@lovethesun you are welcome. Freshman year in college can be quite intimidating. It takes time to adjust to this very different environment.

I remember my daughter coming home and telling me how other students genuinely did not know how to study on their own. They would ask her how and she would help them. The important thing about education is that you learn how to learn. And it’s not unusual to change your mind about a career path.

This clingy guy gave up too soon and that is going to put him behind when it comes to maturing. You don’t want to put your daughter on the defensive. Instead the holiday can be more about listening and assuring her that as time goes in she will get more accustomed.