<p>We move my D into her dorm on Wednesday to start her BFA MT program. Seems hard to believe we've reached this point. I keep looking at her schedule and wondering if this is really college or not. Her first ever class in college will be piano, and I keep looking for chemistry, psychology, math, etc. Other than one history class it's all voice lessons, ballet, acting, sight reading, etc, etc. </p>
<p>Thanks again to all on this board who helped us in this journey.</p>
<p>Good luck and enjoy!</p>
<p>Please send updates on how your kids are doing their freshman year. Those of us with kids in high school still need guidance.</p>
<p>I know where does the time go! I can’t believe my S is starting the application process, I can’t imagine how I’ll this time next year.</p>
<p>Best of luck to her!!</p>
<p>This time next year you’ll be a PRO at this crazy process, MTMajorCook. You’ll be one of those parents who give advice to the next batch of applicants and their families, to take your mind off missing your son. (Mine leaves in 2 weeks. I can’t believe I won’t hear constant singing around the house any more.)</p>
<p>Wow, jeffandann, that’s early! Good luck with the move and the next stop on the adventure. :)</p>
<p>BALs to your D as her journey begins jeffandann!! </p>
<p>Sending good thoughts to all the freshmen and their parents!! Enjoy every minute of the journey.</p>
<p>Congrats to your daughter and you, jeffandann! And welcome to the next wave of 2014 grads. :)</p>
<p>My D moves in next Wednesday as well…with the empty nest I haven’t figured out yet if I will be able to listen to the stories of upcoming auditions because it will make me sad or if it will serve as a distraction. Best of luck to those starting their new adventure this year whether it be your freshman year of college or those auditioning. It will be an exciting time for sure!</p>
<p>So, so exciting-- I hope it’s all wonderful, Jeff and Ann, Prodesse, Broadway95, and all. Last year at this time D was biting her fingernails right down to the bone. And a week into school she was so deeply immersed and grateful to be doing what she had dreamed of. There’s so much learning and excitement ahead!</p>
<p>As my friends take drop their children off at college this month, I am as excited for them as if I’M going to college! LOL! I’m excited for your family and your daughter. I can’t wait until a year from now when I’m doing the same thing. I’m sure my D can’t wait either!</p>
<p>Here’s to New Beginnings for all the entering freshmen! <clink></clink></p>
<p>Safe travels to everyone! And students, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the freshmen you already somewhat know and reach out! More than likely they’ll WANT to get to know you but don’t want to overwhelm you. A few freshmen MT girls messaged me on facebook (who I did meet when they visited) about going to breakfast the day before classes start so they’ll kind of “know what to expect”, and I’m excited to do it! :)</p>
<p>Yes, good luck everyone, kids AND parents!! It’s hard to even wrap my head around where we were a year ago today. My D FEELS so ready to move on, and it is my hope that she IS ready, and made the right choice for her. It seems that a year ago it was all about GETTING IN and now that that’s over, all the other questions and worries are bombarding my brain. I think we need a new support thread, lol.</p>
<p>broadway95 - Don’t worry about empty nesting - you’ll miss your kid occasionally but mostly, you’ll LOVE it. Imagine having your house clean when you go to bed and still having it clean when you wake up! There’s a whole world out there that you’ve forgotten about over the last 20-odd years, go rediscover it. You have your experiences and memories, that won’t change, now it’s time for YOU (and your spouse if there is one)!!!</p>
<p>Enjoy!!!</p>
<p>Congrats to all the freshmen about to start their journey! I have spent the last 2 years lurking and occasionally posting and here we are. Senior year, and D’s audition year. I hope we’re ready. We’ve taken a lot from what we’ve learned from all of you. So, thank you!</p>
<p>First official day today, and emailed my D to make sure her email address worked and to ask if things were going OK. Here’s the response:</p>
<p>Yep!</p>
<p>Going to be a long few years…</p>
<p>Jeffandann - I know what you mean. After a year of so much togetherness during the audition process, our daughter is now 14 hours away at OCU as of this past Monday. I know they are extremely busy - but the limited communication is a bit tough when you’re used to so much. Good news is she LOVES everything so far and the last text I got said " everything’s great!!" Hope your daughter has a fantastic first year at school.</p>
<p>I know what I am in for next year when my D goes. Three years ago she went to a three week summer program. They started off the first morning with breathing exercises. Apparently she got really into it and fainted.
I got a text that said “Today was great! I fainted!”
Yeah. Wish I was kidding.</p>
<p>Amtc-looking forward to the clean house and rediscovering what I want to do. I might even date my spouse again!</p>
<p>Mine is transferring to a new school twice as far away as her first school and it doesn’t get any easier. I not only worry about how she will get along with classes but now she has her first apartment and her own car too. I have gotten used to the brief phone calls usually prompted by my demanding texts to do so NOW! Then there are the ignored emails containing important, time sensitive info and finding out she had not only ignored but deleted very important emails from the school. UGH They get so involved with the grueling schedule of being a theater major that they forget about the rest of the world. Just give them a good month to get into a routine and I promise things will get a bit (not much mind you) better. </p>
<p>I do enjoy the lower electric bills, cleaning up the house and it actually staying that way for more than an hour and not having to have food I really do not need to be tempted with in the house. I think I enjoyed date nights with my hubby most of all.</p>