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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Penn Admitted Students Day for DC1 and found the parents there to similar to what OP described. A bit uptight and shouldering others.

Was just at the UChicago Open House this weekend for DC2 and I thought it was much better. Down to earth parents. One thing that bothered me was when the professor in the mock Philosophy class asked questions for the students, the parents raised their hands and detracted from the students’ answers.[/quote]

WTF?? That’s insane.

In addition to the parents being obnoxious, why would the professor even choose call on a parent if kids’ hands were raised??

Also, why were the parents even allowed to attend the class in the first place? We just did Northwestern’s Wildcat Day for accepted students, and it was clear that the mock classes were for students only. No parents allowed.

On a related note, Northwestern did a great job of separating kids and parents for parts of the day, including lunch. The school handled the communication about that with grace, and parents seemed happy to comply. Great for the kids, and I met some very nice parents. Warm, encouraging vibes across the board. [/quote]

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