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When the 3,800 members of the Class of 2017 arrived on campus, nearly all were accompanied by at least one parent. After unloading the car and setting up the dorm room, they faced the moment that everybody dreads: saying good-bye.
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In the last week, more than 4,000 freshmen arrived on campus, and at one point most of them had to say the same simple word: goodbye. Some did it in their dorm rooms, some in elevators, some in the streets. Some goodbyes were tearful, some were [...]eagerly awaited, and many were painfully awkward. Some goodbyes lasted longer than the visits. Some hugged, some just shrugged, and some said their final goodbyes on cell phones as their parents headed home.
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Close to 4,000 freshmen of the Class of 2016 arrived on campus last week, most accompanied by at least one parent. And despite the newcomers’ eagerness to start life on their own—and the parents’ relief at finally getting the car [...]unloaded—there comes the inevitable moment that everyone dreads: saying good-bye.
Read the story on BU Today: /today/2012/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow/
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