Yeah, that was my son's thought....that he didn't want to take a light load now just to take a heavier load later. Though his credits he added aren't going to help toward his major and he has a lot of AP credits (that won't go towards his major, but do fill some requirements like writing) His twin brother is there too, and was told his 14 credits were fine. I don't think there's much academic counseling at this point. They can go into the engineering advising center this semester to plan better I guess.

Ok, he was able to add another class so he has 14 credits. He only has Calc2 and Chem w/lab for required courses, and then 3 more 2 credit courses that are just classes that looked interesting to him. Thank you for the input.

Ds is out of town (at the college) and registered for classes. He is an engineering major. He told me that he signed up for 12 credit hours. He was originally going to do 14 or 15. But his 'advisor' (a theater professor) told him to just do 12 to make the first semester easier and he already has a lot of AP credits coming in but only one towards his major. He did try to schedule 14 but classes were already full. The 'sample schedule' for his major has 15 credits. He does have the core classes for his major scheduled. Am I getting worried over nothing? He has a full scholarship and needs 12 credits/semester 3.0 minimum to keep it. I'm disappointed in the lack of 'advising'. Hopefully it will get better. I don't want this to turn into a 6 year engineering program.

It's a biologic...after reading all of these posts I think I'll have him see if he can keep it at the health center. I didn't even consider how much some refrigerators can vary in temperature--I know I've used some that if the settings aren't adjusted just right the items in the back can freeze.

Ds is going to college this fall and will be sharing an apartment style dorm on campus with his brother and 2 school friends. (2 bedrooms, kitchen, bath). He takes meds that need to stay in the refrigerator, and gets a 3 month supply each delivery. Is it ok to keep them in the apt fridge? The meds aren't a controlled substance but cost about 8k for 3 months. I thought about getting a small fridge for his room, which we could do, but the room is very very very small so they need to minimize the 'stuff' they bring.

I would probably just give hime the money he would have had for the meal plan and let him figure it out. (What is his reason for not wanting a meal plan? Is it about saving money, or not liking the meals, something else?) I think shopping for one person vs a family CAN (not necessarily always) cost more per person. Publix is definitely not known for inexpensive groceries, especially produce. My boys are in a similar dorm situation and I have really debated about the meal plan. I decided to buy it the first year and then let them decide (like you're doing with your ds)

I recently bought glasses from Zenni and my prescription is 3 years old! I really do need to go get a check up though. I usually go once a year.

A lot of kids here have 2 rounds of braces-once in elementary school and then middle/high school. Our orthodontist doesn't recommend this for everyone because of the cost and the amount of effort for the kid. I think every child's dental/mouth situation is different. My ds13 had a retainer in elementary school and the orthodontist said he should wait until all of his adult teeth have grown in for braces, so probably next year for him. Here, the consultations are free.

Yes!! Apparently ds did mark his college down at his most recent AP exam and now he can see all of his AP scores on his college portal. Whew.

Just to add that I always put the max amount into a SEP IRA to reduce the amount of taxes I pay.

I just bought this Boden dress recently and it looks so much better than the photo as far as the wide stripes (as they are made up of a pattern) 50% off and free ship/returns right now. It's a very soft Tencel cotton blend and it has a soft lining too. Plus the patterns are matched up at the side seams (pet peeve of mine when they don't align) http://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/womens-view-all/dresses/j0197-nav/womens-navy-posy-stripe-rosamund-jersey-dress

Look at Uniqlo, they have a lot of 'comfort' pants and prices aren't bad especially since they have a lot of sales. My ds will not wear jeans, but I was able to get him Uniqlo pants that he's been okay wearing.

Oh, I wish I had known that! So after that is it $15 to send ALL of your scores? You don't have to pay for each score?

I haven't bothered trying it because I find the selection lacking and the pricing annoying. I'm usually looking at specific brands, and I can almost always find the item cheaper elsewhere. And then sometimes they'll have the item I want, say for $40, but when I click on my size, it's $240!

I'm sorry this is happening to her. The college my boys are attending is no help at all in matching roommates. They tell you to find some facebook group and maybe find a roommate there...one of the colleges we toured had an app that helped people match up that sounded pretty good.

I was wondering too. Our indoor water use is much less than 50 gallons per person per day and I do a lot of laundry, dishwasher use, showers etc. I don't understand the talk of not being able to shower and do laundry on the same day....

Haha! I was just looking at a seller that I've bought from before, that sells a lot of shoes. They always have numbers in the title and sometimes in the photos, like 54-5 etc. I assume it's some way of keeping track of all of the items. Maybe something like that, for inventory. Good luck with the shorts.

I can see that seller--hmmm, I have no idea what all those 3 or 4 letter initials mean!

Could be the brand's item number. Sometimes tags have an item number and people may search by that number.

My parents told me that mortgage interest rates were very high in the 80's--up to 18% I think.

ds13's coach was going to have a very informal sports camp this week from 9am-5,pm 4 days, $175. The first day was cancelled because holiday/weather. My son ended up going for 1 day for 3 hours. (The coach had the camp for only 3 hours that day). I've known the coach for a while and I know he'll just accept whatever payment I give him and I want to be fair. My son enjoyed the 3 hours he spent because he got a lot out of it as there was only one other boy there. This coach usually charges $20-30 for a 90 minute training session with 1-4 kids.

I have had the pharmacy send the prescription to the new pharmacy, or called the dr's office and had them send it.

I always just send a text.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

So I went to Costco because it's closer. I was kind of surprised at how much of the store was non-food items. I ran into several acquaintances and the first thing they said after I said it was my first time there was "Don't spend too much!!" . And...I spent too much! lol I was able to find the things I wanted but will they haven mostly different choices when I go back again?? There wasn't a lot of variety to choose from for many things. I didn't buy any chips because there only a few choices. I was happy with the meat/fish/cheese/fruits and there were no lines!