<p>do parents come to the orientation?
and im not sure about this but.. i heard they can stay at a dorm..(?) yea... im really not sure. so can i get more info on that</p>
<p>also, if my parents only want to come to one of these (orientation/parent weekend), which one would be better?</p>
<p>thanks~</p>
<p>you want ur parents stayin in a dorm during orientation?!?</p>
<p>WHY?!?!</p>
<p>Because he loves and cares for them?</p>
<p>If I've heard correctly, there's a separate "parent's weekend" a month into the school year.</p>
<p>I don't believe parents stay for Freshmen Orientation. It's our week to meet, greet, and bond. :-)</p>
<p>parents should not stay for orientation. Don't be a crutch to your son or daughter and inhibit his or her independent making of friends. You won't see him every day in the future, so it's best not to be there for more than just the first weekend. As new freshman, we need to develop our independence in order to have a successful first semester.</p>
<p>Parents weekend is very popular; many parents from all over the country come. Basically your kids will play insider tour guide to cornell for you, and it's a great time. Highly recommended! both I and my parents loved it, despite the fact that I am a very social guy, enjoy partying, and couldn't love my independence any more! :D I would recommend staying in a hotel rather than a dorm...same social crutch issue, unless you're just staying for one night. Book early though, as it's a pain to have to have a hotel 30 minutes outside of ithaca.</p>
<p>owe...sparty...thats thge first time i'm seeing u strongly voicin ur views harshly...</p>
<p>but i beg to differ...parents have nurtured u since infancy and know u best...by stayin for Orientation week, they would be able to advice their kids on whats best and not at Cornell...i, for one, would love my mom and dad to be there for orientation</p>
<p>arjun, you are killing me man....parents dont belong at college!!! we do. and alcohol. and parties.
and to quote a great movie...
"the window of opportunity to take advantage of young women is getting smaller by the day!"
so please. no parents. i will laugh at you to no end if you bring your parents. and that waking up at 1-2am to do homework stuff is bull. your roommate will castrate you.</p>
<p>ok thats it im goin back to sleep...like normal people...</p>
<p>"your roommate will castrate you."</p>
<p>trhink over the following and have a nice and unpleasant day:</p>
<p>1) u might be that roomie...in which case better watch out
2) i prefer singles
3) i have a bad habit of makin people do things my way...if u get what i mean</p>
<p>you are a perverted little indian my friend...a very sick little indian</p>
<p>god have mercy on your roommate/neighbor/floormate/dormmate</p>
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<p>^ Agreed....</p>
<p>"but i beg to differ...parents have nurtured u since infancy and know u best...by stayin for Orientation week, they would be able to advice their kids on whats best and not at Cornell...i, for one, would love my mom and dad to be there for orientation"</p>
<p>I'd half-agree with Arjun on this one...
no offence, but if you cant make out the difference between right and wrong at this age, then something's seriously wrong with you.</p>
<p>I know that my parents probably would wanna stay over for the orientation week (at least my mom probably would), but they'd understand if I asked them for some privacy, independence. Maybe it's just the we were brought up...</p>
<p>great quote from road trip!</p>
<p>Arjun,
I doubt Cornell would let your parents stay in your room with you for any extended period of time.
Also, if you're to much of a pushover your roomate might act the same way towards your parents. (loud music at 4 am, having a girl over for "fun" while your parents are in the room ect.) I doubt your parents would approve of the lifestyle of many students in co-ed dorms.</p>
<p>haha thx aassddff, i try. :D</p>
<p>being from albany ny... my parents being 3 hrs away is close enough.</p>
<p>YOURE FROM ALBANY?!?!</p>
<p>where?!?!
im from clifton park</p>
<p>you're allowed to have anyone you want in your room actually. there's some limit like 3 days out of 7, but if you have a single nobody will care/stop you.</p>
<p>that said, i really think that if one needs his parents that much maybe it's a bit too soon for college for him.</p>
<p>haha thats funny, i was gonna go to clifton park today to go ice skating. i go to guilderland. i assume you go to shen?</p>
<p>I'm an alum and a parent. BIG MISTAKE to have your parents stay with you at all. Have them book a room now... you have an advantage over the regular decision students because rooms are scarce in Ithaca and they will be booking in April. The rates are higher during peak weekends, but your parents can stay a little further away (i.e. Cortland) if you want to save some money. This is your time to get acclimated to your new environment. You will be kept busy with all sorts of events day and night. It's a fun week. Your parents would not be comfortable sleeping on the floor in a tiny dorm room, but even more importantly, it's not the right thing to do. If you are having an adjustment problem, them you can go back to their hotel (I do not recommend that by the way). It's not fair to your fellow dorm dwellers. I can't imagine waking up and walking down the hall with my toothbrush and towel with a bunch of college freshmen at this point in my life. I would be the laughing stock... even more importantly... the unfortunate kid whose parents are staying in the dorm would be a laughing stock for the rest of the semester. This should not even be a consideration. You can find lodging on this website <a href="http://www.visitithaca.com/lodging/search.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.visitithaca.com/lodging/search.cfm</a></p>
<p>To answer the OP's original question, parents are welcome to come for orientation and help their son/daughter move into their rooms, shop, etc. They just don't stay in the dorms! The campus is flooded with parents that weekend. They usually leave by Saturday night or Sunday morning at the latest (with orientation starting on a Friday) There are many activities and seminars for them to attend both with the kids and for parents alone. Cornell is very clever, they usually have concurrent meetings for parents when the kids are meeting with their resident advisors (RA) or their orientation counselors (OC).</p>
<p>Also, you asked if your parents could only come to one weekend -Orientation Weekend or First Year Family Weekend, I would suggest that they come and get you settled on Orientation weekend.</p>