<p>Do most parents go to the New Student Convocation? I would imagine parking, etc would be a zoo. How about the Dean's Welcome at each college? We want to give our kid the space he may want, but don't want him to be the only one there by himself. If parents go, what is the dress? We are packing as light as possible as to give our son as much space in the suitcases as possible. </p>
<p>Also, how is the Dump & Run sale? Hoping to get things for the townhouse he may never use, like a vacuum or cookware.</p>
<p>I think most parents went to the convocation - I certainly recommend it. Somehow the parking thing really wasn’t that bad. Maybe we walked, I kindof forget!!
Yeah, we went to the Dean’s thing as well. I think both pres and the dean addressed the parents directly, so yes I’m glad we were all there.
I wore a simple top and a pair of capris - it was HOT!! No one was particularly dressed up.
I do remember seeing one freshman act out against his parents - good lord, it was terrible - 18 yo and throwing a temper tantrum!! The parents looked heartbroken and I don’t think he impressed fellow students with his independence!</p>
<p>I don’t remember parking as being particularly bad. I have to say that Cornell does a very good job of moving students in. We didn’t have tondo anything. We went to the convocation also. We stayed over 2 nights and left on Sat.</p>
<p>I told my parents not to worry about staying overnight Friday because all they’d miss is the convocation and the dean’s welcome thing. Was that a mistake?</p>
<p>@Kate in FL, many parents do attend New Student Convocation. After driving and unpacking your son’s belongings in his respective dorm, you’ll prolly park in C-Lot or A-Lot on North Campus depending on available parking spaces. You can take the TCAT buses to the convocation location, however, if the weather is nice, I’d just walk. The campus isn’t big, and it’s just nice to check out the scenery.</p>
<p>Dump & Run is great. People usually go very early to get the good stuff. There’s always some good stuff that people leave behind from previous years. But again, go early if you can.</p>
<p>ya could somebody please explain to me how all these little orientation programs work? </p>
<p>i’ve heard people say that nobody goes to them, but in the papers Cornell actually sent they make it sound pretty important and some even say mandatory (??).</p>
<p>Also with the parents thing, my parents are only going to be there on friday to help me move in and then they will leave. is that going to be a problem? like will there be stuff that everybody is there with their parents and its only me without my family?</p>
<p>Well, the Cornell welcome packets are definitely going to say that all those things are mandatory/important because they want you to go, but trust me, none of it is actually mandatory. My parents left pretty much an hour after arriving, and they definitely didnt miss out on anything.</p>
<p>The only things I did that that I’d say were really “mandatory” were getting your ID made (you need it for EVERYTHING-- its how you get food, into the gym, charge things to your Bursar, and you even need it for the majority of the bars and ctown parties you’ll go to). Also, you obviously need to check in with your dorm and get keys and whatnot…I’d also rec that you get a bank account opened if you dont have one that has an ATM on campus.</p>
<p>Also, there was a meeting with my major that introduced all the faculty and the classes but Im pretty sure that wasnt until maybe the day before school started? And even that wasn’t totally mandatory but I would recommend going if your major does the same.</p>
<p>Other than that, I didn’t go to any of the “mandatory” events, neither did my friends or their parents, and we all turned out fine.</p>