Only 15 days and my son will be moved in to his dorm and ready to start a new chapter in his life. I am beyond thrilled and scared at the same time. This is my only son and he is going to go and live in NYC without me - ok maybe a bit jealous too! Things going through my head are will he be alright, did I get everything he needs, will he eat, make friends and will he do his laundry right. In addition to those thoughts are the will he make the grade, will he miss me. I know its my turn to let go and let him grow and I am its just going to take some time to get use to it.
Move in day will be a bit chaotic as all the kids on his floor move in at the same time, meeting his roommate, making sure I didn't forget something, and just starting to let go. They have activities planned for them which I hope he attends. In addition its labor day weekend so Monday we will spend it together exploring more of NYC so he can know he way around better. Tuesday - convocation which is open to parents and I am actually looking forward to it as the speaker is a specialist on Autism which i find fascinating. I leave Thursday and probably will be in tears but I have faith in my son - he will do great and NYC is the best place in the world to succeed which he will!
To all the moms and parents reading this here is some advice on getting your kid off to college
1. Make sure all your financial aid is taken care of BEFORE you get close to move in day - call and check all your paperwork - you don't need surprises before first day of class
2. Get the checklist from bed bath & beyond on all their dorm needs and then cross check it with the school - somethings you may not need like furniture - Pace provides it for them!
3. When your child is handed his schedule - don't rush and get the books - have them double check with the professors as sometimes there are changes
4. Get books from amazon.com, chebbs.com and then last resort - your college book store - SHOP around for your books as long as you have your ISBN number
5. Just like when your kid went to kindergarden - try to put a note in with his stuff to let him know that you will be thinking of him.
I will blog when the date gets closer!
