S is in Frontier. Only Frontier and Territorial have A/C
I took 2nd semester Calc from an Indian prof. He was very enthusiastic but very hard to understand. He kept talking about delawerkes and all the students were on the edge of their seats trying to figure out what he was talking about. Finally about 3 weeks into the semester he said something that sounded a bit like derivatives and there was an audible sigh around the room. The class went much better after that.
@giterdone - I think only Pioneer and possibly Sanford don’t have A/C. It is showing as an ‘amenity’ for Centennial.
@PhxRising - LOL!
Nice. S was told only Frontier and Territorial, the dorms remodeled in late '99-'00. All who have AC will appreciate it this week!!
Well, orientation was great for D. Going on the pre-orientation camping trip was a great idea for her—she not only moved in early but met a bunch of people and already felt at home on campus when most of the freshmen were just moving in.
For those of you with younger kids, I would recommend looking into pre-orientation programs for future freshmen, especially those who may tend to be a little shy or easily overwhelmed.
I finally caught up reading this thread. I was 159 posts behind. Its exciting to see everyone getting moved in and settled. I really feel like I grew up with you guys. I am hearing lots of local stories of kids having some trouble adjusting. I am willing to bet after the hard beginning things will fall into place. If you read old posts on CC, that’s how it seems to work out more often than not. My heart goes out to those that are having trouble right now.
At our house its a little different. My S is taking a gap year. I didn’t realize how incredibly thankful I would be to have him home while all my friends are crying as their kids are leaving. It gives me a whole extra year to help him grow into the man he will one day become. Unfortunately that means I will be losing two to college next year.
He learned the ins and outs of job hunting for the first time and landed himself an internship that requires a train ride and switch to a subway for commuting. He’s having a blast and gaining life skills I would never have anticipated. Of course he isn’t changing overnight and his immature over mothered nature is still coming out, but I’m working on stepping back and letting him do his thing.
My main focus these days is getting D16 motivated in her college hunt. She’s an entirely different kid and it will be an entirely different experience.
Oh, if anyone has a tidbit of info that you wish someone would have told you before this whole thing started, please pop over to the parents of 2016 thread and share it with those of us going through the college admissions process this year.
@MuggleMom! So great to hear from you. I have been wondering what your son’s final decision was. Will he take the sure thing next year or apply to other universities also? So fun to have both your chicks still (at least halfway) in the nest this year. Enjoy!!!
@MuggleMom - I think a gap year is a great idea as so many kids really are not mature enough to handle the big transition to university. Your S seems to be making very productive use of his gap year. My fear for my S would be that he wouldn’t make it the learning experience it needs to be. I think we may have a rough start but hoping that starting university will be the kick he needs to get into gear. Today is our final day at home and then we’re off!
@MsMommy thanks for thinking of me! Deposit is in and he’s actually a gap year blogger for the school.They have roughly twenty-something confirmed gappies coming in as freshman next year. Its exciting. He really wants D16 to go there too (and they work soooo well together) but as of now, she wants to be anywhere he isn’t. As all his friends are leaving we recently asked him if he was still happy with his decision. So far, so good. I think once his internship is over and his friends are really gone and settled in school, it might be different, but for now, its all happy. Onward and Upward!
Is anyone in contact with @GoAskDad? She’s been on my mind since she posted some months ago about a scary health situation in her family. I am hoping they’ve conquered it.
@singermom4 Its very easy to waste a gap year. No direction, No deadlines. No due dates. It feels weird. My S struggled with the lack of structure in the beginning. At first a year seemed such a long time then in the blink of an eye, it wasn’t nearly long enough to do all he wanted to accomplish. Luckily being idle doesn’t sit well with him and he’s accomplishing quite a bit, but i can easily see how hard it would be on someone who isn’t as focused. Personally. I don’t think I would use a gap year appropriately. I’m much more one of those people who is distracted by shiny objects.
@MuggleMom, Is your son a gap year kid at Olin?
@HeliMom74 I PM’d her a few days back because I was wondering the same thing (since I believe that the person gets a notification to their regular email) but I didn’t get any reply. That last time she was on was in early July.
I organize my life in milestones and occasions. I started CC in December 2011 and it has proved to be an invaluable resource for me and for getting DD’12 and DS’15 launched. We have been extremely fortunate in the ‘giterdone’ household. All kiddo’s are happy, healthy, prepared and safe. And that is all that is important.
This is my 1400th post, and with tomorrow being “delivery day” for S’15, our last, I thought I’d end this ride with:
Today, I close the door to my past… Open the door to the future, take a deep breath and step on through to start the next chapter in my life. :-S Even if you know what’s coming, you’re never prepared for how it feels. :-SS Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different? :-?
Don’t cry because it’s over :(( smile because it happened 
It’s all said and done, it’s real, and it’s been fun. <:-P =D> :-h
D was deposited at her LAC this past weekend. It is 2,500 miles from home, so we had a large amount of luggage coupled with local shopping at BBB and Target. She moved in early because she was participating in a pre-orientation freshman volunteer trip. Her roommate was also moving in early to participate is a different pre-orientation trip, so getting the room set up was kind of hectic. Her roommate and her family seemed very nice, and I think the girls will get along. The room is narrow and long (10’x21’) and the girls had their beds lofted and put the desk and dresser under the bed to open up more floor space for a reading nook by the window. There is space for bean bag chairs and D is really excited to get one. We had four hours to move in and it only took 3 (yay). Had lunch with D, went to a welcome address, and then the kids and parents were separated. No tears on either side. D is very excited to be starting this new chapter in her life and we are happy she has found a school that will meet her needs. She has texted a couple of times, mainly to let me know she left her sunglasses in her car and can I send them, and to tell us that all of her dual enrollment credits transferred and she is half way to a minor (or second major?) already!
We moved my D in on August 16 - we stayed through the week because they had a picnic for Conservatory families on 8/21 (got to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and eat at the 11th Most Terrific Chinese Restaurant in the Greater Cleveland Area, among other things).
She had a rough first day of classes because her schedule changed but she was already en route to classes when they sent the updated schedule, but she availed herself of counseling because she felt overwhelmed.
However, since then, every report (save one, which involved the untimely and unexpected death of a Baldwin Wallace graduate, Kyle Jean-Baptiste) has been positive. She made it into the second highest level chorus, which she said contains very few freshmen. She has been posting pictures on Instagram which make it appear she is making friends and having fun! She met another person who owns a Sunnydale High School t-shirt!
I had about 2 days of sadness when I got home. She never seemed loud, but the house was so quiet without her. But I have a lot of stuff going on (I’m getting married in 40-something days!) so I have something to pull my focus, and she’s coming home that weekend. And, I have heard from her every single day since we left.
@HeliMom74, Just saw that GoAskDad posted on the national merit semifinalist thread for 2016, giving encouragement (and candy corn) to that group.
Friends, I’m back on CC. I love you all & I’ve missed you! Thank you so much for the many messages & I will reply to them very soon. Gonna try to catch up here, but right now I’m over on the 2016 NMSF thread, trying to pay back some of the kindness that was given to me at this time last year.
Cannot wait to find out what happened to everyone on the ship!
YAAAY!!! So good to see you @GoAskDad!
Welcome Home @GoAskDad