Which Admitted Student's Days were really worth it?

[Anonymous]

We are going to one this week where they separate the students and parents and have separate sessions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a blast at Michigan's! They brought in the marching band, answered lots of questions, showed a lived-in dorm room and offered lunch in a good cafeteria. DD was already 99% committed but left so excited and proud to go to Michigan.

you went with your student to an admitted students day?

I have been to many admitted student days with my kids. I have never seen a kid at one of these events without a parent. Why would you send them alone?

Good grief, really?
When I did these 30 years ago NO ONE went with their parents, and I think we all know the stereotypes about helicoptering. But I get it, I wouldn't want my kid to be the only either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a blast at Michigan's! They brought in the marching band, answered lots of questions, showed a lived-in dorm room and offered lunch in a good cafeteria. DD was already 99% committed but left so excited and proud to go to Michigan.

you went with your student to an admitted students day?

I have been to many admitted student days with my kids. I have never seen a kid at one of these events without a parent. Why would you send them alone?

Good grief, really?
When I did these 30 years ago NO ONE went with their parents, and I think we all know the stereotypes about helicoptering. But I get it, I wouldn't want my kid to be the only either.

PS - for one, I flew by myself, across country, figured out how to get to the school etc etc and i think it was really goodfor me. not sure it would have occured to me to have my mother or fagher with me

[Anonymous]

That was 30 years ago when people thought hitchhiking was fine too.

[Anonymous]

You don’t have to go with your kid. But most kids had a parent with them. The ones who didn’t come with a parent seemed to be local. For example a kid sat next to us at Ohio State’s program who was from Columbus. Btw, my kid found the OSU program really helpful—mainly the presentation by the particular school—and chose to go there (despite the truly awful weather that day).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That was 30 years ago when people thought hitchhiking was fine too.

PP here. True.
I am realizing we need to go because everyone else is.
I'm bummed because I raised a kid who could totally do this on her own at age 18.

[Anonymous]

I went with my daughter to see Iowa - I had never been before. We’re heading to Michigan this weekend to MSU and the whole family is going (we also have friends in the area). Never occurred to me to send her alone.

[Anonymous]

Your child might have also said no parents are going because she thinks you wouldn't want to go anyways and didn't want to stress you out bc of leaving work or expenses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That was 30 years ago when people thought hitchhiking was fine too.

Nobody thought hitchhiking was fine 30 years ago.

--Class of '85

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went with my daughter to see Iowa - I had never been before. We’re heading to Michigan this weekend to MSU and the whole family is going (we also have friends in the area). Never occurred to me to send her alone.

My son graduated from MSU in May. He loved it. He was accepted to multiple other schools, some "better" by DCUM standards. Halfway through our tour he asked me to put in the deposit on my phone.

He's gainfully employed here in the DC area with an Econ degree, and a pretty good salary.

Go green!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was 30 years ago when people thought hitchhiking was fine too.

Nobody thought hitchhiking was fine 30 years ago.

--Class of '85

I might be off by a decade- but wasn't there a time when people did it all the time? Personally, I never did it, but I thought people did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a blast at Michigan's! They brought in the marching band, answered lots of questions, showed a lived-in dorm room and offered lunch in a good cafeteria. DD was already 99% committed but left so excited and proud to go to Michigan.

you went with your student to an admitted students day?

I have been to many admitted student days with my kids. I have never seen a kid at one of these events without a parent. Why would you send them alone?

+1
People like the PP are going out of their way to be deliberately obtuse. Admitted student days are for parents as well as the students. I've never been to one and seen a student by themselves - and I have four kids, so that's a lot of ASDs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went with my daughter to see Iowa - I had never been before. We’re heading to Michigan this weekend to MSU and the whole family is going (we also have friends in the area). Never occurred to me to send her alone.

My son graduated from MSU in May. He loved it. He was accepted to multiple other schools, some "better" by DCUM standards. Halfway through our tour he asked me to put in the deposit on my phone.

He's gainfully employed here in the DC area with an Econ degree, and a pretty good salary.

Go green!

Right now this is my daughter’s top choice. She asked me the other day “if I really love it this weekend can I commit right then and there?”
I think we’ve got a future Spartan in the house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was 30 years ago when people thought hitchhiking was fine too.

PP here. True.
I am realizing we need to go because everyone else is.
I'm bummed because I raised a kid who could totally do this on her own at age 18.

DP. All of these kids are perfectly capable of doing this on their own. The point is, it's for both students AND parents. Not sure why you don't grasp this.

[Anonymous]

We did the Admitted Students' Days for VT, W&M, and UVA. Definitely helped DC to make the decision. Chose VT.