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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Random violence, stupid drunken antics, suicide. I know it can happen anywhere, any time to anyone.  But I have a sense of anxiety about getting the dreaded phone call when my kids are away at college.

Here's a sad article mostly about one of the 5 suicide victims in 6 months at Penn. 
[url]http://www.phillymag.com/articles/penn-suicides-madison-holleran/[/url][/quote]

This story rang hard for me because although I didn't even attempt suicide, had the same pattern - achieved in HS, went to a large university where everyone is an achiever, had all my insecurities take over, and dropped out after a year.  Eventually I finished at a commuter school and did well enough to go to a very good grad school and finish successfully.  In hindsight, I know that a large state school (attended as an out-of-state student) was not the best choice for someone who struggled socializing in HS but that is from the perspective of an adult years later.

My point?  Parents need to get a better understanding of what their kids are feeling - be on top of them, know who their friends are, what their struggles are.  My parents were clueless and I could have very easily have gone done a more fatal path.[/quote]

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