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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]wish they separated the students from the parents in some events.  parents were grabbing the free swag and hogging up the tables.[/quote]

Agreed! Parents of Penn admits seemed obnoxious and clout-chasing. [/quote]

I had the same impression. I was surprised how many parents rubbed me the wrong way during breakfast, the arts & sci break out, and open house. Everyone seemed to radiate a very intense competitive energy. I remember thinking, "calm down, your kid got into a school with so many resources, enjoy it" but many seemed to be sizing up the other parents, grabbing merch or asking me directly (after a brief hi) which other schools my kid got into and asking me to name names. Weird energy for sure. [/quote]

Were we at the same event? I experienced NONE of this. All the parents and kids were perfectly fine. I did not notice any type of "clout chasing" or asking of inappropriate or socially inept questions. Is this a you problem? And where on earth were they "grabbing merch"? The only place they were really giving out "merch" was at check-in and it was a very orderly process. None of this is consistent with our experience - but then again, I wasn't looking for issues to get worked up in a tizzy over.[/quote]

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