<p>Any of you parents out there with students in Northeastern have any input on their orientation ? For instance, do the parents actually stay there in the dorms while the students do their thing ?
I won't be able to attend, so my daughter's father will accompany her.
She got an email about the dates yesterday, but we were unclear about the
arrangements.</p>
<p>lje, parents have the option of staying in the dorms. I did and they put me in West Village so it was a decent room with AC. A bit like a nuns room, nothing in it expect what I brought, of course. My advice is bring a couple of books...That first night you are pretty much hanging around on your own at the dorm with the other parents. The students are housed in other dorms, when I was there they were in Stetson, the freshmen dorm across campus. Probably because some of West Village is still housing upperclasmen who are in school. If your daughter and husband want to coordinate being together they will need to use cel phones to arrange i.e. breakfast at a certain time and I'll meet you in a certain place. </p>
<p>The next day you are busy and they have a bunch of programs going on. Parents end up chatting mostly with other parents, particularly if your child is independent at all. My son went off without me even in the dining hall and me this roommate as they knew from facebook both would be there.
If possible, your daughter might want to make contact with her roommate and see if she is at the same orientation. I know she doesn't have her roommate stuff yet but she will have it before orientation. Other questions, feel free to PM me. Son is a current sophomore, rising middler.</p>
<p>Forgot to say that some parents stayed in hotels when I went but unless you are fussy about accommodations it really isn't necessary. Also Stetson has no AC so DD should bring a small handheld fan and some water.</p>
<p>I attended the orientation 2 summers ago. Parents can choose to stay in the dorms which is a lot cheaper than hotels; however, parents stayed in the West Village suites which have which bathrooms, AC, kitchen areas etc, while students stayed in the Stetson freshman dorms. There were activities planned during the day for both parents and students although these were pretty much separate the whole time, so if you are lucky you might see your kid during mealtimes. If you have never visited or toured the campus before, the parent sessions can be informative and helpful; they even had some walking tours for parents so you could see the area surrounding the campus. Parents were on their own in the evenings; although they did schedule various activities for students (games, films, etc) so even then you might not see much of your student. And there are no TVs in the dorm rooms so be sure to bring work or a book during your down time unless you spend it hanging out with other parents.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the info. I will pass it on to her dad.
he may just stay with his brother or sister who live a reasonable distance from Boston..at least it is an option.
knowing my daughter she will want to be on her own with the other students as much as she can..
She already has a roommate lined up, but she was under the impression that orientation is by major, at least somewhat.. Her roommate is not in the same school as she is ( Bouve )
I know she was hoping to meet up with her, but maybe over the summer instead.</p>
<p>lje62, did your dtr get her e-mail on her NEU account or regular e-mail? We are awaiting the dates of orientation so we can make summer vacation plans and haven't received anything yet. My son will be an Engineering major so maybe this is done by majors as well?</p>
<p>Do most parents stay in the dorms or hotels? Do the students pick their schedule at that time also?</p>
<p>I'm not sure what most parents do but quite a few parents that I met stayed in the dorms; it's certainly more convenient to be right on campus and not have to deal with transportation or parking issues. And since I was a commuter during my own college years it was quite an adventure for me... </p>
<p>And yes, students meet with advisors and pick their schedules during the orientation.</p>
<p>The students pick their schedules as scansmom mentioned and the parent is not with them when this is done.<br>
The summer I attended orientation it was a mixed bag...many from out of area stayed in the dorms because we didn't rent a car. Just flew in and cabbed it to NEU and back.
Yes, orientations are set up by majors.</p>