It has been a difficult summer.
When your daughter first told you that she wanted to stay on her college campus the summer after her sophomore year, you were disappointed that she would not be at home, but you understood her reasons. She had an opportunity work out with one of her Division III college gymnastics teammates; she would be able to work in the admissions office; and she was going to be able to get access to some very affordable campus housing.
Three months later, however, the only one of those three goals that she really accomplished was the work in the admissions office. The campus housing was nearly three times as expensive as expected, and although your daughter was able to get more hours than she expected she still was not making a lot of money.
The most disappointing p

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