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[quote=Anonymous]As all of those have said, you will not be able to track their grades real time. If you have a good relationship, your kid will tell you, otherwise, you will get the grades once the semester is done.

My kids have their own debit cards which are attached to their funds from summer jobs etc. I also got them a Bank of America card which I Zelle funds to directly for whatever expenses they need.

Most colleges don't let you formally declare a major until sophomore year so changing is not a problem unless you are changing from one sub school to another (such as engineering to arts and sciences).

Encourage your kids to take a wide variety of classes. Tell them about Ratemyprofessor.com and have them vet the classes they want to take after reading those reviews. My DD did not do that and she got some horrible profs and her grades suffered. Lesson learned.

Last piece of advice, don't be afraid of the Greek system. Alot of people on this board live i fear of it, but it can be a great way to meet people. My kids had no desire to be greek until the got onto campus and now are both involved and love it. Keep your own judgments to yourself on it and let them decide what they want to do, same advice with clubs.[/quote]

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