<p>Hi all,
DD is going to UVM accepted student day, coming up shortly. I had no intention of going, but the college sent us parents a letter to remind us of the event and the letter seemed to expect that a parent would be accompanying our daughter. Do parents normally go to these things? What on earth would I do? My daughter doesn't need me to chauffeur her; she is capable of getting herself there and back. Thoughts?</p>
<p>When DS went last spring, I went with him. It was fun. If I recall correctly, we attended most (if not all?) sessions together. Seems to me the vast majority of students had at least one parent with them. If your DD feels comfortable going on her own and you’re not interested in going, I’m sure that’s fine too, but I think she’ll definitely be in the minority being there alone. I went to all of DS’s accepted student days with him so we could talk about and compare them. The final decision was his, but for each school, I did point out the potential pros and cons as I saw them for him to think about. </p>
<p>The programs that we went to had a student program and a parent program…a few things were done together. We liked this format. Kids could ask their questions and parents could ask theirs. We compared notes at the end and it really helped to facilitate our discussions when it came down to selecting a school at the end of April.</p>
<p>Well, work has been crazy this week, so I had to let my daughter go it alone. She was fine, got lots of questions answered but did text me “Most kids are here with a parent”. Geez, kiddo, way to lay a guilt trip on your mom! </p>