Thanks, everyone. She was happy to hear your feedback.
Now that the shock has worn off, she seems more positive. At this point, I’ve been trying to get her to focus on just being happy she can actually go to campus this fall, with some courses in person. Several of her friends are all remote, or freshmen are only having one semester in the dorms and moving back out at Thanksgiving. One of her friends is trying to decide what to do now that Duke reversed their earlier plans, and another is still worried about getting any housing at NEU. I think D is realizing it’s a bit foolish to get worked up about the dorm location given what friends are going through.