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Hokie Fiji
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Hokie Fiji
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Same boat here with our youngest son

Looking forward to getting the college application process over with and seeing what happens from there. Still says Tech is his first choice but he's being heavily courted by some really good schools that are also very far away from where we live. He is also participating in an early college program, so ironically he will receive an associate's degree before his high school diploma. Our oldest son should be completing his master's degree in the coming year. Our second born will also be finishing up his second year of community college (which is a different one than our youngest attends). So it's possible that we may be looking at 5 different commencement ceremonies within a very short span of time in May 2026. Not gonna gripe too much about the impacts of time. Nothing to be done about it anyway, and I actually find that I enjoy the new chapters of the story as they have come along so far.
Posted: 05/29/2025 at 01:34 PM ET
(In response to this post by Alan11)

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And just like that i now have a senior in high school. I joke about my.....
Alan11 • 05/29/25 08:42 AM ET
I'm still nursing a back injury from lifting my college Jr out of his crib **
JoesterVT • 05/29/25 03:40 PM ET
Same boat here with our youngest son ◄
Hokie Fiji • 05/29/25 01:34 PM ET
When they come back after college and don't seem to want to leave is when
Spudnut • 05/29/25 12:10 PM ET
#2 son is home for the summer and ready to get back out
Hokie Fiji • 05/29/25 01:36 PM ET
We sent our daughter to boarding school to get to empty nester status 3yrs
B777Fr8Dog • 05/29/25 11:51 AM ET
🤦‍♀️wife’s reaction**
DonHo-kieHi • 05/30/25 12:57 AM ET
3 down and 2 to go in our house.**
AirborneHokie96 • 05/29/25 10:20 AM ET
One just graduated VT, one will be a junior at VT and one will be HS senior
Burruss Writer • 05/29/25 09:22 AM ET
Burruss Writer….**
HokieGator • 05/29/25 09:44 AM ET
Believe it or not, you can actually PLAN for this contingency...
Burruss Writer • 05/29/25 10:46 AM ET
My girl is now a junior. Just started looking at colleges. Visited Longwood
HokieGator • 05/29/25 09:05 AM ET
Colleges are down to 3 Hollins, Roanoke and SCAD in Savannah. Roanoke.....
Alan11 • 05/29/25 09:19 AM ET
I live in GA. Savannah is nice but SCAD is a waste of time & $.**
BusLoadaBozos • 05/29/25 12:45 PM ET
Georgia Southern?
GS VT fan • 05/30/25 09:20 AM ET
Splain your opinion of SCAD please.**
DonHo-kieHi • 05/30/25 12:49 AM ET
Few jobs for grads, most don’t pay well. SCAD has a campus in Atlanta,,
BusLoadaBozos • 05/30/25 07:55 AM ET
Arts are a hard way to make a living. Sounds like the admin of it
DonHo-kieHi • 05/30/25 05:43 PM ET
Speaking of the ACL recovery...how is that going so far?**
MP4VT2004 • 05/29/25 09:06 AM ET
It’s a long process, but good. Therapy 2x a week is going well.
HokieGator • 05/29/25 09:12 AM ET
Great to hear!**
MP4VT2004 • 05/29/25 09:23 AM ET
We became empty nesters last August and now I want to be 'retired' so ...
vt90 • 05/29/25 08:59 AM ET
I highly recommend it. **
Stork • 05/29/25 09:48 AM ET
Bite me**
Brown Water • 05/29/25 11:00 AM ET
I’ll drink to that. Maybe right now. **
Stork • 05/29/25 11:17 AM ET
I second that**
Hokerer • 05/29/25 10:39 AM ET
Lick me**
Brown Water • 05/29/25 11:01 AM ET
Father Time is undefeated
Happy Dog • 05/29/25 08:50 AM ET
Private is where it's at. So much more grant money and it ends up being
ElbertoHokie • 05/29/25 10:39 AM ET
See my reply to Gator. Narrowed down to 3. She wants small schools....
Alan11 • 05/29/25 09:22 AM ET
We took a visit to Longwood and loved it. **
HokieGator • 05/29/25 10:04 AM ET
Smart
Happy Dog • 05/29/25 09:31 AM ET
But the disadvantage. What if you DO want to change your major? A small
Late 80s Hokie • 05/29/25 11:20 AM ET
Depends
Happy Dog • 05/29/25 12:38 PM ET
Absolutely true. Without looking at her transcripts or looking at her.....
Alan11 • 05/29/25 09:39 AM ET
Holly Colly is a fine school
Happy Dog • 05/29/25 09:45 AM ET
With the discounts already HC is cheaper than Tech. I don't know what the..
Alan11 • 05/29/25 09:53 AM ET
My two youngest got much better deals in private schools
Happy Dog • 05/29/25 12:40 PM ET
This, plus my kid actually knows his professors
JoesterVT • 05/29/25 04:04 PM ET
That's another great advantage
Happy Dog • 05/29/25 04:26 PM ET