三 J 媽媽 奇異恩典的部落格

大J 的大學選校，已做最後決定，隨著他的未定、等待、決定、改變、確定、搖動

做媽媽的心情也在這些起伏不定當中，隨之起舞，情緒也轉折搖擺

原來，為母的心腸與孩子是心繫緊連。

母親節剛過，祝福所有的母親因著交託、仰望與放下，得著祝福！

將時間調回到去年，大J 展開學校申請，我為他做的一連串記錄，以作為日後的回憶：  

9/26/11: Marine Physical fitness test  (第一次 Marine 的體能測驗，之後每星

期二、四到 recruiting center train，至今七個月了，從未間斷)

9/27/11:  sent application to the congressman and senator’s office

10/8/11:  IHHS fitness test for Naval Academy

10/10/11:  Physical checkup ( to Younker, NY)

10/15/11: 大Ｊ跟爸爸参加在 Newark 舉行的另一塲說明會

10/17/11: 要檢查視力，鑑於規定，檢查前，矯正隱形眼鏡必須拿下來 90

 天才可做視力檢查，於是緊急配一副眼鏡 ，大Ｊ展開為期兩個月的戴眼鏡生涯！

10/18/11: pick up 8 colleges and tried to submit the early action applications

10/22/11: Physical fitness test again, got 250 scores

10/22/11: sent 4 applications  ( GT, MI, MIT, Rutgers )，也申請了海軍

官。 原本海軍官校沒有在考慮以及求學規劃之列，感覺是遙不可及的一所

學校，但 why not ? 試試看，給自己一個機會！我這樣告訴大Ｊ。

10/26/11: was interviewed by MIT alumni at Ridgewood (2 hours )

11/03/11 : Physical fitness test again

11/04/11: He was interviewed by Naval Academy alumni at our house

11/6/11: was interviewed by two senators

11/9/11: was accepted by Rutgers

11/30/11: was interviewed by congressman

12/16/11: was accepted by Georgia Tech and Univ of Michigan

12/16/11: MIT defer

12/17/11: Eyes exam （之後，又可以開始帶矯正隱形眼鏡了）

12/20/11: He was not accepted by NROTC early board. Will try again.

12/23/11: Received the assurance letter from Naval Academy

01/10/12: Physical fitness test (final time)  (大Ｊ，媽媽佩服你的毅力，你真

是不屈不撓)

01/16/12: Received phone call from senator’s office. The nomination will be sent out next week.

01/23/12: 大 J called the representative office and they said they had sent

out  the letter and got confirmation by Naval Academy.  Half an hour later,

he received the phone call from Naval Academy to confirm he got the appointment.

2/8/12: the package from Naval Academy was received

2/20/12: to visit Naval Academy

2/21/12: was accepted by  Univ. of IL

3/1/12: 我要大J 趕緊把 Naval Academy確定入學信寄出，他說要等 Marine

的 NROTC scholarship 出來再做決定，於是，做媽媽的開始緊張，緊張大

Ｊ最後的決定，海軍亦或是海軍陸戰隊；做爸爸的倒是不緊張，他說不太

可能申請到的啦！我的心情稍為輕鬆、擔子略為清省！

3/22/12:  12:17 pm. James sent me a text: I got the NROTC scholarship. The 

marine came to my school to tell me half an hour ago.　我寫簡訊回去：

Congratulation.  I am proud of you.

一則以喜，大Ｊ的能力被肯定；一則以憂，大J 最後的決定會是什麼？ 再

寫個簡訊: We will discuss this weekend. 

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