Hello from Andover, _ **Mr. and Mrs. Surname** _,
Midterms have arrived, and now is the time when house counselors check in with parents. Your daughter, _ **First Name** _, is fitting in very well here in _ **Dorm** _; she’s made lots of friends, and I often see her participating in many of our dorm activities. Every time I see her on the path, at Paresky Commons or in the dorm, she can’t wait to tell me about how she’s doing. It’s as though nothing gives her more pleasure than telling me about herself. It’s refreshing to see someone so confident and comfortable in her own strengths. She tells me that she’s had no problem socially. She’s very popular, funny and cool. Knowing her energy and charisma, I can’t find a reason to disbelieve her.
Your daughter is already very involved in the dorm and on campus. She has given herself the position of “Activity Coordinator” and has already set up a Fantasy Football League for herself and her friends. She has even promised to fit in the kids for whom there wasn’t room next time, as she informed me with her signature grin. Additionally, she plans to organize both a FIFA Tournament and a weekly Fight Club for everyone to enjoy. What a hoot!
I also get the sense that your daughter is a really great friend. Just last week, I ran into her taking a roll of toilet paper from the bathroom because a classmate had spilt soda in her room. What a great act of kindness! You’ve raised such a nice and active kid who also has a great sense of humor. She does a really convincing impression of a bully!
As if she isn’t busy enough already, she is heavily committed to her soccer team. Even though she is only a Junior, she is apparently already carrying the team on her back. Supposedly she has superior skills. Furthermore, she exercises extreme patience and compassion when interacting with the “moron idiots” on the team who do not know what they are doing, and she has been very helpful in games, offering constructive criticism to the other athletes and her coach.
She also performs well in the classroom. She loves to work in groups during study hours, and she spends all her free time getting ahead on assignments. I often have to remind her to not work during dorm meetings and find her furiously scribbling away during her free and lunch periods. I have high hopes for _ **First Name** _, and I look forward to seeing her grow and contribute to this campus throughout the year and beyond.
Sincerely,
_ **House Counselor** _
