<p>I'm going up with the 'rents; should they come to the activities (info sessions, etc.) with us?</p>
<p>yep. just make sure you have some time to explore by yourself/go around with your host/ etc.</p>
<p>Your parents should go to parties with you and chaperone you.</p>
<p>Yes, you should definitely have your parents there to keep an eye on you. After all, how are you going to know how to handle yourself there?</p>
<p>**** muerte</p>
<p>a serious answer, maybe? Which events should/shouldn’t they go to? and is a host only for those staying the night?</p>
<p>I (a 'rent) went up with D and her girlfriend for Cornell days. I checked into a hotel, attended a few information sessions with them and the girls did the red carpet overnight host thing. There were other parents present for the sessions, and the students were on their own from 3 or 4 on. The girls had dinner with their hosts, then spent the night exploring the campus, checking out collegetown and socializing with other students on campus. I picked them up in the morning and we headed home. If your parents want to come, the campus is big enough to keep you separate, and Ithaca has a life for them as well.</p>
<p>if you’re not staying over night would it still be okay if your parents just dropped you off and picked you up like 7 hours later? my parents thought it was for students so they made other plans but im a little hesitant about just wandering the campus by myself for the whole day because i’m not staying overnight…</p>
<p>if you have 7hrs of stuff planned out then it should be ok…</p>
<p>if not…maybe someone on here could volunteer to meet with your for a few hours</p>
<p>there are a couple of sessions and what not that i would like to attend that should take up half of the day. would it be weird to just wonder around campus and what not? lol</p>
<p>i would look at any special lectures/event going on that day and maybe consider those as fillers…</p>
<p>you wouldnt look weird walking around…although most will probably have their parents…</p>
<p>haha okay thanks. I’ll just bring a book and walk around when i have free time and take a long time eating lunch and what not. thanks for the info.</p>
<p>There are information sessions at each individual college and most students attend with their parents. Parents aren’t necessary, but are welcome at all of the academic events.</p>
<p>What is typical/a suggestion for eating lunch on campus? Can you just visit any dining hall or do you need a Cornell dining card or something?</p>
<p>You can eat anywhere you choose, you’ll just pay with cash or credit. If you’re going to be on Central campus your choices include Trillium, Ivy Room, Oakenshields (all you care to eat…wouldn’t recommend it though), Statler and I guess there’s a new dining area in Weill Hall.</p>
<p>i would try to make lunch as soon as the dining hall opens b/c of traffic…</p>
<p>Depending on what college you’re looking at, you can find some organized lunches… for example, Arts & Sciences organizes lunches with current students. There are plenty of events that you could put together to make the day happen. But my favorite part of visiting schools was just sitting and watching students walk by… when I went to Cornell, I could see myself on the campus. That’s how I knew it was right for me!</p>