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Yaobing

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How my son ends up going to college close to home
« on: September 23, 2013, 08:15:22 pm »
Today I took a day off from work because of Jason's college orientation at the University of Chicago.  He moved into his dorm yesterday and is now officially a college student.

About one and half years ago, he said he wanted to go to a college on the east coast.  "It is too boring to stay in the same city."  About one year ago, he had a change of heart.  "If UChicago admits me in Early Action, I will not even try applying to other schools in regular round."  That is the concise story of how he ended up close to home.
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2013, 08:42:43 pm »
Less fossil fuels consumed and tighter closer bonds with family and friends will be a trend for the next hundred years.
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2013, 07:25:16 am »
Congratulations to Jason and his proud father, Yaobing.  It's a very happy day for both.
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2013, 08:53:04 am »
Congratulations, Yaobing and Jason! Living in a dorm is still quite a change from living at home.

Quote from: rjm on September 23, 2013, 08:42:43 pm
Less fossil fuels consumed and tighter closer bonds with family and friends will be a trend for the next hundred years.
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2013, 04:12:21 pm »
Congrats from me as well Yaobing.

Hopefully Jason gets to experience the time honored tradition of eating Mom and Dad's food each weekend :)
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2013, 04:44:04 pm »
mojave - you do realize that the chart indicates that Oil Production is driven by Great Songs (rather than the other way around) ?   ;D  In fact, it indicates that Oil Production is driven by songs released five years previously...
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2013, 01:00:34 am »
All the best Yaobing to your family!  It was your great work in the early days on DVB-T that brought me to j.RiVerS

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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2013, 07:00:07 pm »
Yaobing, that is cool!

John
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Yaobing

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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2013, 08:10:16 am »
Thanks y'all.

Now that Jason is out of the house, I begin to appreciate more the fact that he is actually nearby.  He spent his entire school years at the University of Chicago Laboratory schools.  It is his comfort zone.
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2013, 12:51:03 pm »
Have you converted his room to a home office yet?  Get on it, man!
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Yaobing

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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2013, 03:24:09 pm »
Quote from: MrC on September 26, 2013, 12:51:03 pm
Have you converted his room to a home office yet?  Get on it, man!

No, I have not.  His sister is taking over the room, and we are forcing him to a smaller room in the house.
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Re: How my son ends up going to college close to home
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2013, 03:26:17 pm »
You are a good father.
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