<p>Hi MA! What a great topic.</p>
<p>My younger son is also happy (he’s son #2) at his small LAC. A friend of his from our town is at the same school. They always liked each other but were never in the same group of friends when they were in HS - that’s changed and I think that’s been a good thing. It’s worked out well with his roommate. I was a little nervous - his roommate is a football player and I wondered how that would work but it’s been fine. They both are very tidy (apparently they have the neatest room at their college - haha) and have similar work and leisure habits. And he has a nice group of friends. Oh - and a girlfriend which makes everything better!</p>
<p>He really enjoyed three of his four classes a lot and found it stimulating intellectually. He’s already had a fair amount of interaction with professors. My son is deaf and has found excellent support from their disabilities office. </p>
<p>He’s taking an EMT course that’s offered two nights a week at his college and really has learned a lot and liked it a lot. If anyone needs to know my stethoscope research for deaf/hard of hearing folks, let me know! That was very complicated. In the early fall, he was on the golf team and got to play in a few matches and he liked that a bunch too although he was surprised that his high school team and coach were much more competitive. He’s going to play ultimate frisbee in the winter/spring semester.</p>
<p>He ended up in a science class that he wasn’t wild about - it was a botany class - and it apparently doesn’t count towards pre-med credits but he’s very excited about his spring classes. </p>
<p>I think he’s learned a lot about what it takes to be successful in college which in and of itself is valuable. I love that he’s “close enough” (3-1/2 hours by car) but not too close. So far, so good!</p>