<p>I just finished my freshman year i just want to take sat next year but i just dont know the requirements.
I just need help from anyone who took sat</p>
<p>where is this school at?</p>
<p>Our D1, who attends a college about 1100 miles from home, was ready to go months before the move-in, and move-in day itself was not difficult for her. But she grew to miss home & family much more as the year wore on. She was extremely happy to be home during breaks and especially at the end of her freshman year, to a degree she never expected. She loves her college and is doing well academically and in all other respects; she has absolutely no regrets about being away at college, or about her choice in a college. But extended absence made her appreciate the warmth and caring of her family, the quality and care that goes into the meals we put on the table and the quality time we spend together, and all the comforts of home, not least a good deal more privacy in her own room than she gets at school, and a much more comfortable bed. This all came as something of a revelation to her. It’s led to a new level of maturity on her part, and in some ways an even closer bond between us; she now chooses to spend time with us, instead of feeling that she’s stuck with us as she sometimes felt during her HS years. Skype helps enormously while she’s at school.</p>
<p>In our family it was much harder on Mom and Dad than our student. Although very attached to his home he was surprising ready to move on. He was not emotional at all, but we were!</p>
<p>I forgot to mention, that my kids were not allowed to cry, period. I do not allow my grandkids to cry at my house either. That could explain “no emotional show”. If you learn when you are 6, then you will have no problem at 18. Crying does not solve any problems, it makes it worse. It is understandable in case of sickness, great physical pain or death, otherwise, there is no need.</p>
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<p>It’s obviously an emotional time for all involved, but I think it’s typically harder on the parents than the students.</p>
<p>For the students it can be an exciting, yet scary, time however they’re surrounding by a whole bunch of people experiencing the same thing. For the parents they return home and something that’s been there for 18 years is now gone. </p>
<p>Every school is different but typically the move in day starts first thing in the morning… you move all your stuff in and then maybe go off somewhere and have lunch with your parents. Then, typically early to late afternoon, there’s a clear cutoff time where the parents are supposed to leave and the students are whisked off into a full schedule of orientation activities.</p>
<p>My D put an app on my phone to count down the days (mins, secs,etc) until we deliver her to school (currently 51.71 days!). I cried during her graduation and do every now and then get tears but I CAN’T WAIT til she leaves. This is will mean I have been mostly successful in my job as a parent (the other part will be when she graduates and gets a job!) She wants all of us there to help move her in and then scram.</p>
<p>^My mother was saved crying during my graduation by the fact that no one further back than the students could hear what was going on. I was sure she was going to, too. The chorus was set to sing “I Hope You Dance” which makes her cry in the car even, but she told me later she didn’t know what they were singing.</p>
<p>I fainted during move-in day haha. Yeah great first impression. It’s very stressful and fast-paced, though luckily I was already emotionally primed for moving away from home due to two weeks away from my family beforehand.</p>
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<p>Is this a joke I’m just not getting? I hope so.</p>
<p>Being married to a Marine, I’ve had a lot of men tell me about how their parents didn’t allow crying. Not one of them said it in a fond way.</p>
<p>I only recall moving day as being really exciting. it was awesome arrive on campus and finally see my room and all of the other places I only had a fuzzy idea about. I felt quite grown-up and honored to be a college student, if you will believe it! </p>
<p>I am very close to my family, but I thought this made move-in day easier for me personally. I didn’t have regrets of not having spent enough time with my parents/sibling or worries that we would grow apart too quickly. with the power of the telephone and skype, I can speak with them as often as makes sense for all of us. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if it will help, but maybe it would be good to remember that there will be plenty more moving-in days and moments of separation in the future. I’m a senior in college, and at this point moving me into various halls and apartments is like a family routine. it’s no big deal to pack up the car and head off to some new place to live for a few months. I’ve never been that great with transitions, but I have been able to get used to this. I usually just feel very sad about wherever I’m leaving the night before I actually depart.</p>
<p>I would have to agree that the emotional burden on move in day is on the parents.Things are so frenetic for the student that there’s no time to be sad or even to consider what is passing. My daughter was a little stressed but smiling and completely ready for us to go. I was in such show pony mode that I kept a smile on my face even during the long ride home. It wasn’t until I woke to an empty house the next morning that I started wailing—but that, too, passed.</p>
<p>Parents: Let your student take the lead in decision making and maintain an upbeat attitude–show your son/daughter how happy you are for them and how confident you are in their ability to take charge of their lives.</p>
<p>Students: Be sensitive to the fact that your parents are probably doing everything in their power to hold it together. Look them right in the eye, smile, and give them a long goodbye hug (but not too long, or their facade will crumble). Then, most importantly, stay in touch!</p>
<p>Both of my daughter’s colleges had similar move-in schedules. We went up the day before, got to campus in early AM to be among the first to check-in and unload car-did whatever on-campus stuff was needed to be done -student ID’s, room/dorm keys, etc.-left campus for errands and lunch, came back for opening convocation and said our good-byes. Older d was teary and always had transition issues-it took her a good week alternating between being excited by orientation and registering for classes and meeting people and being homesick. Major problem we had to deal with was sadness by younger d who cried most of the way home. When we took her three years later, she handled the separation fine-just a little teary eyed for a minute or two and never looked back. As we are Jewish, both girls did come for long weekend within the first month for Jewish holidays or for fall weekend. Went to parent’s weekend in mid-late October and before you know it. it is Thanksgiving, then Christmas…then four years have gone by… and then the real adjustment sets in…</p>
<p>I am thinking whether transitioning to work is a bigger adjustment than college move-in day, with the advent of commuter colleges, for many of us.</p>
<p>If not, college move in day should be just treated as the start of a long, year-long camp, I suppose. Enjoy the experience!</p>
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Except it’s not one year long, it’s for the rest of their life. Yes some students do go home for a summer or two, but it’s different you know. And in four years many will never have an extended period of stay at their parents’ place again.</p>
<p>Hopefully so.</p>
<p>Neither our kids (S & later D) nor we had ANY tears or serious emotional issues with move-in day. Everyone was happy and it was very pleasant!</p>
<p>eh I guess its normal to be a little emotional. In my case, I was actually more excited to start a new life and all that stuff. But the actual move-in day was a little anti-climatic…pretty much my parents said bye and then I stayed behind and continued unpacking. Wasn’t even that big of a moment IMO.</p>
<p>Our eldest will be attending a very large university about 6 hours from our home. He is extremely excited to be attending his dream school and wants to check in the very first day possible–6 days before classes start! To ease the separation (mostly for his little sister, who will miss him terribly, and us the parents, but also for him too in case things get a little lonely), we rented a small house close to campus for a couple of nights. We will help him move his stuff into his dorm room, then leave to have a mini-vacation and do some school shopping for the baby. If he gets too lonely or overwhelmed those first two nights in the dorm, we won’t be far away–we are leaving that up to him. He is free to spend as much or as little time with us as he likes. Then we will leave, and he’ll be on his own those last few days before classes start.</p>
<p>I know I’ll miss him, terribly at times, but this is what I’ve raised him to do these past 18 years. It would be grossly unfair to wail and weep and be sad at a time of great joy and accomplishment.</p>