<p>I am just curious how many parents are actually attending FASET in the Summer or Fall. It is quite costly for both parents to attend in addition to paying the fee for the student. Is this beneficial for the parents?</p>
<p>If you’re nervous about your child going off to college, attendance at FASET is priceless (and should be mandatory). If you’re fine with your child heading off to college, and you are willing to put your child in charge of his or her own education, then you are probably fine not going.</p>
<p>No we are definitely the nervous parents. I will be attending but I just think it is awfully expensive for both parents to attend.</p>
<p>That cost includes 3 meals, so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think there’s any reason for a parent to attend FASET. If you want to travel to Atlanta with your student, that’s fine. But you can get a free tour of campus, a free meeting with campus safety, a free meeting with an academic counselor at your student’s major-school, a free meeting with the bursar’s office, etc outside of FASET. </p>
<p>The only reason they even have parent FASET is to keep parents occupied while the students are in regular FASET (and this comes from a former FASET cabinet member). You’ll be better off spending the $85 on aquarium tickets, Braves tickets, World of Coke tickets, Six Flag tickets, CNN Tour tickets, etc while your student is in his/her sessions.</p>
<p>The cost is pretty high for us too. My husband will be going with our son to FASET, but I’m going to have him read this page so he can get a better insight of what goes on. Maybe we can do without the $85 for him and just pay for our son.</p>
<p>My husband and I both want to attend but unfortunately one of us will be able to attend also. 330.00 for all three of us to attend doesnt fit in our budget right now since my D will be starting this summer.</p>
<p>Yea the cost is high.
If you hit the Applicant tab on Buzzport you can fill out the form for FASET- it says not to submit payment- the fee will be charged to your Burser’s Account -if that helps anyone. Having the finaid package- that works really well here- but still deciding</p>
<p>Do your daughter a favor and quit hovering. In all honesty once your child graduates high school they aren’t really a child anymore and don’t need mommy and daddy stalking them at FASET.</p>
<p>I assume from your comment that your parents won’t be attending the “parent” orientation that Tech offers. It is unfortunate for you that you wont have your parents support your during freshman orientation. Tech wouldn’t offer a separate parent orientation if they thought it was valuable. As someone stated in a previous post attending parents attending FASET is priceless. My daughter wants the support of her parents at FASET and we will be there. This post specifically asks for the comment of parents and adults not a kid so grow up and go posts your comments on other posts that ask for your opinion. I really don’t know why I bother responding to some of these immature comments but I won’t bother responding to ignorance again.</p>
<p>G.P. Burdell:
We’ve already attended the Connect With Tech session with our son. Is the FASET session for parents pretty similar regarding information, etc.?</p>
<p>I don’t know what they cover in the parent’s sessions at CwT. That must be a new thing (previously, only students attended CwT). </p>
<p>At the end of the day, I don’t think there’s anything really important covered for parents or students - the only things that actually matter are registration and buzzcards. The point of FASET is to introduce students to other students (many students come to Tech knowing no one, so this is a good introduction) and it calms down some students that are anxious about how college works (by allowing them to spend some time overnight in a dorm).</p>
<p>But because those are the two goals, I think FASET works best without much parental interaction. You don’t want to spend the evening with your student, because that’s when he or she would otherwise meet people, and you don’t want to “stop in” frequently, because it affects the student’s ability to emotionally transition from an environment with oversight (home) to an environment with no oversight (college).</p>
<p>That’s why “parent FASET” was created. At least originally, it was added because parents would follow students around. The “parent FASET” gave parents something to do. But maybe you’ll find something interesting this year - it’s been a very long time since I’ve been involved, and I’m sure it’s changed. </p>
<p>But personally, if one of my kids go to Tech, I’m going to drop her off at FASET and spend the day at a Braves game. I’ll make a quick phone call in the evening, that I fully expect to be send to voice mail.</p>
<p>WOW applett1991-talk about hitting a nerve huh?</p>
<p>Parents not attending FASET here either- but still have FULL support for orientation and anything else that might come up along the way. So actually,it’s not “unfortunate” on any level-quite the contrary ! ( did TECH tour 2xs w/ parents-tour guide was great and answered lots of questions).
Also- the amount of information found on-line is amazing.</p>
<p>*Great thing about these discussion forums is that people can express thoughts/ share ideas.
That “kid” had something to share,and you as the “adult/parent” chose to belittle/insult!
WOW!
To each his own I guess.</p>
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<li>After re-reading your post I’d like to add that: Some parents raise their kids to stand on their own two feet, and others to be carried.<br>
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a parent choosing to attend FASET. Nor is their anything wrong with them choosing not to.
You, applett1991, are a real piece of work.
Good luck with that.</li>
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<p>georgia30135- If bookishtrombone chose to share his opinion then he should be ready for the feedback…His opinion answered her question in no kind of way…It was an opinion that was not needed…if applet1991 chooses to support her D at FASET, let her…Parent FASET is for the parents, and i’m pretty sure us students won’t be with our parents…And I don’t think any parent purposely raise their child to be “carried”…</p>
<p>Wow-Again!
What seemed like a bit of sarcastic humor seems to have gotten two people tied in a proverbial knot. (which in it’s self is pretty humorous)
Opinions don’t automatically necessitate a response.</p>
<p>Are you defending YOUR mom or something- Applett1991, by the way, in my opinion was extremely rude to the bookishtrombone guy.</p>
<p>All that aside, you obviously didn’t actually read my entire post.</p>
<p><em>There is absolutely nothing wrong with a parent choosing to attend FASET. Nor is there anything wrong with them choosing not to.</em></p>
<p>Lighten up there girls-
Who cares if he didn’t answer her question the way she wanted people to (move on and don’t reply)-
And it didn’t sound to me like the post was a direct attack on anyone in particular.
Other than the AP-mom dissing the BT-guy.
And I agree. I also don’t think anyone PURPOSELY raises their child to be “carried”- It happens though.</p>
<p>Gonna end it here. Sorry you don’t like what was said. Feel free to ignore this post.</p>
<p>I have gotten a lot of good information from this website, and hope to in the future.
In turn, I’ve tried to be helpful when I can with info I have come across.</p>