Advice to Freshman Parents
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Anonymous
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I suggest you book your kid's Thanksgiving travel now.
I just bought my kid's train ticket home for that weekend, and the trains were 40% full already. Yes, I know that the pandemic is a bit of a wild card...but the traffic nightmare is a guarantee! Probably worse that usual. |
Anonymous
| Train? That’s…quaint. |
Anonymous
Oh shut up. Some people actually give a crap about the environment. I have sent my kids to Boston from NYC on the train multiple times. |
Anonymous
It's sometimes actually cheaper and all told, not much of a difference time-wise. Do you disagree? |
Anonymous
Are you an actual freshman parent? Just wondering. |
Anonymous
I am. |
Anonymous
Your response is ... rude. |
Anonymous
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If the parents live in DMV and kid goes to school in Philly, NY, other close areas where Amtrak goes, why wouldn’t they take the train?
That was a bizarre response. I’m a freshman parent and wish my DD is going to a school where she could take the train home |
Anonymous
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The train is great.
As for advice for Freshmen of course book early any means of travel. |
Anonymous
| How do u know what day to book? |
Anonymous
Quaint? My kid takes the train to and from school every time except move-in and move-out. It’s perfect! Don’t get the condescension. Every school is not easy/timely to drive to/from nor in a location conducive to air travel. |
Anonymous
Thanks, PP. I booked a round trip train reservation for my DD. Amtrak has a student discount. Rates were quite reasonable. Ignored “quaint” poster. |
Anonymous
Mine too. They love it. Ignore the uneducated. |
Anonymous
You can check the academic calendar for your child’s college. It will list the breaks and duration. |
Anonymous
Some professors cancel Class Monday and Tuesday some don’t. |