If memory serves—and I’m pretty sure it does because I consciously took a mental snapshot of the moments—my mother said the same words to both me and my younger brother when each of us said goodbye to begin our lives at our respective colleges.
“What an exciting day!”
I was starting at UC Irvine. He was starting at Harvard. The same sentiment—three years apart—from Mom.
It will be an exciting day no matter what college your student leaves to attend.