本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛My children know that money is for a reasonable life and not for luxurios living. I always believe that if you are cream of the crop, you can earn a resonable living.My child was a good student but not an exceptional brilliant student at high school. He was amazed with plants during his childhood and determined to get into botany program at Guelph university while he was at grade 10. He got into Guelph as wished but found out later that University of Toronto may be the better choice for his research interest. He transferred to Toronto after finished the first year at Guelph. The transition was very smooth. He engaged in the work study program at U of T and worked in the Lab during the summer. His interests and passion in the program won him a few scholarships at U of T. As a teenager, he also had times of uncertainty. He was lost in the summer after Year 3 and worried about his future. Where can I go? Can I get a job as a plant bioloigist? He struggled. One day he asked for my credit card to register for the MCAT. It was the last test that enable him to have results ready for current year. He registered and we bought some study guides from Chpaters the next day. He studied for about 3 weeks (he still had to work in the lab during the day) for the MCAT. The result came out prettty substandard except the reasoning part. He never prepare for the medical school, he did not engage in many extracurrilar , volunteer activities. Never engage in any hospital, health care related activities. He even had difficulties in finding 3 references for Med school application. One of the references was a pottery teacher whom he followed for 7 years(after school) but quitted at Grade 11. To our surprise, he got an interview from Mcmaster University for the MD program. For another disbelief, he was even accepted into the doctor program. The outcome was, the did not take the offer to medical school. He finally decided to get into the graduate program in molecular plant biology in University of Toronto because its his interest.. He got direct entrry into the Phd program because of this great GPA and ample lab experience (starting from Year 2). He believes one day his research wil increase the food production for the world.

Let the children decide and they will flourish. I also believe foundation science is very important for the world.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net