<p>For the Blue Devil Days, are parents supposed to accompany prospective students as they explore campus and "attend classes; meet our outstanding faculty and current students, as well as your prospective classmates; and experience the energy of Dukes beautiful campus and its incredible facilities."?</p>
<p>Basically, are parents supposed to go and what do they do there (follow along? separate thing?)?</p>
<p>They can go if they want to. They have their own separate things to go to. You’ll have time to be together, but there’s plenty of time to be alone and get to know people without parents hovering over your shoulders. (:</p>
<p>I went to Blue Devil days. At the start there was coffee and breakfast snacking where parents were standing around with their kids and I met a few parents that way. But quickly separated from my son for 80% of the day. We met up a couple times to share observations. There were Parent Only gatherings. I met a few parents taking the shuttles by myself around. I met a student who had driven to Duke solo from far away who was 18 and he was on his way to UPenn as well. There were some kids who flew in and took taxis to campus who were solo. I don’t think staying in the dorms is a good idea. Why? everyone is busy socializing or getting ready for final exams and projects and it is a bit of an imposition. You don’t really need to worry about making friends on this day. Freshman orientation on East is plenty early enough for getting to make new friends. I would sleep in the hotel and save yourself for that final push in high school. Fives on APs mean a lot in many colleges for placement out of things. Get some rest.
Most of all enjoy yourself and chat up other visiting students. My son met a lot of other students during Blue Devil Day. Some never returned and took other offers. It is an interesting and happy day in your life. Enjoy it.<br>
Meet up with a parent a couple times during the day or for dinner and paddle your own canoe most of the time. You have a lot of thinking to do.
congrats! Go Blue!</p>
<p>Current student here: we volunteer to host kids, it is not at all an “imposition.” I’m excited to show a prospective student what I love about Duke, and I think experiencing dorm life is extremely important for picking a college - it gives kids a real picture of campus life, not just the polished version presented at the official events. My mind was made up about college after staying overnight at my top two choices, and I would encourage any current seniors to make the absolute most of their college visits by staying in the dorms.</p>