What I learned at college

Well, it is official. Annie is enrolled as a college freshman. They told us the bill should arrive the middle of July and then it will really sink in. We had a great day and I learned a lot. Here are some of the things I took away from freshman enrollment.

• It is much easier to get into town then to leave town. For some reason - we could not find our way to the highway. We eventually made it home, however.
• People do not shut off their cell phones. No matter what kind of seminar we were in - somebodies phone would ring. Sometimes - more than once.
• I got a free t-shirt! Now I have something to wear to my first ever college football game!
  
• There is not near as much diversity at our state college as there is at Abby's private college downtown Chicago.
• I felt like a poor little German girl in the Be you. Be Greek. meeting. Those parent's were way into getting their kids into the "best" sorority.
  
• I have never heard any of the songs or who sang them on Annie's I-pod.
• The college will not accept Annie's AP Art credit.
• When you let your 18 year old daughter school shop for her 8 year old brother - he will be going into 3rd grade looking like a frat boy!
• I should not have to enroll any child at college by myself. Randy stayed home with Abe and I was way out of my comfort zone being "on my own."
• There were hundreds of parents in the financial aid meeting trying to figure this out. Just like us!
• The upcoming freshman class is the largest and smartest in the history of the college. The average ACT score is 24 and the average GPA is 3.6.
• Just because the classes are open when you meet with your advisor does not mean that they will still be open when you actually enroll. 15 minutes later.
• When the academic dean started talking about The Rise of Europe class or Intro to Cultural Anthropology - I decided I could never make it through college myself.
• When you are an Art Major you get a really easy schedule. I'm thinking Annie should be on full ride academic scholarship next semester!
• You can tell the difference between a studio art major and a "marketing" art major by their appearance.
• You can re-take up to five classes (in your college career) to improve your grade but you cannot take the same class five times! somebody actually asked that question.
• The best way to be experience success at college is GO TO CLASS! GO TO CLASS! GO TO CLASS!