D15 left today for Peru, when she gets back we will head to Ontario for a mother daughter trip and then she will be moving into school. The summer has gone by so quickly.
@twogirls did your daughter get her classes at UNC this week? Some of my daughters friends that were not able to enroll early were disappointed. On the other hand, we had done her schedule before we received the IB and AP scores but luckily it all worked out.
D did her schedule this week and got all of her classes. There are one or two changes she may decide to make in August when it is open to everybody, but if the changes do not pan out it’s fine- she is happy. She is taking bio with the lab, but evidently you can take the lab a different semester. That’s sounds odd to me but what do I know lol. We are almost done with the shopping.
S contacted the CS department and they agreed he should be in the more advanced class. So much for advising. I’m actually ticked at both my S and the advisor. I wanted to keep out of this process so I didn’t look at it ahead of orientation. When he told me the class he was registered for it didn’t sound right to me and I looked up the curriculum requirements - took about 5 minutes and was pretty clearly spelled out. He has a phone appointment with his advisor next Wednesday to make the change.
Hey everybody, Albert checking in. I am having the time of my life at glider encampment, had a great solo a couple days ago during which I got up over 10,000 ft MSL. I am soooo glad I came. Me and my SO have hung out some together, talked some about the future of us, and are having a great time - she got up to 10,000 today too, so us and two other solo students who did the same thing are founding the 10,000 ft and Above Solo Club. I wish the encampment could last forever… I don’t want to leave, not the flying, not my girl, not the fun, not anything. This is the best time of my life, these last few days.
We just had a major scare. My daughter got a letter from the college - one sheet, very terse. They didn’t much like her senior year grades, and spent the first three paragraphs saying how upset they were with her, but in the final graph let her off the hook a bit by saying they aren’t rescinding her acceptance.
Phew.
She’s not officially on academic probation, but it was a clear warning they’ve got their eye on her.
Scariest letter we ever got.
@singermom4 , regarding credits, my daughter didn’t do AP, she did Running Start instead. Her university transferred enough credits that she gets sophomore status, but I don’t remember exactly how many.
A huge number of the students in my area are skipping AP and going to the local college for Running Start instead. 120 out of the 600 members of the junior and senior classes spent their days at the college instead of the high school. The number of students who do this increases each year when they realized they get all the benefits of AP with a quarter of the homework.
@LadyArwyn - we were fretting about getting that type of letter. S had only one bad grade (the rest consistent) but was told it could cause a problem. How soon after sending transcripts did you get this letter? I did call to confirm everything was okay before we attended orientation but still a wee bit worried that the sword could fall.
What state do you live in? I am not familiar with Running Start.
@sbjdorlo, Penn was great with accommodations even back in ages past (the 80s) when I attended. A thought for both you and @MuggleMom19 is that going Greek could actually help a bit - giving a community of friends who cares for your child. Our sorority had a girl with diabetes and she lived in the house and it worked out really well - she had everyone eating better 
and she felt more comfortable with her maintenance and diet being among supportive individuals.
A funny story - a friend of mine went on a HS trip, and a classmate was reported for “doing drugs”. Of course it turned out he was injecting insulin and didn’t want anyone to know, so everyone naturally found out (why he wasn’t expelled for doing drugs on a school trip). Another friend’s daughter was completely fine, and went on a camping trip with the family at age 8. They could not get her woken up, and after she was airlifted to a children’s ER, they found out she had Type 1 diabetes.
I also think this story is a good one to share with diabetics: http://www.diabetescare.net/article/title/diabetescarenet-interview-t1-diabetes-never-stopped-nhl-legend-bobby-clarke
Nick Jonas, Halle Berry, Bret Michaels, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Swimmer Gary Hall Jr are all Type 1 diabetics
@albert69 … Congrats on the >10K solo!! There are definitely times when the “being a pilot thing” doesn’t suck! :-c
How many of you are doing these documents… I was going to do it and people are telling me I am crazy and it is overkill?
http://knowsymoms.com/serious-stuff-hipaa-and-other-important-medical-forms/
I had my S complete the HIPAA and Medical POA before he went to Philmont last month, and I got them from that website. There is probably less risk going to college, but anything could happen – my college roommate’s friend had a bike accident near campus and was unconscious for a couple of days…you’d better believe her parents would have wanted these forms signed (probably not an issue back then, but HIPAA certainly is now!).
My S put the end date as his 21st birthday on one of them, for lack of a better option, so we will revisit them at that time. The Durable POA is probably overkill, especially if you are a cosigner on your child’s bank account. My rule is it’s always helpful to have a trusted family member listed on any account, even if that person doesn’t have ready access (debit card in that name, etc.). It came in very handy when my mother died years ago.
I got back from encampment a few days ago, a great time up until the very end. I didn’t get to fly powered due to temper tantrums between senior members and some of them leaving early. Oh well, the gliding was great. Were I to be here a couple more months I’d probably go for my certificate because I have the flight time I need, I’d just have to study for the test, pass it, then pass the checkride.
Our graduation party is this weekend, and I still have to get a lot of stuff for the start of school. We have sheets now, a mattress cover, a mattress topper, pencils, and probably enough notebooks from our overstock we always get. But my raincoat seems to have vanished into thin air. We’ve been cleaning the house for the party and it hasn’t turned up anywhere. Very strange, and I hope I find it soon…
We just received email about buying football tickets and events for parents weekend in Sept, they also sent hotel links but I was shocked that hotels in town were completely booked. So glad I booked ours as soon as we committed to school.
Don’t get me started on football tickets! Like a fool, I bought tickets to a game and then tried to book a hotel. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Hoping D can sell those tickets for me.
@wrights1994 it isn’t a big deal until it is a big deal. I would sign them just in case. I’ve seen enough posts on CC to convince me it’s a good idea. And unlike insurance, it’s free.
RE. HIPAA: Who keeps the copy? And how does a school or hospital know your child has signed one? My oldest signed one, but where it is, I have no idea.
@suzy100 football tickets aside, it’s never too early to reserve a room for graduation.
I don’t think the parent signs the HIPAA thing for the child, the adult child lists the parent (and usually their date of birth or something) or anyone else as having permission to access their records. So the parent does not have to be present, but the adult child has to be and sign off on anyone who can access their medical records.
Beyond that, the POA is a legal agreement and may be out of reach for some without legal advice and assistance.
FWIW, my adult son is listed as an emergency contact for his siblings now, something to think about depending on the family situation. For now, he is not listed as having access to his parents’ medical records, but I can imagine in cases of single parents, it might be good to add an adult child just in case (and do your own POA to your adult child as well).