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When my daughter was going through recruitment last year, I used the analogy of getting engaged compared to being married. I likened Bid Day and all it's hoopla to getting engaged - the ring, telling your friends, facebook posts..., but reminded her that the really sweet part is the long-term relationship of marriage. If she only focused on Bid Day, she could miss out on many years of ups, downs, hugs, tears with people who shared a unique bond.
She ate it up, nodded in agreement, voiced her appreciation for my sage advice and ......
SIPed.
It worked out for her and now that she has had one recruitment "on the other side" she realizes how close she came to missing out on what she considers to be the best part of her college experience.
Young, tired, emotionally stressed young ladies can make reckless decisions. Sigh...
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