<p>So October 28-30 is the parent weekend for new students. I looked up what there was to do previous years at it and it just seems like a series of sports things, nothing worth flying my parents across the country for. Am I wrong? Should I just have my parents come visit me another weekend when it's not busy?</p>
<p>We went the first year because we didn’t want our daughter to feel left out. The town was hectic. After that, we usually visited on different weekends, most of the time was when she had a performance. It was easier (cheaper) to get a room and to get into our favorite restaurants.</p>
<p>We did the same as oldfort but we’re only 4 hours away by car. We did nothing that was scheduled. Just spent time with D, shopped for missing stuff and took her out to eat. We visited the museum and the walked the bird trails on our own. It was a nice visit but the kids were all jazzed up about Halloween parties.
Don’t think I would go across country for it.</p>
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A lot of parents leave after helping their kids move-in. IMHO, it would be better if parents visit some other time because at the time, they would have a higher chance to see Ithaca/Cornell from a more relaxing, less traffic perspective.</p>
<p>We were only 4 hours away and we did not go up for parents weekend. We were up just a couple weeks later when we were able to enjoy our visit, and go all over the Ithaca area. We never went up for parent weekend but we usually went up to Cornell about four times a year. I don’t think I would fly across country specifically for this weekend but I would surely go up for a visit where you could spend some good quality time and maybe stay a couple extra days with a rent a car and explore the school, go on a wine tour, see some of the falls and take in some of the student atmosphere in both downtown and college town. If you have not been there for any extended time than freshman year is a good time to do it. You will be able to relate to many things that your student is talking about if you get to know the area.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your stories, that’s pretty much what I assumed it would be like. I’d like them to see my school how it more normally would be, anyways!</p>
<p>We are coming up for homecoming, and we don’t have any kid going to Cornell. Well, that’s not true, I have a nephew up there, D2 is getting a very close personal look at Cornell before applying, and D1 is using us to pay for her first homecoming. I am looking forward for some spa treatments and restaurants at Cornell (bubble tea). All is good.</p>