NSO - Parents Program

<p>Any feedback on the parents program for NSO? This is our 1st child in college so I thought it might be interesting. Also, how do you register?</p>

<p>You can register for the parents program after your kid signs up for NSO.</p>

<p>We didn’t do it. Between the info session, tour, and Accepted Student Day, we felt like we had enough information, so it didn’t seem worth the price ($100/adult + hotel for 2 or 3 nights).</p>

<p>Thank you, notrichenough- I have also been trying to decide what more info they could possibly give me to make it worth taking 2 days off of work, paying for a hotel room, gas, and the $100 fee. Think I’ll pass…and have $100 more to put toward that tuition bill (this is my first, also, in college).</p>

<p>It just seemed to me that a lot of stuff they were going to do is either stuff I had done already, or is really only of interest to my kid (and hopefully they talked about it in <em>his</em> orientation), like “Academic Support” or “Technology @ UMass”. I probably would find it interesting - but not enough to pay for.</p>

<p>I also don’t think I am a particularly “helicopter-y” parent and my kid is pretty self-sufficient (I let him drive himself to NSO and back), so I didn’t think I needed sessions on “Letting Go” or “Creating a Home Away From Home” or whatever.</p>

<p>Other parents may feel differently.</p>

<p>I initially didn’t think I would go but I’m planning on going because someone who the DW works with recommended it.</p>

<p>Our plan at this point is to haul our pop-up camper and stay at a nearby campground…make a family outing out of it (for everyone but the S who gets to stay in the dorms).</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback! Luckily we live only 40 min away so no hotel is needed - I can just drive up. My husband went w/ my son to the open house for admitted students and were very impressed. I wish I had been able to go as well since we never did a tour. Guess I’ll just have to look over the itinerary again …</p>