<p>For those of you who attended cpw with your kid, was it worth it (we're from across the country)? I hear that only 10% of the events are for parents and that you're mostly doing stuff on your own (apart from your kid). My senior is comfortable travelling on his own so he doesn't feel like he needs me there with him. But, even to me, CPW sounds like lots of fun -- one huge week-end party. What did you parents do while at CPW? Was it very helpful in advising your kid on his college decision?</p>
<p>I did not attend but I don’t think parents should influence the decision of students.
My son tried to decide between MIT and Caltech and I let him go alone.
I recommend to go to the move-in orientation weekend though if you kid chooses MIT. There were different activities organized 100% for parents.</p>
<p>You should check out the MIT 2018 Admits Parent Group on Facebook. There are several posts there raving about how much fun it is. You just have to request to join the group.</p>
<p>The group is called “MIT Parents of the Class of 2018”.</p>
<p>EDIT by molliebatmit because the link won’t resolve; sorry Moominmama!</p>
<p>I went to CPW with my daughter and I found it very enlightening and enjoyable. There are different seminars and activities for parents and you should NOT expect to spend much time, if any with your child. I mostly saw my daughter in passing and we had a few calls/texts back and forth. My husband wasn’t able to attend so I ended up spending all my time with several other parents who I met the first day. It was really fun comparing notes, having meals with new friends and sharing our stories. If you are able to attend, I highly recommend it for parents as well as students. My D wasn’t decided on MIT prior to CPW and it was the first visit for us both so I think that makes a big difference in your decision to attend or not. </p>
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<p>I’ll also note that you shouldn’t try to spend some time with your child. This is where they may spend the next 4 years of their lives, probably very far away from you. Let them figure out what their peers will be like, what their classes* will be like, what their living spaces and clubs will be like, etc, without you there to insert your own opinion.</p>
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<li>I didn’t attend any science classes at CPW. I knew they’d be fine, so I attended HASS classes to see if they matched up with my very humanities-centered high school experience that I loved so much :)</li>
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<p>Yes my son found it very worthwhile. Parents did not atttend. Better for him to have free reign to figure if it is for him. It was not your average accepted students weekend-to put it mildly. But it was clearly good foreshadowing for his experience at MIT. He loves it.</p>