DD16 started her freshman year at university earlier this month.
+1 on the class front: She already feels like a biology rockstar as she was one of the few in her lab who already knew how to set up and use a binocular microscope. She could also prep her own slides without the instructor's assistance. Ended up getting out of lab way earlier than everyone else.
+1 on self advocacy: When a class she needed for next term was full, she emailed the head of the dept. and talked to him about getting her into a section.
+1 on fitting/blending in: One of her varsity sport teammates said to her, "Have you heard that one of our teammates is only 16?" "Uh, yeah. That's me."
-1 on fitting in (in her father's opinion): She has met a "really cool guy" who walks her home from lunch even though his dorm is in the other direction.
So, other than this supposed "cool guy", things are going swimmingly.
--S.F.
