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Old 11-03-2009, 08:56 PM
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It is with a petroleum company. He's a petroleum engineering major. At this point he doesn't really know exactly what his duties will be or where he will be located. Some of the choices are - within 30 minutes of home (yay!), the town where his grandparents live (they would love to have him for the summer), or the town my uncle lives in (uncle is only 5 years older than me and ds loves to golf with him).

He feels very lucky to get a position. The only students who seemed to be getting offers were either female or male with high GPAs who had already worked in the field. Students like ds (high gpa 3.9 but no experience) were not getting offers. One of his friends only had 3 interviews - he has a 3.6 gpa and no work-in-the-field experience. Tough competition out there!
Sounds like a opportunity, truly!
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:59 PM
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Thanks for sharing! What a wonderful opportunity and what a neat young man! You and dh must be super proud!

How exciting!!!!
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Oh, yay! So exciting for ds and for you too! Congratulations!

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