How old will your child be when they start college?

historymom
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:06:18 +0000

DDs will be 18.75…they have a December B-Day. Though they are emotionally mature and have (I believe hope and pray) excellent decision making skills they are inexperienced with dating and partying and all of the “grown -up” activites that many young women their age have navigated. I wish they had had a couple of concrete experiences under their belt so they would feel more confident making thier way through the situations that are bound to crop up in the upcoming years but we have talked ad-nauseum about sex/dating/drinking drugs so at least they’ll have thoretical background.

DS on the other hand has a May B-Day and will be 18.33 when we anticipate he will go to college. He is a different sort of kid and I have no doubt that he will be more experienced socially than his sisters. My worry for him when he goes off will be about him managing his life and time.

Like HMW said pages back, it is a kid by kid decision and regardless of their age, most of us will have worries rooted in our kids’ specific personalities/weaknesses regardless of thier age when they go to college.