<p>So I've been selected as a finalist for a scholarship from a certain school. So now I have to go down to the school for a weekend. I was wondering, do I bring one of my parents with me? I've never done one of these weekends before so I'm kind of confused about it. Do I go by myself or bring a parent along?</p>
<p>I would email the school (whoever is involved with the finalist weekend) and ask if a parent can come with you.</p>
<p>Typically, a parent can travel with you, but not hang around you during the weekend. Some schools arrange things for parents to do during the weekend, sometimes the parents just tour the school or hang out with a good book.</p>
<p>No your parents don’t stay with you. Now if your parents want to drive you down and drop you off that’s common. You parents would then stay on their own at a nearby hotel assuming it’s it’s a fair drive from your home.</p>
<p>oh okay. it’s pretty far away (i live in california and the school is in virginia) so i would assume then that my parents would stay home, right?</p>
<p>Yes, they can stay home. At many schools, though, the parents have things planned for them during student interviews … so parents are often welcome. However, their presence is not mandatory.</p>
<p>You will want to make sure that the school has arranged transportation to/from the airport, though.</p>
<p>Mercy…</p>
<p>Is the school paying for any of the trip? Transportation? shuttle to and from airport? hotel? meals? </p>
<p>Has the school provided any info regarding this?</p>
<p>yes, the school is providing for the transportation and i’m pretty sure they’re providing for the transportation from the airport to the school as well</p>
<p>Call the school and simply ask what kids do that live far away. You should find out if they provide housing for you. If they do and they say that some kids bring their parents, then I would assume your parents would get a hotel room, explore the town, the campus etc. on their own. It is also possible as some have said that the college will tell you it is not uncommon for parents to come and there is a “program” for them. If the tradition is for kids to come alone, I’m sure the college will tell you that. I think calling and asking these type of nuanced questions is entirely proper and acceptable.</p>
<p>last year I went to finalist weekend with my daughter. We stayed in a hotel except the evening when she stayed overnight at the college. Parents were included in the activites or had their own program.
My impression was that parents were expected to attend</p>
<p>the school is actually washinton university in st. louis. has anyone gone through the finalist weekend? do students usually bring their parents?</p>