<p>I would be disappointed as well if my kids took my approach to college also… Party hard for four years (free college, free books, plus ‘food coupons’ redeemable at all kinds of restaurants :)) made attending the College of South Elbonia a breeze… Party till midnight, then oh shucks we have Architectural Design IV project due tomorrow, cram the whole night to finish it… </p>
<p>DD1 parties AFTER she is done with her studio projects :)</p>
<p>So, it’s Academics first, social skills second, and learning from one’s mistakes and experiences third. DD1 and her friends learned a lot from having one of their HS buddies drop out after 1 semester with a 1.1 GPA than they would ever learn by listening to us parents…</p>