Another College Kid, Again

I have three kids in college again.  Loni started class today on her Master's program.  

I am so proud of her.  She is the easiest kid of all, she knows the drill and complies with ease.  

Youngest in College

My youngest is in real college now.  He hates it when I say that, but even though TAMS students are only taking college classes, and he entered UTD with enough credits that he will probably be classified a junior, he wsan't really a "College Student" he was a TAMSter.

The biggest news about the youngest this week ... HE GOT A DORM ROOM!!!!!

He was on the wait list and we had both adjusted to the fact he would be at home and commuting this semester when he received a call Monday saying they had a room for him.  He called and told me at work and I think they could hear my scream of "WOOHOO" in the next city over.  

Of course, as I soon as I celebrated, I realized my youngest was not. He was conflicted. I calmed  down and told him it was totally his decision as to where he lived.  We hung up and then after thinking about it, I called him back and told him I was coming to pick him up since I had some traveling work to do and he could ride with me and we would talk.  I threw in a trip to Sonic too.

We had a nice afternoon of talking pros and cons and then I dropped him back home to think while I went back to return all my items to work.  

After some back and forth he decided he would move to the dorm.  I was so relieved.  I think being on campus is best for him.

As of today, he still isn't in his room as there is an issue with the key.  He is in day three of classes and has the usual gripes about them.  He has already seen all the TAMSters on campus.  He has played Magic with several of them in the student union, and has found there is a great source for new players.  Youngest has run into other friends from his Sunday Magic games, and played pool with a person he just met.  So he is off and running just like I knew he would be once he was there.

I hope he will like his roommates, but at least his bedroom is private if he doesn't. 

I hope to get him moved tomorrow.

Counting to 10 and Beyond

I came home from work today to find a long faced youngest sitting on the couch talking to Loni.  As I started for the mail, I noticed an empty envelope addressed to the youngest from his college.  As I reached for the envelope, he informed me he had bad news.  He did not get campus housing, he is on a wait list.

This information would not have angered me if the youngest had turned in his housing application when I told him to back at the first of the year, or when I told him the second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth time.  If he had even turned it in the seventh time I told him, he would probably have had housing, but no, he procrastinated long enough that it was iffy he would get his housing stipend, and now he does not have housing.  

In the grand scheme of things, this is not even close the worse thing that could happen, but still, it was not in the plan.  

I am hoping that he will be notified of housing before classes start, but I am not going to hold my breath.  

I am disappointed because he won't have an opportunity to really make friends with his fellow freshmen, and get involved (not that he would do a lot) on campus.  

He is not going to be very happy because I will be breathing down his shoulder making sure has his work done.

So much for his plan to only come home twice a month.  

At least the letter didn't tell him that he didn't graduate and he wasn't a candidate for college.