Letter to a Friend

My boyfriend Davey and I moved here at the same time 2 and half years ago from Alaska. He is two years older than I am, but we graduated from the same high school. He went to the University in Alaska for a couple years and ended up basically failing due to excessive lack of effort. When we moved here, I came to SU and he started classes at SCCC down the street. He has now completed two years of community college here in Seattle with outstanding grades and is an extremely hard worker in and out of the classroom. He was supposed to apply to SU for winter quarter but missed the deadline-- I am convinced it is because he is scared to fail.

Dear Davey,

I want to write you this letter not to nag or to keep reminding you to do something that you don't want to do, but because I think you have the potential to do great things with your life, and going to Seattle U is something that I do believe you want. I want to begin with telling you how proud I am of where you are; I have seen what you have accomplished-- you got yourself out the rut you were in in Fairbanks and are now a straight A student. Not only this, but you have established a life for yourself here in Seattle that is all thanks to no one but you. You come from a great family who would gladly help you in times of financial need, but you choose to fix your own problems and work for what you have.
Seattle U would be lucky to have you in their business school-- not only are you a hard worker, but the way you engage yourself in the classroom and put yourself out their for your peers and professors is exactly the type of student any university could ask for.
I know that this is not enough, so there are a few things I would like you to consider when you're convincing yourself that you aren't going to get in to this school:
Your grades are excellent; Seattle U requires a 2.5 GPA minimum, think you can handle that? Your dad is SU alumni-- I know he didn't graduate from here, but it's definitely something to flaunt. You work for the school, possibly making it easier for you to get a recommendation from someone closer to home. I heard from someone that SU automatically grants $10,000 to transfer students from the area. Most importantly, don't be afraid to fail. If you don't apply, you will never know, and it will probably be something that will linger in your mind because I think that you too, are aware of your capabilities.

Ashley