<p>I think my D. is in the right place for her, although blissfully and divinely happy would be a stretch. The quality of her academic advising has so far been first rate–her advisor helped her find a path that she is very excited about and told her it was A-OK not to persist with a loathed class that was no longer required given her new path. Once the whole “what will I be when I grow up” anxiety was relieved she seemed a lot happier. She seems to have made some really close friends. </p>
<p>A big negative for her was going from “smartest kids in the whole school” to finding out her roomie was in honors and she was not invited to participate in the honors program. Feathers were ruffled, but as my very wise mother observed it is so good for her to be somewhere where she is not running things. </p>
<p>FTR she’s at a Catholic school in the midwest with a legendary but recently-lamented football program.</p>