Anyone else have a child who is having a hard time making the transition?

jkiwmom
Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:57:55 +0000

I just wanted to update that now my son is saying he’s really happy with his decision, lol! I can’t believe we made it through the transition period. I was so worried, but it just took him a good while to adjust. He has some really close friends within the art dept. now and plans to room with them next year (suite style housing). He loves his art classes in particular, and has realized that much of his initial adjustment was realizing that he wasn’t enjoying his Physics courses. He had planned to double major in Physics and art and that idea was really challenged for him last month. He had to evaluate himself more closely and it was hard for him to let go of that plan. So for now, he is focusing only on his art since he came into UVa with over 33 credits of AP and DE coursework. I told him to just take what he knows he will enjoy next semester and he can knock out the other requirements next year. He may even decide to go abroad in the summer --he’s really getting more serious about Japanese language too. thanks for all the support!