9/9/2010: Wow, interesting stories. Yes, it’s hard, but doable if you do it asap, not let it pile up. Everyone there is going through the same thing.

The kids they arrested, were they students or did they come from the outside? Crazy. What a way to ruin your future. I hope you are strong enough to sneer at that kind of crap (drugs, alc…)

Yeah, might as well come home after the game on Sat night, then fill out mall applications. If that doesn’t work, try other places on campus. Just for a few hours for spending money.

If college seems hard, imaging how hard your working life would be with no education and the hardest work for the longest hours. Just pace yourself and take it serious. University Y is a lot harder, sweets. But you do have some fun, to make it doable, right? How is music class?

Now when you return the music book, just tell them that you got two copies but only got charged once, so there’s no money back. They will realize that this is a very honest thing to do, you will feel better, and it might open up doors for future jobs. Everything is always connected, you will see that throughout life.

Always strive to do the right thing, it will pay off, trust me. Mom

i only had 1 class so im doin the hw from yesterday cuz i did not have time since i was in class literally all day yesterday...and i was doing my math hw in the laundry before while i was waiting for my clothes to come out of the wash
and i have been printing out my hw in the computer lab cuz i found it its free to print out 500 pages per semester... hopefully i dont have to print out more than that! so dont worry i have been handing my hw in on time, ill be going over there after my wash is done.

I am so proud of you, first of all your writing has already improved and you sound very mature. I’m thrilled and you are on the way of becoming an even more awesome person.

I guess the weed sellers got weeded out, haha.

Something very important to keep in mind to keep you going and why: There is a difference between a high school diploma and a college degree. In hs you were spoon-fed, had little homework (remember the years before hs, you had 4 hours of hw every day and you just did it, on top of Dance and Scouts). In hs students develop bad habits b/c little hw and as long as you show up it’s cool. Well, in college you have to challenge yourself, manage your time (i. e. if you have no time for gym b/c of study or hw, walk the stairs whenever you can and go hungry for a couple hours, because it sucks if the pants get too tight and you have no time to work out) stuff like that. But no college accepts students who they think cannot do the work, that’s why they want to see grades and tests over a period of time. Colleges want kids to succeed, not drop out b/c they’re overwhelmed. So University X is a good start for you, it’s doable once you get used to working more than in hs again. Here’s a secret: Six weeks is the magic point: by then you are so used to it that you’ve got it down, the homesickness has gone away, you’re part of the campus and will probably love it. Mark it in your calendar and see how you feel on October 10, but that’s Halloween month anyway, so it’s even better.

Have fun doing laundry, (now it’s my turn to laugh) just think of Jon’s brother in Garfield, what was his name? He loves to watch the socks go around in circles…Later, Mom