<p>Oldest daughter had first semester:</p>
<p>Pro
- Excited about professors actually teaching and feeling passionate about subjects versus her high school teachers; this was a good surprise. </p>
<ul>
<li><p>Took 1-2 classes in first semester that didn’t thrill her but she is very excited about next semester. Learned more about process of selecting classes. </p></li>
<li><p>Was glad she is only 90 minutes from home versus across the country. Determined living close enough to family is important as she transitions to adulthood.</p></li>
<li><p>Loves campus; happy with her choice.</p></li>
<li><p>Though she is still on my dime, she is growing and doing some of the proactive little important things (like getting 2nd semester books or 2nd year housing researched) without me having to tell her.</p></li>
<li><p>Increased rigor in high school (Honors and AP classes) prepared her well for college.</p></li>
<li><p>Though her roommate and her aren’t best friends, they get along well and work together to make their living arrangement work for them both. She is pleased and got lucky.</p></li>
<li><p>Daughter decided (without me telling her) that she wanted to live on campus next year, which is a good thing for her.</p></li>
<li><p>The 2 meals per day plan worked well for her.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Con
- She is an introvert and this hasn’t and won’t be overcome in one semester. She wasn’t as involved as I’d like for her to be but Rome wasn’t built in a day. </p>
<ul>
<li><p>Though her school has many food options (like 30 restaurants on campus), she still complained. This will be resolved next year because she’ll be cooking more of her own meals (and she doesn’t know how to cook). </p></li>
<li><p>Complained about not having a car (though she didn’t need it in my opinion). She felt a bit “trapped” on the campus without the ability to go somewhere. Personally, I’m thinking Jr. year she might be able to have a car but we’ll see.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>That’s all I can think of for now. Overall, great 1st semester and she is happy (but she was happy to be home for the holidays).</p>