Whirlwind Tuesday morning....

Once we got off of the trolly at the University City exit, we were smack in front of the building that would be Bertha Romo's dorm next year. This granted us a perfect photo opp of Charles and Bertha in front of her dorm, as shown to the right. Charles' smile captures the excitement, pride, and joy that we all feel for Bertha.
On Tuesday morning, Charles and I had a 9:00am appointment with Jacinda Ojeda, the former California representative for UPenn. We had a great meeting with her regarding UPenn's method and approach regarding recruitment in disadvantaged districts and their success within the schools in this district.
After our meeting with Jacinda at the Undergraduate Admissions Office, we had to book across campus to Market and 38th to meet with John Ceccati, the program director for the summer school programs. John had been such a great contact this past year and helped us tremendously with enrolling our girls and dotting all of the t's and i's. After spending a little while with him, we had to rush back to Undergraduate Admissions to attend a last-minute meeting that June Chu had set up for us with John Toomer, Director of Multicultural Admissions at UPenn. He had many great suggestions in order to help students from our attend Ivy League universities.
After rushing to three meetings within two hours, Charles had to rush off to the airport. His aunt picked him up from the hotel and and was going to spend some time with his family before leaving Philadelphia. Alas, Charles' visit had come to an end. It's amazing to think of all that Charles was able to accomplish in just a few days in the Philadelphia area. He's a powerhouse who is non-stop and it's because of that dynamic energy that the Ivy League Connection continues to grow, expand, and succeed.