<p>Meet the advisor, and the dorm parent/faculty on his/her hall, and discuss frequency of communication that you want/hope for. It has taken us a couple of tries (over 2 kids) until we have a level of communication with the school that is comfortable for us-- flipflopping from: we didn’t want to be a pest to we’re not hearing enough unless we do pester, etc. Decide what works for you and let those around your kid know your plan.</p>