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<p>Th advising does provide challenges.
Kiddo’s academic advisor said different things than the advisors of the major.
I am a little concerned about what I read on the U’s website and what kiddo took this term–because kiddo’s schedule - while challenging-- physics, physics lab, mult var calc, a new foreign language (intensive) seemed “light” in hrs to us…Yet the advisor specifically said it was fine and to not take more (overload) for first semester etc. </p>

<p>Spring scheduling doesn’t even start til Jan–though kiddo can see online options (though likely hasn’t thought about it yet). Perhaps after this holiday–while there is another week or two of classes, reading week and then exams, kiddo can get by advisors and discuss spring…I just want to know kiddo has enough credits at the end of the yr to be “in good standing”. Since all of the APs don’t get credit/count and only bump the kids “up” in rigor…there is no cushion.</p>

<p>I mentioned all this to DH who said …“that’s what they have advisors for…” Lets hope so :)</p>

<p>THE Game is today. Yale hosts Harvard. So I suspect all last night and today will be filled with festivities.</p>

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<p>**4 4 4 4 days (or less) to Thanksgiving break **</p>

<p>:) Some kids may be arriving home this weekend! :)</p>

<p>(Based on kids touching down at home on the Wednesday before TG. Some kids may get the full week and will land at home sooner.)</p>

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<p>fogfog – didn’t realize The Game was today – we’ve made our way to New Haven several times (to see Yale get pummeled). Hope they do ok.</p>

<p>To those with kids with good advisors – I’m jealous. D said hers doesn’t really help her pick out courses, and she is hard to understand (judging from her name, English is her 2nd language). I told her to find a prof she likes who can guide/mentor her. Your advisor is where you find them. The one assigned to me freshman year was not great; whereas the one I chose for my major was wonderful.</p>

<p>re: Thanksgiving flights and Xmas flights – I paid full freight for Thanksgiving (even buying them in Sept), but got a $89 flight for Xmas trip home! So if I average the two, I’m doing ok.</p>

<p>Hope everyone enjoys this beautiful fall day.</p>

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<p>Love this year Harvard tee-shirt :slight_smile: Anyone knows what Yale came up with this year??</p>

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<p>I heard about Harvard’s t-shirt on NPR. Definitely a keeper. </p>

<p>Boychild came home with a ton of laundry but no sheets so I told him it might be a good idea to strip his bed before coming home after finals. He said, "mom, I washed them on October 8th. <em>EEK</em></p>

<p>Boychild’s advisor is his freshman yr seminar prof. They don’t get an advisor in major’s dept. until they declare, but from what I can tell he knows what he is doing. BC got 3 out of the 4 classes he wants for next semester so is petitioning for the 4th class. He told me what the courses are but the only one I can remember is 'Math for a Just Society." Can you tell my kid isn’t a STEM major?</p>

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<p>All we heard about the Yale shirt was the Harvard admin offices had blocked it…</p>

<p>The Y QB (SR) gave up his Rhodes scholarship interview this morning to be there.</p>

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<p>I liked the original design of the Yale t shirt best.</p>

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<p>DH just told me something happened at the Harvard/Yale game where some people were injured or maybe killed. Has anyone heard anything?</p>

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<p>Yes. A U-haul ran into people tailgating. A 30 yr. old woman was killed and two others taken to hospital.</p>

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<p>I hope that we hear from our Yale friends soon.</p>

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<p>The Game is looking bad for Yale. Good thing D doesn’t care about football (although she did stay at school to attend). I wish they would show more close-up pictures of fans on the tv feed, like they do with pro games!
I suppose we’ll hear more when she comes home tomorrow - on a 6am bus! Don’t know whether I would choose an early night or party-until-dawn strategy for this one. Happily, she is good at getting up when she has to and knows how to get a cab to the station, so it will work out. But things will probably be somewhat subdued after the accident/death at the tailgate party.
On the topic of advising, D’s advisor is a prof in one of the professional schools, so he is not really connected to undergraduate course work. But there are so many people helping out: freshman counselors, Dean of her college, undergraduate advisors in each department, that I am sure she can find the help she needs. For a variety of solid reasons, she took a demanding load this semester and is looking forward to finding a “fun” course or two in the spring.</p>

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<p>Arisamps- cyber hugs to you and I really hope your daughter gets better. It is so very scary,</p>

<p>What a tragedy at the Harvard/Yale game! It is so sad to always be hearing about these accidents at what are supposed to be great fun times like the tragedies at a few of the outdoor concerts this year. But with a game and tailgating, it seems even more unusual and nothing one can predict.</p>

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<p>Please check in Yalies parents…Prayers and good thoughts to all :(</p>

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<p>@fog: from what little I have heard, your S’s schedule doesn’t sound light at all, esp. when combined with a varsity sport. D is taking a similar load and everyone thinks she is crazy serious.</p>

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<p>Condolences to those affected by the tragedy at the Y/H game. How very sad.
And Arisamp, hope the MRSA is taken care of by the meds.</p>

<p>D just called and began the conversation by saying, “You’re going to be so ashamed of me.” Uh, what a way to give mom heartfailure as many college related scenarios run through my head. Of course I pause then remembering this is D we are talking about. She blithely continues, “I watched Twilight last night. And now I feel so dirty. I took a shower and washed my hair three times. Ugh. Real vampires should not sparkle. How are they going to catch anyone in the dark?” She just is not a pop culture kinda gal in most respects. Can’t imagine what social interactions prompted her to watch the movie as she tried to read, but never finished, the first book.</p>

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<p>Kinderny. You definitely raised that girl right! I remember one of the movies where the heroine proclaims that she is “Nothing”. Great message for all our DDs</p>

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<p>Highhead…Right. The advisor had said that with 2 a day practicies for a varsity sport–that the schedule was plenty heavy…yet in the academic info on line at the Us website–there is a minimum number of hours/courses per semester/yr…etc. This spring will have to be similar to fall…yet next fall kiddo will likely need to take an extra course–and do so every fall…til grad. one spring will need one extra as well. They need 36 to grad…9 a yr.</p>

<p>On THE Game–sad the score was so lopsided…</p>

<p>On the tragedy in the parking lot…sooo sad. The details are sketchy–From what I understand - groups, frats etc rent U Hauls and load up kegs and furniture to create a party space…The U Haul lurched into the group in the lot. The whole thing sounds like a horrible horrible mess. I suspect the driver is in a lot of trouble and even if the group in the lot walked into the moving vehicle’s path, the driver will be devastated for life. No real news yet. no names. Families being contacted. So sad</p>

<p>kinder…my kids haven’t read/watched the potter stuff nor twilight etc…
hugs to your DD…</p>

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<p>arisamp–I truly relate to that elevator dropping feeling when a kid is going through medical uncertainty. So often, in a little time, everything settles itself and works out well. But at first, it can feel like a lot to deal with! I’m praying both your kids get to feeling much better and soon!</p>

<p>Condolences to the families and friends of the accident victims at the Yale/H tailgate. So sad. </p>

<p>I’ve been enjoying reading how each school/department seems to handle advising differently. We’ve been very happy with S’s school in this regard, since both my guys are in a very small major (10-15 per year) in a relatively small School within the large university. Their advisor (same one for all 50 total UG kids in this small major) is not a prof, but the chief administrator for their major, so she is extremely well-versed on university requirements, department news, and all the clearances and scheduling “tricks” that give her kids a leg up. Basically, she gives the guys a template with the required major courses and the suggested semester it be taken, with open spots for GEs, language, electives, whatever. For S1, it’s been very easy. For instance, he told her when he wanted to schedule his study abroad and she helped him work it out. If anything, she’s been reminding him that he could graduate a year early and, if not (he didn’t want to), to hold off on completing all his GEs until the very very end or the university computer would graduate him anyway. It’s all worked out great.</p>

<p>Of course, S2 is gung ho on double majoring, and he has defied conventional procedure by starting out in both majors from day one. This school doesn’t formally admit students to their second major until midway through 2nd semester (must have first semester grades, paperwork, etc) but S2 is a determined individual (!!) and doesn’t want to wait to get into the queue of pre-rec course sequencing for either major. The great news is he is keeping up with the freshman cohort in each major, meeting tons of new people, and connecting with professors in both. Naturally, all this fun and invigorating major stuff means he can take limited GEs, but he came in with 28 units, so this is working for him so far. It has been tricky, but I’m amazed at what this previously laid back guy has accomplished. </p>

<p>We’ve been lucky in that our kids’ school is only about 30 minutes away. It was such a pleasure for H & I to go to his school last night and see the first production on which he was the assistant set designer!! The show was wonderful, acting great, direction really amazing—but OH! THAT BEAUTIFUL SET!!! (LOL) I am one proud mama and so happy we get to share in his crazy/jam packed life even now that he’s in college. The great news is–he really loves this field and he’s so happy to find the major is a perfect fit. </p>

<p>I can’t wait to read about all the home-coming kids this week.</p>

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<p>Out of “just reading” mode to update: Here’s the email that went out late this afternoon</p>

<p>To the Members of the Yale Community:</p>

<p>You have probably heard about the tragic vehicle accident before the Yale-Harvard Game in a Yale Bowl parking area this morning, where a woman from Massachusetts (who was not a Yale or Harvard student or affiliate) was killed.* Her family has been notified and has come to New Haven.* A first-year Yale School of Management student is in stable condition in the hospital.* A third woman is likely to be released shortly from the hospital.* Our hearts go out to the families and friends of these three women at this most difficult time. </p>

<p>The New Haven Police Department is conducting a full investigation of the accident.* Yale Athletics and the Yale College Dean’s Office will also be conducting a thorough review of the policies relating to tailgating parties before Athletics events.
…
Finally, I encourage students, in particular, to contact your families to reassure them that you were not involved or injured, since they may be worrying about you in light of the media reports.
Please keep all those affected by this tragic event in your thoughts. As circumstances warrant, we will post updates at news.yale.edu.
Linda Lorimer
Vice President and Secretary
Yale University</p>

<p>My son also told me that he heard the driver of the truck was a Yale student, but that’s not been officially mentioned.</p>

<p>Horrible start to the holidays; makes me all the more anxious to have my son back home safely tomorrow. He’s been working his tail off in his Directed Studies classes (which run a full year), so he told me he plans “to just sleep and eat” the entire time he’s home. Sounds reasonable to me.</p>

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<p>Ug…S2’s suitemate saw it happen, how horrific. The randomness of these kinds of incidents is so disturbing- just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Such a tragedy. I expect the revelries tonight will not be over the top in light of the accident and the whooping Yale took on the field. Keeping my fingers crossed that S2 makes his airport shuttle at 6 am tomorrow.</p>