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MHI AE MAI DRJEUSSOTUMRECNETS T O C O L L E G E T
Residential Life A N D YO U R ST U D EN T ’ S PER SO N A L G ROW T H
By LaTrina Rogers
First-year students are starting a new chapter: college! It’s a new chapter for parents, too. As a Director of Residential Life, I know it’s not easy to leave your student on their own, whether this is the first or third time you’ve taken a child to college. It’s natural to experience a myriad of emotions, and sometimes anxiety predominates. You’ve been nurturing your student through every stage of life, and the thought of not being there as they navigate new experiences is nerve-wracking. Even the parents of first-year commuter students are nervous (though their students come home daily). These emerging adults are still your babies!
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C O L L EG I AT EPA R EN T. C O M /S C H O O L / M I A M I - U N I V ER S I T Y- OX FO R D
