Anonymous
02/11/2025 18:26
Subject: Won't stop coming home
Anonymous wrote:DC is going to a university ~2 hrs away from our home and keeps coming home on weekends. We also hear frequently about how much they want to come home when they are there (~50% acceptance rate). DC has yet to attend any club meetings and is having a hard time adjusting to living away from home, with a roommate, not having family nearby. Any advice?
Let her come home. Listen to her. Feed her and hug her. Be grateful that she trusts you. Be supportive no matter what. I feel for you and for your DC, too. Everyone is different and everyone matures at a different rate. Please don’t push her away.
Anonymous
02/11/2025 14:47
Subject: Won't stop coming home
Anonymous wrote:DC is going to a university ~2 hrs away from our home and keeps coming home on weekends. We also hear frequently about how much they want to come home when they are there (~50% acceptance rate). DC has yet to attend any club meetings and is having a hard time adjusting to living away from home, with a roommate, not having family nearby. Any advice?
Change the locks
Anonymous
02/08/2025 13:23
Subject: Won't stop coming home
Anonymous wrote:Aw poor kid. Let them come as long as they need, but sit them down to discuss strategies about how to engage and be happier with campus life.
+1 Yes, have your door and heart open always.
Anonymous
02/08/2025 11:40
Subject: Won't stop coming home
Anonymous wrote:The 50% acceptance rate within 2 hours of a major metro area is a classic definition of a suitcase college. That’s why it’s relevant.
There are two schools in Virginia with the reputation. I’m not naming them because defenders will show up.
Regional suitcase schools have more like 90% acceptance rates. 50% is schools like Ohio State, UIUC, even Wisconsin until like a year ago.