<p>bajamm your D is surviving just fine with whatever she has with her at GS camp, so what more does she <em>really</em> need for school? For my S, the answer is twinXL sheets, and a new laptop (that we promised for graduation, and are shopping for without him, with a bit of input from him from camp). He asked for a few school supply type items which I am picking up as the loss leaders allow at Staples. I made a list of “first aid” type supplies I want him to have (cold meds, etc.) that I will take care of buying for him. I knew he wouldn’t have any opportunity to do any school shopping given his camp schedule, and I don’t really see why he should need to. Your D will be fine. By getting ready for camp, she’s mostly ready for school too.</p>
<p>mathmomvt and bajamm- Our camp counselor kids will be just fine in college. I told my D that if she can live for 8 weeks in a platform tent with 3 other girls, she will have no issues sharing a larger space with 2 other girls in a temperature controlled space with electricity! She plans to bring the shower caddy that she is using at camp, and her stadium camp chair. She also brought a set of the jersey seats to camp, and will bring them to school.</p>
<p>Of course, she did get lots of other new things before she left for camp.</p>
<p>I think that all my d has at camp is a sleeping bag and a jumble of clothes in a basket, some clean and some dirty. Oh, yeah, and her computer that she leaves locked in her car and never uses. But, at least she has that for college. </p>
<p>She does have to change tents every week, so has learned to pack light so she has less to move.</p>
<p>My S is in a cabin with electricity (and a fan!), so he’s living in the lap of luxury compared to your girls :)</p>
<p>owm - enjoy your reunion</p>
<p>mommylaw - loved your packing idea. We are shipping lots of stuff (what is a few hundred $ in the scheme of things). We are taking 11 days to drive to school so everything must fit in Camry trunk including clothes we need for 3 weeks (11 up, 11 back, 5 there). The less we have in the car the better as the car will be parked in front of lots of hotels and restaurants along the way.</p>
<p>Got my ipad yesterday. Can’t wait to use it.</p>
<p>**I have taken the first and last move-in dates for this countdown from the list on this thread. </p>
<p>First new student move-in is the University of Georgia on August 9th.
Move-in day in 5 days. Less than a week! :eek:</p>
<p>Southwestern University is just 3 days later.
University of Alabama and NC State are just 4 days later.
University of Missouri (Mizzou) is just 5 days later (for sorority recruitment).</p>
<p>Last new student move-in is the University of Southern Oregon on September 22nd<br>
Move-in day in 49 days. Only 7 weeks and they will all be away at their new schools.**</p>
<p>If there are earlier or later move-in dates, please post them so that I can pick them up and adjust the countdown postings.</p>
<p>The link to the Move-in Date Thread is <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1141579-hs-class-2011-college-class-2015-move-dates-5.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1141579-hs-class-2011-college-class-2015-move-dates-5.html</a></p>
<p>Wow - we are on page 100 already. (Default page format of 15 posts per page.)</p>
<p>FlMathMom, enjoy the ipad. I brought my new Macbook Air on vacation with me and am loving it (though I’ve had calls pretty much every morning).</p>
<p>ShawD is showing interest in clothes shopping (which she doesn’t need) but not in dorm shopping (yet). But, we’re at our vacation house on a lake in a community were she’s got a friend from coming every year.</p>
<p>Checking in.</p>
<p>Trip to Hershey was nice-home for good now this summer.</p>
<p>My daughter is OK-thanks for the concern. Eyes 20/20 with her contacts in-probably low blood pressure and she was told how to deal with that. She also had lots of bloodwork which all came back normal-the headaches may be developing migraines so we have a plan for that-also she needs to take vitamins since she won’t eat right-no matter what I try she eats junk-and she has no fat on her so she thinks that means it’s healthy. Heading soccer balls is not good but short of taking her off the field the doctor says the kids don’t stop-I need to check on some of these new headband things that supposedly offer some protection but to take her away from soccer would be very bad for her in many ways. She doesn’t want to play basketball anymore so that isn’t an option.</p>
<p>Son moves in on 8/28. He applied and was accepted to a program that starts on 8/29 so he gets to move in on that Sunday-which means the girl can come too. He has his laptop and has been writing at a feverish pitch-while he sits next to it with a drink. I hate the thought of spending $200 to protect a $600 machine but it covers spills-I may make him chose between buying the insurance with his own money since he refuses to listed to me on this-or him paying to replace it if he breaks it. This first one is on us-the rest if needed will be on him.</p>
<p>He came home from Target with twin sheets-not XL-because he wanted to do it on his own. They have been returned for the XL-he wanted white and one set only! He didn’t get a blanket, towels, comforter or anything else-I have decided since he announced he wanted to do it himself he can-he’ll figure it out. He really needs to learn to think on his feet and this is a good exercise for him-and since we are only an hour away how much can he botch it?</p>
<p>He gets his wisdom teeth removed next Tuesday-the first day I start teaching for two weeks in our church’s summer CCD program. My husband had to take him to the consult so he can take him to have them removed since he booked it when I couldn’t be there.</p>
<p>My parents are moving-which I am very opposed to but was outvoted by my two sisters-so there is that on 8/19 and 8/31-two separate dates for the two of them since they can’t live in the same room due to my mother’s dementia-I can’t believe my older sister did this when we were away. My son moves 8/28, my daughter starts HS 8/30, and I am almost certain to be heading back to work sometime in September. This job was offered to me last fall but I declined with everything going on, but he approached me again and if we meet and it’s the same offer as last year I am going to go for it.</p>
<p>Can’t read through all the pages since I’ve been away for ages (computer problem which is still not fixed so I’m forced to use boychild’s netbook which I hate.) Almost all the stuff he needs has been bought and fortunately he is pretty low maintenance. Found out his dorm and roommate yesterday. He is happy with where he will be. He book orders arrive almost daily. He got them used at inexpensive prices. I’m very pleased with that. 25 days and counting.</p>
<p>Welcome back, Pepper and Emilybee!</p>
<p>Pepper, I’m glad that your D is okay. I’m sorry about the situation with your parents. Everyone I know is dealing with issues with elderly parents. </p>
<p>Shawbridge, your D and my D2 seem to have similar interests in shopping, although she is finally interested in dorm shopping. She told me yesterday that she’ll wait to do her clothes shopping in Boston because they have better stores.</p>
<p>Pepper - Hey! Longtime no hear! Glad to hear that dd is fine, those strange symptoms makes a mom worry! Sorry about your parents moving - I can’t imagine my siblings making any decision let alone a moving decision. And why now? Like isn’t there enough going on?</p>
<p>VAmom: the only cleaning supplies I’m sending w/ my D are a 2-pack of those cleaning wipes (Lysol or Clorox depending which are on sale). I</p>
<p>D learned that one of her suitemates has severe food allergies (peanuts, seafood, gluten) so D and others must pay attention to what is eaten/cooked in suite. D has very little experience w/ such allergies, so I am hoping she can get over her initial annoyance w/ the limitations and be compassionate about this girl’s health concern.</p>
<p>^ This is interesting. My gf (whose DD has health issues) and I were discussing that it might be helpful for housing to know who has severe food allergies so they could place kids together. It’s not that uncommon and would make both roommates lives easier (and their parents breath easier knowing their wouldn’t be any contraband jiff). What if you live on p’nut butter and your roommate is allergic? Certainly you are tolerant and work around it, however chances are there are two kids on campus that are allergic and it would have been easy to put them together. You could offer it as an option for kids with severe allergies…"Would you like to indicate this on your housing form and be matched with another student if possible?</p>
<p>Okay, mini rant over… it just seems like it would be safer/easier. I don’t see a huge downside to it.</p>
<p>mommylaw: fyi, of the allergies listed, the one that she needs to be the most concerned about is the peanut one; has the most sensitivity to airborne issues…the other two are primarily avoidance allergies…</p>
<p>^^Hampshire does exactly that- students designate a preference for certain kinds of specialty housing, one of which is allergen limited. D “had” to list that as one of her options as the housing office requires 3 acceptable categories under the specialty housing and the others were totally not her cup of tea. I can understand the annoyance but also sympathize with the poor allergy sufferer.
Welcome back emilybee and Pepper.</p>
<p>Blueiguana - I agree with you on this but D’s dorm didn’t have such a request available. Would be a nice addition to the questionnaire in the future, I may suggest it.</p>
<p>Rodney - thanks for the tip. There was a terriby sad peanut-allergy death in our school district this past year (7th grade girl died at school after eating chinese food which unknowingly contained peanut butter.) so we have a sense of how severe that allergy can be.</p>
<p>Kinderny- Hampshire’s system for specialty housing re: allegens is a good way to handle it</p>
<p>A friend was telling me she was thinking about sending her dd to college with some “just in case”. We were talking - and I wondered then how many parents thought that their off-to-college student needed to take birth control with them…for those instances they meet at a party.
Another parent told me they wanted to send their ds with some “because of the aggressive girls”</p>
<p>so…wise CC parents…thoughts? </p>
<p>I realize we vaccinate them for diseases including hpv…should this be in the health/,eds/first aid kits?</p>
<p>It just wasn’t something on the list for Target if you know what I mean…</p>
<p>Forgive me for laughing out loud at fogfog’s c@nd@m post. If I had thought to pack them in 2008, would I be a grandmother now? Hmmm…</p>
<p>Maybe I should ask that question of DS1 and my lovely D-in-L tomorrow as we travel with their adorable toddler to DH’s family reunion in West Virginia?</p>
<p>fogfog, don’t know if this is a one rule fits all kind of situation. The student might be amused, relieved, grateful, puzzled, or insulted. For instance, if the student is in a long-distance relationship, sending them along sends a message about how you think they’ll be breaking up. </p>
<p>I’ve been pointing out the aisle at Target etc etc where such things are sold to the D’s since they were maybe 11 or 12. Lots of eyerolling, but they know where to buy 'em.</p>
<p>^ Free “C@nd@oms” are available at my D’s student health center. But it probably would be wise to send some with our S’s & D’s. Gotta be realistic these days.</p>