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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All ivies except Cornell. They are like ants at the rest - the heavily curated experiences the parents manufactured for the kids to get into the ivies shifts over to targeting IB or MBB internships [/quote]

Ha! Cornell parent here. There are definitely helicopter parents as evidenced by the parents FB group. I nearly lost it when a mom posted asking for how to get the schedule for the bus that runs through campus and town. I responded that it’s her kid’s job to learn how to navigate these type of situations and figure out how to reach out to the resources on campus to find the schedule. Some other mom scolded me for my response saying that the kids are studying so much and that it’s okay to help with things like this. 😂😂😂

OP—they are on every campus. Don’t be one. [/quote]

Kids are so much faster figuring out bus systems on their phone anyways. At one student welcome day, a current junior said they had to learn to do laundry in the dorm when they moved in freshman year. One admitted kid turned to their parent and exclaimed: "what? don't you learn that before you get to college?"[/quote]

Students in cities definitely count on their apps to check their bus or train (T if you’re in Boston) for delays or changes.   One sad story my daughter told me that her train was delayed because someone ran in front of the train.

My daughter found laundry service pretty quickly but if you use the washers and dryers they are self explanatory.   A simple look at tips on laundry will tell you to read the labels, what colors to wash together,  air dry or not.   No teaching necessary.   [/quote]

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