<p>Yes, it’s normal for kids to have second thoughts, especially as the decision gets closer and they hear what their friends are doing. It started getting cold here the other day and in the middle of the day I got a text from my daughter saying “can I apply to San Jose State?” I have no idea how she has even heard about it–we live in the midwest. So now we are scrambling to find one affordable, viable warm-weather school “just to have.” Seems like a waste when it’s so unlikely that she would actually leave this part of the country (based on her other criteria). Oh well.</p>