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I'll make sure it's not about the boyfriend, but considering that she doesn't have a car (and he can't drive to see her, either), then I'm not too focused on that. Plus, her boyfriend may very well attend school far away. I just brought it up, since I know that type of relationship is mildly uncommon for this age. [/quote]

My college freshman has a long-time girlfriend that is a college junior, and she attends college 5 hours away from my son. If it was up to him, he would drive to see her every weekend. The girlfriend relationship is limiting his involvement in the community on his campus. We have urged him to focus on weekend activities on campus up to Thanksgiving. We are not talking about the GF (for the R&J scenario you mention) BUT that many of the college freshmen are in a situation just like him. "Everybody" is trying to meet other people to lessen the loneliness.

I agree with the advice to focus on getting the best grades she can, as she'll need that if she opts for a transfer. I also agree that it doesn't hurt to contact the UMD transfer admissions office. But I would urge her to focus on keeping all options open. The "get to know other people in the community until Thanksgiving" approach would also be good to do.

Muhlenberg has a pretty strong technical theatre community. Has she reached out to the faculty there? [/quote]

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