mamabear64

I am not the student, but I lurk on these pages because I am the proud mamabear of an autistic daughter who graduates from UC Berkeley this spring and is applying for Grad school. She is going to be 26 years old. Her first year, she bombed out of U of T and we brought her home, since we had just moved from Canada to Southern California. We got her enrolled in Community college (Moorpark College) and she did great. She transferred to Cal because both UCLA and UCSB denied her because her UofT marks haunted her past GPA. Guess who wanted her? Berkeley! Now she's got a few offers for Grad school and she WANTS to go to either CSUN or SDSU because the Profs and research there are amazing. Do not discount these schools, they have great research. UCLA, although wonderful is not the end of the rainbow. My point is, if my amazing girl can find her way in the world after so much trouble, you can too. She was very depressed after UofT and never thought she would ever succeed again. She's a 3.80 student at Cal. Be true to yourself, and keep doing what you love. The world needs shining stars like yourself. Don't fail us by giving up. You can do it.......just take your time and do it right!.. Slow and steady wins the race.