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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No mine did not.

We went over everything we could.

[b]Who cares if dorms are old. That's typical at college it's ok for Jonny or Susie to live in gross dorms we did.[/b]

In state tuition is a no-brainer apply to all the schools in your state. People are ridiculous with this. I know this board will not agree.

Classes of course some are hard it's college. That's parents being again ridiculous. Everyone gets a poor professor or crappy teacher it's called life and they need to learn how to navigate this.

My experience is most of those online forums are for parents not the students. Parents would be better off letting their kids figure out more of college.

I would say the most important part of the process ie before applying is making sure your student looks online at each college and check out the intended major classes that they will need to take, coursework will they want to do those. Is there a matriculation gpa requirement to get into their major after being accepted and being at college for two years? Can they change majors easily? Is community college credit accepted? What companies come to the school for their intended major to recruit? Internships availability?

Make sure your child knows about the health center, how to access, pay and sign the directive so you can get info if needed.

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I used to help out for Days on the Lawn when I was a student at UVA (a day for admitted students to come take a look/participate in activities on grounds) and I remember being [i]so mad[/i] when parents made rude comments about old dorms. They may have been a bit dumpy and did not have A/C and were nowhere near as nice as new dorms but we loved living there god damnit! :D[/quote]

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