect a lot out of them and every time I talked to him he was exhausted yet happy( It was weird). He knows that this was just the beginning and Rat Line will be what he makes it yet he is excited for August. He is not cocky about matriculation at all, but he gained a world of confidence at STP. Between doing well in class(which most HS kids aren't sure about) and the physical improvements he made, that has helped him a lot. For us is was a choice between a summer vacation or STP....we made the right choice by sending him I have no doubt. Thanks too all that pointed us in this direction. You know who you are