<p>Weetbixmom, is your daughter moving in early for international orientation? What dorm will she be in? My son will be moving in on 29th. He is in Wallach. Pm me if you have a chance, there don’t seem to be many Columbia moms here!</p>
<p>Momjr-Hope your D will be OK.
BlueI-What a nice thing you are doing for the roommate. You deserve a gold star!
S has required Chem and Calc assessments/learning modules to do online. He will move in to his dorm on Friday and we’ll go home that day. We won’t be able to meet his roommate because he won’t be in until Saturday. :(</p>
<p>momjr: Hoping your dd feels better soon and you get some answers. I understand the stress – our older son was diagnosed with a heart murmur just 2 weeks before heading off to college and we had to get an “urgent” appt. with a cardiologist to sign off on him before he left for school. Thankfully, it turned out to be nothing serious in his case, but worrisome for us at an already stressful time. It certainly puts the comforter/underbed storage/stuff into perspective. Best wishes to all of you.</p>
<p>As for the TV, S2 will be taking one. We don’t have netflix (are the only ones on the planet??) but he really wants the TV so that he can watch sports. I wasn’t a big fan, but as it was his money and he has always made good time management choices, I backed off. I did talk him into a much smaller TV than he would have liked.</p>
<p>Blue: You’re getting my vote for best “move in parent”! </p>
<p>As I look at all the stuff we’ve accumulated for this move, it feels a bit over the top. Not as bad as it could be, but certainly not minimalist. He leaves on Monday, but I’m planning to do a test run packing the car today to see if there will be room for dd and I. Perhaps it will just be S2 and DH going if we run out of room! Better to know that now. I did get a little bit of credit from S2 yesterday when I mentioned that there might not be room for all of us to go and he said. “Wow. If you don’t go, my room will just be a mess. I can’t imagine Dad and I doing a really good job of this.”</p>
<p>Thanks AK- D found out which dorm she got in (and there are pics available for the standard room) so we can figure out if that will work for her. Much celebrating here as she did get the (expected) single. Unfortunately it is on the 4th floor and we are pretty sure there is no elevator. The good news is that she is typically active/athletic so she should be fine. The bad news is that she goes to a sports injury specialist today as the “sprained?” ankle has not healed in 3 weeks so we think something else might be going on…It’s always something, isn’t it? ;)</p>
<p>BlueI–You will be a hero to your DS roommate, and I’m sure you will rally to the cause and the tears will hold off until the drive home!</p>
<p>Kinderny–I read somewhere (probably here on cc) about a female student who held high tea every day her freshman year for herself and her roommates. The same girls (although not roommates in other years) still met daily for the ritual all four years. It was a way to stay in touch and have some calm throughout the storm of college life. I picture your DD doing something similar! </p>
<p>My DS is the minimalist. No snacks, no tv, no bookshelves, no storage containers. Everything has been deferred until he sees the room. It will make unpacking easy, but will make keeping things organized impossible. No surprise, since he doesn’t keep things organized now! :eek: I’m trying to get him to link his .edu email to his smartphone so he at least gets those important emails. I have no idea if he will do it until he misses important emails.</p>
<p>in most cases the dresser or desk is near enough to the bed for the alarm clock to go there</p>
<p>Good Morning everyone!!!
I haven’t been on the site in what seems like forever. Adjusting to life without D has turned me back into the chaffeur for my other two kiddos. I had really gotten used to D driving her sisters around. My D is really loving her school. She was so busy last week with cheer that she was barely in her room. She was in cheer camp last weekend and they won best all-around squad!!! This was her first ever cheer camp. It was at the beach and she said she felt like she was in one of the Bring it on Movies …LOL. First day of classes was yesterday (for all my kiddos). She made it to all her classes on time and didn’t get lost. She picked up the last few books for her classes. Dad and sisters were able to Skype with her last night. First time they had “seen” her in over a week so they were all pretty excited about that. So far so good!!!</p>
<p>I do have a list of things she forgot to take…lucky she is only 1.5 hours away. I will be going there Sat for a cheer parent meeting and will take them to her. She already has had to wash her clothes and survived that. </p>
<p>Good Luck to those still pending move-in…it will be here before you know it.
Now that school is back for everyone my free time will be down to almost nothing but I should be used to it by now.</p>
<p>Morning All</p>
<p>My DH has had his moments–because of the $$$$ flying out the door beyond tuition…the BBB purchases, the lap top, cell phone, etc etc.
Kiddo is paying for the lap top and cell phne etc…
I think it was the “stuff” from BBB that tweeked DH…which frankly wasn’t much–just the comforter/lamps etc. No cutesy stuff, no extras. When I told DH we were trying to eliminate those last minute runs to a local store where he’d be grumbling about traffic, parking and $$$ and that if he would promise he won’t grumble etc…if we have to go to multiple places etc etc then we won’t doing any purchasing in advance…he said he can’t promise that…</p>
<p>Still so…kiddo has been very minimalist–no storage containers at all…
I was planning on kiddo using those space bags stuffed under the bed for the out of season clothing
and NOW kiddo tells me that this in not practical.
OK Sooooo I wonder if you can “add” stuff to a BBB pack/ship order or if we just pick up some rubbermaid containers at a local Walmart/Target …
It’s not like kiddo has said “I need x,y,z” for school…and whenever I mention something about move-in I get a bit of a blank stare.</p>
<p>IDK if the blank stare is “tuning me out” or if its “shell shock” from the amount of stuff that needs to happen to make this all run smoothly.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>**The next new student move-in is Millikin University on August 16th.
Move-in day is TODAY! Where did the summer go? :eek:
[ul][<em>]University of Southern California, University of Missouri, Emory, Baylor and Pitt (band camp) move-ins are just 1 day to go.
[</em>]University of Colorado, Lawrence University (tennis), Harvard (outdoor program), and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) move-ins are just 2 days to go.
[<em>]University of Virginia, University of Illinois, Cornell, WPI (field hockey), and University of Texas - Austin move-ins are just 3 days to go.
[</em>]Juniata College, University of Alabama, Pomona College, University of Puget Sound, University of Virginia and Grinnell move-ins are just 4 days to go.
[<em>]Case Western Reserve University and MIT (pre-orientation) move-ins are just 5 days to go.
[</em>]Wellesley College move-in is just 6 days to go.
[li]Pitt, Midwestern State amd Duke move-ins are just 7 days to go.[/ul][/li]The last new student move-in is the University of Southern Oregon on September 22nd<br>
Move-in day in 37 days.</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>If you son’s or daughter’s move-in dates and schools are not listed please add them to the list.**</p>
<p>Thanks for all the good wishes for my daughter. She is home sleeping after today’s procedure. We managed to get her discharged from the hospital late yesterday, and she is very happy to be home in her own bed. The doctor has started treatment and has assured us that she will be fine by the time school starts. She has always been very healthy so this whole thing is somewhat surprising. </p>
<p>OWM: Good luck with move-in! </p>
<p>Kinder: Your daughter is one of a kind! I loved the image of her tea set in the dorm room. I hope that you get some helpful advice on her ankle. </p>
<p>BI: You are quite a trooper about helping out the roommate. I’m sure that he and his parents will really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Gamom: I’m glad to hear that things are going so well for your daugther. The cheer team sounds very exciting.</p>
<p>Looking at the move-in list…Is there another Wellesley Parent here? DW and I will need a shoulder to cry on when leaving campus.</p>
<p>Been reading this thread since March… ok Trolling. Lately it has been tough to keep reading. Having our first one gone will be a real tough change for us and her sisters. </p>
<p>Best wishes to all the great parents out there.</p>
<p>D looked up her Profs on ratemyprofessors dot com. Her Calc prof got horrible reviews. The only other section that would fit with her schedule has a prof with horrible reviews. Getting nervous about that.</p>
<p>A friend’s nieces are rushing at a large state flagship. Over 1000 girls. One niece has already been cut from a sorority where she was a double legacy. A very brutal and upsetting way to start college!</p>
<p>@ woodblocks - Welcome in from the shadows! The cc member who has a student headed to Wellesley is Pizzagirl. I don’t think she participates on this forum, however she is active on cc.</p>
<p>@ missy - Ugg! That is very hard. My niece went through a brutal rush at an SEC school several years ago and we were all pretty shocked when she came out of it without a single bid. She is a very social girl, well liked and popular in high school. Something just didn’t jive. She ended up doing fine and loved every single minute at her school but this was a huge blow to a girl who had never, ever, been let down socially before. She was also a very long way from home. Hugs to the girls going through this. I validate that it is very important in their lives, however it is not everything if it does not work out.</p>
<p>I also did some checking on ratemyprof so I feel your pain. I should not have bothered. One of Bluejr’s classes is the most failed class at his university. His professor is the worst rated…go figure. He’ll try to switch the first day, along with every other kid in the class. Luckily he’s very, very good in the subject and is very good at navigating teachers that don’t bring a lot to the table. When he shrugged and said he really didn’t care I explained that unlike high school we were paying for tuition here and he was to make every effort to switch out. After that he was to make every effort to work with that prof. I also reminded him that his choice of major within engineering is competitive based largely on first semester grades.</p>
<p>Fog–I think the blank stares are partially tuning out and partially cluelessness. They’ve never had to move/live on their own. They are used to having everything they need somewhere in the house, or a way to easily get it (drive to store). I don’t think they understand that they can’t just walk into the kitchen and get a snack or walk to the shelf/drawer/etc and get a pencil or scissors. Much less not knowing that there won’t be a big closet to put everything in. That’s why I’m just rolling with it and what he doesn’t have he will have to figure out how to get on his own (without a car).</p>
<p>Woodblocks–I hear you on the commiserating. I met two other Moms at the admitted student weekend. We are all planning on having dinner together the night we drop off the kiddos for their pre-frosh trip. It will be nice to see them again, and nice to spend time with others going through the exact same thing. We can trade move-in stories and have some wine and some laughs to make it easier. Sure am glad they invited me to join in!!!</p>
<p>Just have one thing to say, join me if you feel the same, goes something like this: “aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhwhyareyounotpackingallyourthings?youhavelessthan24hrstogo!!@youaredrivingmetoanearlygrave!!!”
Followed by ds “Chilll mom, why are you so uptight? You need to relax!”</p>
<p>Margharitas anyone?</p>
<p>Ak- haha!!! I feel your pain!!! D leaves Friday, no clothes packed yet and staying up all night with bff watching Dr Who and sleeping all day!!</p>
<p>^ Just love you AK!</p>
<p>No one told me the deal was “work hard one day, take the next day off.” Sigh. I hope tomorrow is a work day again…</p>
<p>Ak: Please pass the margaritas! </p>
<p>Ak, Hollie, and Emmy: Just remind yourself that you you won’t have to witness the procrastination up close much longer.</p>
<p>AK: on the rocks with salt please…</p>