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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a Freshmen in college. I have never had Facebook. I don't follow any of that. I do see the general university webpage on Insta--and announcements there.

I never checked my kids' Canvas school sites since the first year in MS.  They were independent.  HS----they showed up and came home and all was good. They are completely independent.

I was turned off on the tour for our state school which was filled with NoVA parents and the truly idiotic over-bearing questions.  Kid is at a school that draws from all over, including Internationally, and the times we have had move-in, parent orientation, school tour and gone to visit the parents seem very chill and hands-off.  fwiw, it's ivy so don't know if it is the independence these kids have to make it there.[/quote]

You’re joking right?

In my experience, Ivy FB parent page truly is the worst for this sort of helicoptering. How do you think the kids got there in the first place without mama managing them every step of the way?

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Hmmm. Cornell is really mild. 
More political than anything child-centered.[/quote]

The Cornell one is terrible. It is completely hijacked by a certain group of people and they aggressively jump on anyone with a different viewpoint.  [/quote]

Interesting.  My son is at Auburn and the FB parents page admins absolutely shut down any political talk.  Immediately. Some newbies tried around the election and it didn't last even an hour before it was removed.  Which is nice because I am sure I don't share the same views as many of the parents.  Honestly, the parents page gives me hope that people of different political views can get along when all is said and done. There are many lovely people on that page (and lovely kids at the school).[/quote]

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