<p>As a parent of a freshman, I’m wondering about the importance of this weekend, for me, for my child. Thoughts? Experiences? Thanks :)</p>
<p>Not important at any school, less important at a large school, some importance if it’s your alma mater and it’s a big football game or the like. If you want to see your kid, go ahead.</p>
<p>yep, I’d love it if my mom came to one these, but that’s mostly because she lives 12 hours away and I don’t get to see her that often. I feel like most parents who come to parent’s weekend live in the NY, CT, MA or NJ so they can really drive up for any weekend. Parent’s weekend does usually fall on the Head of the Charles Regatta though, so it’s a nice sporting event in lieu of football.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback. We do live close, but the dropping by any weekend is out. I like the idea of a time especially set aside for a visit. It’s nice to hear that a student would want a parent to come. My kid is ambivalent, probably because it’s only been a little over a week since he left home. I didn’t realize the Head of the Charles is that weekend though. That changes things a bit.</p>
<p>If you see any lecture or other activity you want to attend, then that’s a reason but the large events are just that: large events. </p>
<p>BU has a number of things going on and I’d see about checking the calendar for lectures or other things that maybe you’d want to see and then use that as an excuse to come into town and take your kid and a friend or two to dinner at Eastern Standard or someplace else nice.</p>
<p>best way to get your kid’s college friends to love you-take em to dinner. for once the Olive Garden commercials are totally true.</p>
<p>They also have good breadsticks and there’s actually one in Dorchester in the South Bay shopping center. But I think you have to eat more than the breadsticks.</p>
<p>BTW, the chain started as an attempt to be the first national Italian food chain but they found out people didn’t like more authentic flavors so they dumbed the food down.</p>
<p>sounds like taco bell</p>
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That is so true haha</p>
<p>Thanks again for the suggestions. H and I have decided to drop by for a couple of hours that Saturday. Dinner is definitely worth doing. I’m not familiar with “Eastern Standard”. What and where is it? If friends are involved, I was thinking the iconic Union Oyster House might be fun. Or maybe Top of the Hub.</p>
<p>Ahhhh, not Top of the Hub. And the only good thing at Union Oyster House is sitting at the old bar.</p>
<p>Eastern Standard is a nice, very lively restaurant in Kenmore Square that feels like a big Parisian brasserie. It’s not too expensive.</p>
<p>If you’re really wealthy you can do Top of the Hub. I found it enjoyable, but it’s quite expensive to treat someone’s friends he’s had for a week.</p>