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SETTLING IN TAKES TIME
By Marlene Kern Fischer
ffffffOut and about in town, I often overhear people whose children have recently started college greet each other with, “How does [son or daughter’s name here] like school?” The response generally is, “They LOVE it!”
..Now, I understand one might not want to go into personal details while standing on line at the deli counter or cashing a check at the bank. However, I also know there is a strong chance her child does not actually love college.
After the lengthy and exhausting application process, emotionally wrought acceptance period, Bed Bath & Beyond excursions, and tearful residence hall drop off, it can be difficult to acknowledge —
to the world and to yourself — that your student is not happy at college. But if this is the case, you are not alone.
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