frenchtoadliver aka frenchtoastlover chose Yale.
congrats @readingclaygirl
@fretfulmother I agree - I hope my kids spend some time maturing and figuring out what they want in a life partner. Itās not something you know when you are 18 - you think you do at 18, but you really donāt!
Had to say, frenchtoadliver gave me a case of the giggles when I saw it last night. Some accidental word combos are just hilarious!
congrats @readingclaygirl
Ok, reading another thread about taking kids to schoolā¦are both parents going generally among those of us with two-adult households?
My other two kids will be starting new schools themselves and of course Iāll have new classes of students (though taking your kid to college is an excused personal day for me is desired).
I was thinking maybe it should just be DH taking DS1, but is that a bad idea? In a vacuum, Iād love to go.
Both mine are going atleast the first year @fretfulmother I would perfer just my mom go because we are closer and my dad has a tendency to get real embarrassing but thereās no way my mom and I could lift everything especially since I (under doctors orders) canāt lift more than 30 pounds. I would say ask DS1 and DH if they would be okay going alone. And also find out if there are parent sessions or anything at move in that might sway your decision. Plus I must add in our situation, itās not very far (about 45 minutes) and my sister is old enough to take care of herself and the dog.
DH and I are both going for move in day. The boys can fend for themselves for a few days and take care of the dog while weāre gone:-)
@fretfulmother In our household, with work and everything else, Dh and I need to divide and conquer. Iāll probably be taking both kids to school in August, in separate trips, then Dh will plan to visit one weekend in the fall. I think heās getting the better end of the stick.
This is what I posted in the other thread about my experience when I traveled to college in my freshman year (100 years ago):
I took a Greyhound bus from my hometown to my college by myself. I didnāt get off the bus at the right stop and ended up in New York City. I had never been out of my state prior to that trip.
I had two suitcases of clothes and nothing else. I was a very low income student. My track coach came to NYC with his wife to get me because I was scared to death. When they got there, his sweet wife just cried when she realized I only had to suitcases. They called ahead to the school and by the time I got to my room it was all decorated with bedding, school supplies and everything (Iām sitting here balling just typing this). My daughter knows where I came from and is allowing me to enjoy every minute of her move in experience. Iām so grateful to her 
Both my DH and I will be flying for move in. Her brother will fly just for a weekend. It is the tradition they have that he walks with her around new school for a good luck. He took her to daycare, kindergarten, middle school, high school and now they will walk around her college. My kids are ten years apart, but they are very close.
DH and I will be taking DD on move-in day, along with my older son. Granted, itās only about 45 minutes from home and will be on a weekend, so it should be very easy. My older son goes to school 6 hours away, so thatās always been more of a production and an expense, since we typically have to stay in a hotel overnight.
@Ballerina016 I love this so much!
Just back from being out of town, and again, Iām behind!
Hope everyone had a good 4th! (sorry to those who had storms and had - or still may have - their power out. hope youāre finding ways to stay cool!)
D just finished orientation/registration at Ball State. It was not completely satisfactory for her, and the frustration continuesā¦
She wasnāt sure when to sign up for registration before June, and by the time she did, she got stuck with a July date. So of course, she did not get some of her first choice classes.
She did not get into the Spanish course she placed into with the universityās placement exam. She was placed in 202 (she did not finish the exam). It was all full. She said sheād be willing to take 201 but it was full too. The ONE thing she wanted to do was continue her Spanish.
However - because AP scores werenāt out for IL until yesterday, we did not realize she actually had tested out of 202 and 301 (she got a 4), and she could actually take 302.
Her advisor told her if she got a 4 or better to call them right away and she could take a 300 level course if she was confident in taking it (and she is).
And of course 302 was open but she did not register for it, because she didnāt know her AP score yet.
So last night, she checked online and saw that the 302 class is still open but with just three spots left - all other sections are closed. She tried registering for it online, but it would not let her because she needs a prerequisite or permission from instructorā¦
So this morning, first thing, she actually woke up early to call her advisor and see if he could help her register for Spanish 302. They said they were busy registering other freshmen today and that her advisor would call her back this afternoon - a Friday. Well, no one ever called her back.
She forgot about the time difference - weāre on CST and they are on EST - and when she called back at 3:15, all offices are now closed.
Sigh.
She is very frustrated, and Iām frustrated for her. Iām really disappointed that her advisor never bothered to call her back. I know itās freshmen orientation and they are busy, but stillā¦ itās kind of their job to help the freshmen get through this process.
This is not the end of the world - worst case scenario, she will have to wait until spring semester to take a Spanish class, and in the meantime, she can read some Spanish journals, books, watch Spanish movies, to try and keep up her practice. sheās also requested to live in International House with other language majorsā¦ so that may help keep her from getting rusty.
Thankfully, sheās not thinking of majoring in Spanish is considering a minorā¦ but she is very disappointed that she canāt take Spanish at all. I am disappointed for her.
I told her to call back first thing Monday morning and INSIST on speaking with her advisor immediately.
I also advised her to look up the Spanish instructorās info and to e-mail him this weekend for permission to take the class.
I just needed to vent about that, thanks.
What a nice traditiona, @Ballerina016 ! My older D is 10 years older than my D16 and my son is 14 years older. Theyāve always been proud of their little sis. They wonāt get to take her to college, though.
Both H and I are going. We scheduled the time off months ago, and have the Alaska Airlines card, which gets us one RT for only $129 (I think thatās the cost). So we can do it affordably. We also each get one free checked bag, which should save us as much in shipping as that second ticket. Weāll do the parent portion of orientation, then nleave the day after those two days. But weāre all going out early so we can do the local shopping.
@HappyFace2018 I told you on that other thread what a great story you have. What fond memories you must have of those people!
@BeeDAre I have a feeling it will all work for your D. Does she have her advisorās email yet? Even with priority registration at Merit Weekend, our D16 did not get in to all the classes she wanted, and was waitlisted. It did end up working out.
@BeeDAre Ugh.
Oh, @HappyFace2018 what a sweet story, :).
Both my H and I will take D to move into her dorm room - my H never got to go with my stepdaughter to help move her in, and he feels he missed out. He insists on being there for D and seeing her settled into her new schoolā¦
Iām encouraging D to pack light. I know I took things with me to college that I never used or did not need.
Iām not even convinced she will need a fridgeā¦
Roommate and housing assignments are due to come out at the end of this month. Weāre going to start gathering items and shopping here and there. Sheās started a list, and the university sent a suggestive list as well.
Right, @Midwest67 , I noticed the other closed sessions had waitlists and at the very least she can get on a waitlist. Maybe someone will dropā¦ and it will work out with the rest of her schedule.
If not, oh well. Iām trying to see the bright side for her sakeā¦ One good thing is, we now know she is going in with 9 credit hours already and she can start with 302 and not 202. So that gives her a little time if she wants to get a minor in Spanishā¦ Sheās just worried about getting rusty over the fall semesterā¦
I wish the AP scores could have come out a little earlier!!
@BeeDAre - Iām sorry your D didnāt hear back from her advisor. At Sās school, each freshmanās registration is frozen at midnight on the day they register. It reopens two days before school starts. My impression is that there are many kids scrambling in and out of various classes.
If your D knows which teacher is teaching the course/section she is qualified for (and that fits in her schedule), should she email the teacher, explaining her interest in the Spanish minor, late AP result, and her strong interest in getting into the class? Sās school recommends attending the class you want to get into, (even doing the homework I think?) with the expectation that there will be openings after the first week.
Congrats to her on the 4. S thought that test was pretty hard.
@me29034 I will comment on my experience with booking travel for my S14. Some professors that he had did cancel Tuesday classes but they did not do it until well into the semester. I couldnāt wait that long to book his flight home at Thanksgiving so I went ahead and booked it for late Tuesday night which would allow him with plenty of time to get to the airport. As his airport was a 2 hour drive I had to allow for lots of time on that busy travel day. One class was cancelled the week before! I know that some people just decide that they will skip the class but my son didnāt want to do that. I canāt speak to the Finalā¦I think that can depend on the school/professor. But I will add that I have friends who are College Professors. They canāt stand it when the first week of school a student will say āmy Mom has booked my flight so I need to take my final earlierā.