Night Elf Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 DD's school starts tomorrow. It just seems so early. Of course she was home on Dec. 10th. I think final exams went through the 13th. Our visit seemed short. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Mine lives at home, but goes back Monday. With work and his classes, we'll see far less of him then. He has an afternoon class at another school 45 minutes away, so that will change the dynamic too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 We don't start back until the 17th, which is nice. I so needed a long break. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 That seems like a nice long vacation to me. You had a full week longer than we did. DS was still taking finals on Dec 18 and we leave to take him back on Friday. My school has been out since Dec. 12 and we don't start again until Jan 17. That is way too long of a break. Way too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My dd is leaving on the 9th. Hers starts on the 11th. What is new for me is that my older daughter has now graduated. But it may be sometime soon that my oldest child goes back to school to get a new degree (he has enough credits most likely to graduate or maybe only lacks one class but he would rather go back and study something else like geology where he can make a better living.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My dd is in France right now visiting her old sister! She gets home on the 8th and starts school on the 9th. Her old college had all of January off, but this school is on a different schedule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Being on a quarter system, ds has a shorter break than many. Typically three weeks, though it can be longer if he finishes exams earlier during exam week. We were a bit "cheated" this year as he will be abroad winter quarter which means he left today! He was home twenty days. The study abroad has some orientation on-site, which starts tomorrow with classes commencing Monday. That's when on-campus starts as well, but he could have stayed here three more nights were he going back there. Very excited for him, though!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) DD is on a quarter system and started yesterday. She had three weeks of break, spent one week with friends and was home for two. We are on a semester system and start on the 17th; they changed that a few years ago, it used to be the week before MLK. Edited January 4, 2017 by regentrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My kids start on January 28. There is a winter session that is going on now and it needs to finish. I think the break is super long, but it is nice to get all the appointments done without fighting for time slots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 DS starts back on the 9th, so about a month off. It's been a good break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My son starts back the 12th. It seems late. He needs to get back to a routine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Dd starts mid-month. Still time for all those last minute errands and appointments :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivey Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 All of my college students (1 grad student, 1 freshman, 1 DE student, 3 different schools) all start classes on January 17th. I'm going crazy, because trying to get a 14-year-old to conjugate French verbs is hard enough when his three older brothers aren't having a Nerf gun war in the backyard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The local CC starts back on the 17th. Only this week have my girls started to feel like doing something other than veg. We are all enjoying the down time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I was just coming here to post about how incredible it seems that they are heading back to college already. It went too fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) One of mine had that schedule last year. He was all smiles when May arrived and he realized he could travel with his engineering team after finals rather than the week before! He is a week later this year and really didn't like the way it turns Dec into a holiday rush. Welcome to the real world kid, and appreciate what your high school classmates who are serving in the middle east are doing with just thirty days off while you get your summer job apps in and enjoy your addl twelve days off. Edited January 5, 2017 by Heigh Ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopskipjump Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Mine starts back on Monday. If I let her get on the plane and fly away from me, that is. 😢 (I will, of course... but I'm sad. Not telling HER that because she's starting to get melancholy as it gets closer... so I'm saying it here so I can keep a big, encouraging smile on my face over the next couple of days!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 DS doesn't start back until 1/17. He's at home waiting for the snow to fall while DH and I are at Disney! 😠1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ds finished his last exam Dec. 17th and flew home. School starts back up on Jan. 17th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 My kids both officially start back the 17th. Ds doesn't have Tuesday classes though, so he doesn't actually start until the 18th. Dd is leaving the 16th because that is as long as she can stand to go without seeing her boyfriend, who has been here twice during break :lol:. We really enjoyed the break and I loved that it was long enough to really feel like they were home, not just visiting. We're all ready for the next semester though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Ds 1 took his last final on Dec. 20 and was back at it Jan. 5. Ds 2 was done Dec. 14, back in the dorms Jan.7 with first class on the 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Dd finished her first week of classes. She is a transfer student (starting her fourth semester at the school with only one more year until graduation), and she finally had a meeting with her advisor to discuss her transfer credits. Over the past three semesters he kept on telling her that she was fine, but I kept reminding her that she only has his verbal commitment, so if anything happened to him she could be in a bad way. Thankfully she met with him and now at least has an email from him confirming the status of her credits. He says he'll work on the paperwork part of her credits over the summer...... So very thankful mama here! (It's a tiny school and he's a musician who apparently doesn't like red tape, so.........) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) I am waiting to hear about ds's new classes. I may have to wait a long time. I spoke with him on Sunday when he arrived on campus after being in Spain since the New Year. He was thrilled to learn that one of our senator's office had called home and informed us that they had a ticket for ds for the inauguration. After I read all the cautions in the parent newsletter regarding what students should expect in DC during the inaugural activities, I am a bit anxious and hope everyone stays safe. ETA: He also informed me that in addition to heading the sailing team while the seniors are abroad, he is participating in an exchange program with a group of Panamanian teachers where he will help a teacher with English and then they will help him with Spanish. It's so hard for this mom not to remind him that while all of that is good, classes are still the number one priority. I wish I had more faith in his organizational skills. Edited January 19, 2017 by swimmermom3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Our local uni was supposed to start on the 9th. However, 7 feet of snow put paid to that. They finally opened on the 11th. The ps skipped the 9th, did a late start on the 10th. However, they still had swim practice! Unfortunately, the team is now in Durango and will probably not make it home tonight--the passes are closed. Again. Oh my, how I had forgotten that swim practice goes on no matter what - ice, snow, and power failures. My kids' favorite "terrifying practice" was in the 50m when the lights went out and the back up lights (only in the water) came on. They kept swimming. Hoping everyone stays safe your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 My daughter has her first first semester final tomorrow! Finals stretch over two weeks...seems so late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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