mountains

A few frosh and their parents have posted here and I was just wondering how everyone is doing? We dropped off S at Colby today, and he was so incredibly happy to be back on campus.

cadence76

AMAZING! What an incredible welcome! All news from Maine is good--COOT was amazing, dorm is fabulous, people are friendly--what more could you want? Of course, nobody's working yet.... Right now we are at the forefront of the Colby Fan Club, and so is D!
Honestly, everyone I tell about the welcome at orientation (Colby kids waving welcome signs and cheering and helping everyone move in, etc.) has been stunned. I've heard a lot of "wow, nothing like that happened at my kid's school!" . And I can tell you, coming from the 5-college Pioneer Valley, I've never seen it, either. Go Colby!

mountains

cadence, Glad to hear all went well and that your D is loving it. A warning: no such welcome for upperclassmen. Sigh. We were spoiled as Frosh parents but this time around was a different type of welcome because the kids were so happy to see each other. Very friendly environment as always. Right before we left, I overheard my son's roommate say, "Let's go over and meet some freshmen so they'll feel welcome." It really is a close-knit community.