Any tips I can coach him with?
You've received great advice above. I'll just add a link to this
old post on FERPA and parental/student rights.
Other tips:
- Your son might want to consider a gap year.
- As parents, you might want to furnish your son with a bit of monetary empowerment on campus (a pre-loaded Starbx gift card or a credit card which can be used to pay his own way if student study groups gather for pizza, etc).
- Make sure your son is familiar with "
Doogie Howser, M.D." as others may good-naturedly refer to him by this name when they suspect that he is young, intelligent, and accelerated in his learning.
- Help your son identify and become familiar with TV programs, movies, music, top news/sports stories, and other cultural references likely to be familiar to those in the age range of the students he will be attending classes with (you mentioned those 5-6 years older than himself). This knowledge of pop culture may provide ongoing benefits for your child after graduation, if then employed among coworkers 5-6 years older than himself.
- Make a plan to address transportation issues until your child obtains a driver's license.
