Tour college at young age

[Anonymous]

Do not waste any days of your one week vacation on a college tour with children so young. Why on earth would you do that? Everyone thought we started early when we went Spring break of sophomore year!

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thank you for all comments. We already have science museum, aquarium, zoo, children museum, city bus tour, swan boat, park playground, harbor cruise etc in the plan with kids. I don't think it is run by college student because I will book the tour from other websites. It is like $20 pp per each tour, and $15 pp for harvard museum.

I am curious of these 2 colleges as an adult, and there's a chance that I may not ever visit boston again. Because we only do travel once a year, so technically there is no limit on travel budget. We would love to visit different cities or countries every year. If I don't do it this time, well, I may never do it in my lifetime. I like tour because I don't need to plan/prepare & I do not need to worry about getting lost. And, I can always leave the walking tour or end the tour early if I want to.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm so sad for your first grade boy that his mom has so much anxiety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you for all comments. We already have science museum, aquarium, zoo, children museum, city bus tour, swan boat, park playground, harbor cruise etc in the plan with kids. I don't think it is run by college student because I will book the tour from other websites. It is like $20 pp per each tour, and $15 pp for harvard museum.

I am curious of these 2 colleges as an adult, and there's a chance that I may not ever visit boston again. Because we only do travel once a year, so technically there is no limit on travel budget. We would love to visit different cities or countries every year. If I don't do it this time, well, I may never do it in my lifetime. I like tour because I don't need to plan/prepare & I do not need to worry about getting lost. And, I can always leave the walking tour or end the tour early if I want to.

Cool. Why did you ask? Maybe leave the family behind at the hotel pool while you fulfill your dream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you for all comments. We already have science museum, aquarium, zoo, children museum, city bus tour, swan boat, park playground, harbor cruise etc in the plan with kids. I don't think it is run by college student because I will book the tour from other websites. It is like $20 pp per each tour, and $15 pp for harvard museum.

I am curious of these 2 colleges as an adult, and there's a chance that I may not ever visit boston again. Because we only do travel once a year, so technically there is no limit on travel budget. We would love to visit different cities or countries every year. If I don't do it this time, well, I may never do it in my lifetime. I like tour because I don't need to plan/prepare & I do not need to worry about getting lost. And, I can always leave the walking tour or end the tour early if I want to.

If you want to go, and your DH doesn't, then perhaps your DH can take the kids to the playground, or back to the hotel if there's a pool, and you can go by yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I don't have connections to harvard or MIT, but I know a friend graduated from MIT decades ago. If we do tours, we will do guided paid tours for harvard & MIT. We will check out the museum at harvard, and to answer pp's question, only curious george's store is closed. I am not sure if kids can handle all of the walking. I am hoping that if my early elementary kid likes boston or campus, it may give him more motivation word hard to achieve this dream.

Yeah that's hilarious.

[Anonymous]

I hope DH divorces you and gets custody of the kids. I can only imagine how horribly you are going to impact their mental health as they get older. Something is seriously wrong with you

[Anonymous]

You seem passionate about this, so do it!

But leave DH and the kids to do something kid focused during this time. Go find a park to run around, swim at the hotel, ride the t just because. There is zero point to taking little kids on a tour like this.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine any one else in the family being ok with their one vacation per year including walking tours of colleges they have no connection to, and with very small children who will hate every minute of it. Very strange strategy for the precious time off and away from home.

[Anonymous]

My kid would be bored and likely annoy the tour guide and other people on the tour.

My son has been to our alma maters for undergrad and my grad school, but not on official tours, its more like "here's were mommy's dorm was," "here's where daddy played basketball" "let me show you where to get go ice cream" not the tour that is geared toward prospective high school students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I don't have connections to harvard or MIT, but I know a friend graduated from MIT decades ago. If we do tours, we will do guided paid tours for harvard & MIT. We will check out the museum at harvard, and to answer pp's question, only curious george's store is closed. I am not sure if kids can handle all of the walking. I am hoping that if my early elementary kid likes boston or campus, it may give him more motivation word hard to achieve this dream.

what in the world?????? NO. Please stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I don't have connections to harvard or MIT, but I know a friend graduated from MIT decades ago. If we do tours, we will do guided paid tours for harvard & MIT. We will check out the museum at harvard, and to answer pp's question, only curious george's store is closed. I am not sure if kids can handle all of the walking. I am hoping that if my early elementary kid likes boston or campus, it may give him more motivation word hard to achieve this dream.

Whose dream is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you for all comments. We already have science museum, aquarium, zoo, children museum, city bus tour, swan boat, park playground, harbor cruise etc in the plan with kids. I don't think it is run by college student because I will book the tour from other websites. It is like $20 pp per each tour, and $15 pp for harvard museum.

I am curious of these 2 colleges as an adult, and there's a chance that I may not ever visit boston again. Because we only do travel once a year, so technically there is no limit on travel budget. We would love to visit different cities or countries every year. If I don't do it this time, well, I may never do it in my lifetime. I like tour because I don't need to plan/prepare & I do not need to worry about getting lost. And, I can always leave the walking tour or end the tour early if I want to.

Your priorities are all messed up. Please stop thinking of HYPSM (you know the acronym, right? Look it up) as these magical places that somehow offer something no one else does. It's not true. The more you put things on a pedestal, the more you'll be sorely disappointed later. Don't hurt your kids by talking up these Ivy League schools - you will create enormous pressure and anxiety in them as they grow up, because it's nearly impossible to get in, even for extremely talented students.

As an Asian parent, I feel you write like a poorly educated Asian who has entirely drunk the cool-aid and believes Harvard is the key to her kids' success. One of the worse stereotypes possible. If you talk like that in public, know that people think you're ridiculous. Keep the obsession with grades and name-brand colleges in your own head, and feel free to visit, but without your kids. They can do the appropriate tours when they're high schoolers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you for all comments. We already have science museum, aquarium, zoo, children museum, city bus tour, swan boat, park playground, harbor cruise etc in the plan with kids. I don't think it is run by college student because I will book the tour from other websites. It is like $20 pp per each tour, and $15 pp for harvard museum.

I am curious of these 2 colleges as an adult, and there's a chance that I may not ever visit boston again. Because we only do travel once a year, so technically there is no limit on travel budget. We would love to visit different cities or countries every year. If I don't do it this time, well, I may never do it in my lifetime. I like tour because I don't need to plan/prepare & I do not need to worry about getting lost. And, I can always leave the walking tour or end the tour early if I want to.

No way would I pay $20/ person for a structured college tour with young kids. If you want to check out campus just stop by and bring a picnic lunch, walk around for a bit, then move on to something else.

[Anonymous]

You should take a long vacation no makeup