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[quote=Anonymous]We have a DS (our first to go to college) at W&M and were (and still are with a long line of kids behind) active at the high school. We chose to join the Parent Family Council at W&M and I can share our experience.  Being "active" at a child's college is not like high school.  You are not asked to design or implement programming.  We have found it to be very informative and useful.  As for visits to campus there is programming on Parents Weekend and the spring weekend when admitted students are invited to tour the campus.  There are some faculty invited to join the lunch at both.  What we took away was a better understanding of the student opportunities at W&M, and experiences of other parents' students.

I don't think it has been an infringement on "his thing" at all.  We have met interesting parents from around the country and heard their viewpoint on the joint program with ST. Andrews which we had no knowledge of.  We had opportunities to hear about lots of campus topics from safety to study abroad.  I think it was very informative and actually a lot of fun.  Williamsburg is a beautiful town to visit and having our own agenda made it interesting.

Yes, they will ask for a donation.  In our case we qualified for in-state tuition which is much less than the other schools he was considering, each of whom charged over $60,000.  We felt it appropriate to give something to make up some of this, and would have done so without the group.  You can allocate to anything you wish if you so desire.  The group also has a number of out of state parents who say that even their tuition is below the comparables and are happy to give.  No one seems bothered by this part because the school provides such a good education.

I would say if you are at all active in a high school environment you would enjoy this interaction.  We have found it very pleasant and interesting.

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