I’m meeting my mom for lunch tomorrow so I’m excited! My roommate is going home for part of the weekend but is coming back with a printer. Printing in the library was too complicated for us, haha!
Oh, @dyiu13 and @zimmum, I’m sad for you, though I’m also really impressed by your philosophies and moving-forward attitudes. I hope that you each see a turn-around in the next few weeks. =((
@readingclaygirl My sweet girl and three of her roomies have printers but they just figured out how to do wireless printing from their computers and IPhone. With six girls…they have plenty of printers, Keurig’s and K-cups among other things. =D>
@sseamom If you suggest O to your friend, make sure you mention it is a teeny school. Many people are astounded when they hear the freshman class has 84 students in it!
Older D had a printer for 4 years in her room. The college advised parents not to give a printer to younger D. It was interesting to see two large work style printers in the dorm supporting about 500 people. Apparently they have printers all over campus with no fees.
@4kids2graduate We had one parent in 2012 thread for O. Need to go check on what she is doing after college.
I feel for those with limited communication. S texts if he needs to know something, but is OneWord King when it comes to answers. I’m hoping to coax a call this weekend.
O?
@HappyFace2018 - I think Olin College?
Thanks @fretfulmother Wow, small class size. Oh yes, Wellesley College students also head to Olin to take engineering classes.
Wellesley students can take engineering classes at both MIT and Olin. My Olin kid will be taking his first classes at Wellesley this semester.
Sseamom called it O a few pages back. Yes, Olin College (Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering). They have a partnership with Wellesley, Brandeis and Babson College so students at all of those colleges can cross register. It can make a teeny school seem a little bigger!
@zimmum - hang in there. The first semester D was at college - she would text me, but didn’t want to skype/facetime or call. It was weird, but I think she was afraid she would break down and cry if she heard my voice. It took her a while to get over it. Your son might be just having a hard time talking to you without feeling terribly homesick.
@dyiu13 - sorry to hear about D’s roommate problems. Won’t make it any easier in the room, but hopefully, she’ll find other folks that she gets along well with and she can hang out with them. My D has had terrible issues with roommates - she finally learned that it was best to just have them as roommates - not worry about them being friends. They “co-existed” in the same room, were polite to each other but other than that, nothing. They hung out with different circles of friends outside of the room.
@dyiu13 Sorry to hear about your D’s issues. Glad your D is making the effort to meet other kids. My S is in a similar style dorm. He is pretty introverted and at least initially, did not seem to be connecting with his roommate who was hardly ever there. It may be changing since all the parents left but S has not said much. He seems to understand that he needs to make the effort to meet other people, which is not always in his comfort zone. I think the friendships shift over the first few weeks and months. Now, everyone is in the situation of feeling their way. Over time, the situation with your D’s suite mates may sort itself out as they all meet people through classes and activities.
Wow-you’ve all been busy today! @dyiu13 I’m so sorry your D is having roommate issues! But hopefully she will find her people soon. I found mine in my classes and from other rooms in my dorm-my first two roommates were just people I shared space with. And @zimmum I can imagine! When my son was deployed over in your part of the world there was nothing more I wanted than to talk to him, and of course, that was rarely possible. I agree with the others that your son might just find it too hard to talk to you, or the reverse-that he thinks YOU will find it too hard to talk to him!
@4kids2graduate I called it O because of your great profile picture. I did mention the size-I remember you talking about that. It sounds like such a cool place.
How is everyone in the path of one of the storms doing?
Happy Friday everyone!
@dyiu13 I’ve read advice here on CC that kids tend to form small friend groups quickly the first week at school and it can be hard to “break in”. But with time, those groups tend to loosen up (or break up) and friend groups begin to expand.
We’re all rooting for your D! Keep the faith.
@NoVADad99 Is that a new policy or has it been around - Wellesley allowing male students to take classes?
@4kids2graduate I asked on 2012 thread and got an update. The graduated 2016 student studied mechE at Olin and is moving onto a PhD at Columbia in Applied Math and atmospheric science.
sseamom wrote: “…my first two roommates were just people I shared space with.”
I’d have to say my best roommate was someone I just shared space with. She was so nice, polite and chill. Very studious. The kind of girl that got along with everyone. We did not have the same circle of friends, and did not hang out together, but she was a great roommate. Absolutely zero drama. Sometimes there are unexpected benefits to your roommate not being someone you hang out with.
@sseamom My sweet momma-in-law lives on St. Simons Island, GA. Her electricity went off and she’s waiting for it to come back on. It’s raining with some wind but not as much as Tybee Island which is closer to Savannah.
My DD likes to have oatmeal from scratch every morning. No sugar, just a little milk and honey added. Any suggestions what she can use as an alternative in the morning since she will not have time to cook? Something in a dry form she can take with her with very little sugar added.
@texaspg With the establishment of the Babson Olin Wellesley Consortium, students from any of the schools can register for classes at the other schools. Male students are welcome to register for Wellesley classes.