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Yes, the ride home is tough, but two weeks later all stress was gone - friends were already made, knew her way around, ate meals with her hall, liked her classes, and actually got up on time for morning classes.
A couple more suggestions: the kids LOVE their bikes. We didn't think our d would ever ride hers, but once we took it up there, she's ridden it to every class to save five minutes. Bring a lock and use it - the kids "borrow" unlocked bikes to ride them to class and they are hard to relocate. Also, if you don't have one, buy a light weight rain coat, rain boots, and an umbrella. They will need it all. Also a winter coat if you are from the south - it IS cold in the winter, even though it's SC. OH, and it's OK to wear running shorts and T shirts all the time, much to my d's relief. Warn them about the freshman 15, but really you can't do much about that - WAY too much food available in the DH. the HES course first semester might help, but d didn't take it yet. Encourage them to stay (or get) in shape while they are there.
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