<p>I just finished registering for my Orientation, but I saw something about needing a parent guest to attend the parent orientation…Do one of my parents HAVE to attend? They’re really busy with work and stuff and I would really prefer not paying an extra $200.</p>
<p>I don’t think they have to, but at open house they told us that 75% of the students have a parent attending with them. Just FYI. We have gone back and forth, as it is $1000 for me to fly back with my DD and I have seen the campus twice, but have decided that it is worth it as there is not a single person that we know personally going there from the west coast. Her entire school of 500 is staying in CA/OR/WA except for perhaps 10 people! Which is EXACTLY why she wants to go to Boston! Can’t wait for the adventure!</p>
<p>Oh, okay. Thanks for your reply, but I think I’m going to call the office tomorrow to confirm it.</p>
<p>It is definitely not mandatory to have a parent attend orientation, but many do. Because a lot of BU students come from New England and the Mid-Atlantic area, it is within driving distance for many families. We live 1500 miles away, but I am going to orientation with my daughter. I want to see where all my money is going!</p>
<p>The entire family is flying from India to Boston with the D!!
I am so envious people from CA/OR etc. 
Not only do I have four international tickets, i am also paying for the orientation.
also making this a college visit for my Xth grader.
wish me luck while I try to survive the next few months - I have no idea how i will say goodbye.</p>
<p>It’s definitely fun for the parents, but don’t worry about it being awkward if your parent isn’t there. You won’t see them at all after the program starts. My mom had an absolute blast, though, so it’s definitely worth it for your parents to go if they want to.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what residence the students will be in? I know the parents stay in StuVi 2</p>
<p>west campus, usually rich hall with spillover into sleeper</p>
<p>I fail to see the point of parents going to orientation. I didn’t realize that 75% do, and I’m not sure I believe that stat. Then again, I also fail to see the point in parents spending hours a day on this forum bragging about their kids, doing their research for them, and pretending that they’re the ones going to college next year.</p>
<p>I went to orientation without my parents. We live in MA, but I wanted orientation to be my first experience at BU on my own. From experience, I can say that you absolutely will be fine without parents there! It isn’t required at all. In fact, even if your parents attend, BU shuttles them off to parent specific events the entire time. You will be with your fellow future students the entire time while they do parent activities.</p>
<p>I went to orientation last year without my parents and was completely fine. It was my first time even being in Boston (as I am from CA) and I think I had more fun because my parents weren’t there. I was being thrown into everything new and I made friends quickly and started to hang out with them Wednesday night on the excursions into Boston. Going without parents is completely fine! :)</p>