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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. Helicopter parent alert. [/quote]

+1 I feel so embarrassed for parents like this.[/quote]

Disagree. This is good, reasonable advice.

Most colleges have parent Facebook groups, and they are CRAZY with helicopter parents. They post about how their kid's floor is too noisy, the food is bad, etc. OP's advice is none of that.

My DC has had a pretty good year, and we are grateful, especially in COVID times. YES, they got COVID. YES, they handled it.

Couple of tips from a kid at a large state university:

-- At a big school, an activity makes it feel a lot smaller. Join SOMETHING, even if you think you're not a joiner. There is so much for these kids to do ... they just have to push themselves out of their comfort zone and do it.

-- Find a nice place to study. This won't be the same for every kid, but creating positive associations with a certain place on campus seemed to light a fire under my kid.

-- Watch out for deadlines (housing, honors program, scholarship). The information is usually out there somewhere, but sometimes isn't well communicated.

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