Is it worth it to join the college parent facebook group?

[Anonymous]

Haven't used facebook much at all for the past 10 years or more, other than to periodically check my kid's high school facebook parent page. It's well-monitored/informational and doesn't allow much controversy.

Did you find the college facebook page to be similar? Has it been helpful for info? Is there a lot of negativity shared?

I'm already sort of annoyed they're asking for a picture of my son's acceptance letter via messenger. Am generally skeptical of sharing things about my family to people I don't know! At the very least I suppose I should white out his name and our street address before sending.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

ours required proof too

it is fun to join and read the chaos of helicopter parents

[Anonymous]

I have found both my kids' parent FB groups to be useful. I don't keep up regularly, but they are a great resource to search for certain information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ours required proof too

it is fun to join and read the chaos of helicopter parents

Oh, no. That's probably what I was trying to avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ours required proof too

it is fun to join and read the chaos of helicopter parents

Oh, no. That's probably what I was trying to avoid.

You can avoid it by not reading it. I have found it useful a handful of times.

[Anonymous]

Photo requirement? Wow! Never heard of that.

[Anonymous]

I have found joining the parents FB group helpful with valuable insight but I suppose it depends on the others. There is no downside to joining so there’s that.

[Anonymous]

You had to show an admission letter to join the one I am on.

[Anonymous]

I joined. They did not require a copy of letter. It is not used much. But, I was glad I joined when there was a lockdown and the only info came through that page. Turned out to be a false alarm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haven't used facebook much at all for the past 10 years or more, other than to periodically check my kid's high school facebook parent page. It's well-monitored/informational and doesn't allow much controversy.

Did you find the college facebook page to be similar? Has it been helpful for info? Is there a lot of negativity shared?

I'm already sort of annoyed they're asking for a picture of my son's acceptance letter via messenger. Am generally skeptical of sharing things about my family to people I don't know! At the very least I suppose I should white out his name and our street address before sending.

Thoughts?

It does offer a helpful nugget or two once in awhile. But overall, just a bunch of helicoptering and complaining.

[Anonymous]

A few things I found helpful - the group had a spreadsheet of off campus housing that I shared with DS when he was looking. Some advice about move-in and hotel recommendations for visits. Also, heard there about a special opportunity in DS's major that he'd missed. I passed on the info so he could follow up and it turned out to be a really valuable part of his college experience.

So, yes, generally useful for information that might otherwise be missed.

[Anonymous]

Don't overthink it, just join. You might get info useful info about when exams are over or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Join and ignore the crazy helicopter parents.

[Anonymous]

our didn't have the crazy parents and when something comes up -- emergency broken tooth for us - it was a lifesaver.

I think I've posted twice in 4 years.

[Anonymous]

It's helpful. And get ready for the complaints about the dining.