<p>I have taken many college tours and attended lots of open houses, and it never fails that I get a chuckle at some of the questions or comments from the group (mostly parents). This past weekend, I toured Christopher Newport and the guide talked about being a "dry" campus. One of the parents asked "well where do the students have parties then?" I felt compelled to remind her that you can have parties without alcohol, you know. (Of course I am well aware that kids still drink. I just thought her question odd). That one was mild compared to others I have read about on CC, I just can't find a thread that is dedicated to those types of questions.</p>
<p>“So, with the dining plan, you could punch in at say 8:00 in the morning and sit there all day and just eat on one punch”…felt like saying—sure, if you want to FLUNK all your classes…</p>
<p>^ and gain 100 pounds</p>
<p>I heard a very conservative mother ask on the dorm tour- so are the male/female dorms on separate floors? At that very moment a girl appeared out of a shower? only wearing a towel walked straight into the tour group. D told me that the D of this mother ended up on her dorm floor with males and females sharing bathrooms!</p>
<p>My daughter was on a tour of one of the small colleges that is part of a consortium. A girl asked whether she could major in something that was offered at one of the other schools, but not the school she was touring. If you could, why would you want to?</p>
<p>So many rediculous questions we’ve heard
At Harvard- “so I shouldn’t apply ED unless I’m absolutely sure I’m going to get in”
At a BA-MD program at GW. “what if my child wants to transfer to a better medical school”
“why can’t I just go into the cafeteria and hang out and not let it count on my meal plan?”</p>
<p>“So will you call me if D has a boy in her room?”
“My child has a genius IQ and does very well in school. Will other students be jealous?”
“How many nights can a parent stay on a visit. We are a very close family.”
“If D has friends in the sorority already can she just move straight into the house without living in a dorm?”
“How can we be sure the assigned roommate isn’t a serial killer or drug taker?”</p>
<p>And hopefully someone from the hs class of 2012 will chime in with the chocolate milk story.</p>
<p>In the same vein, MizzBee, I remember a parent asking what time visitors in a dorm had to go home and she was scandalized at 24-hour visitation, like it’s not been around (officially) since I was in college 30 years ago.</p>
<p>I recall a family inquiring about the specifics of the ROTC program at a school that did not have a ROTC program.</p>
<p>“What kind of filters do you put on the internet to protect the children?”</p>
<p>footballmom104, it might be a regional thing. I think 24-hour visitation is a relatively new thing at most of the schools in our area - maybe last 10 years or so.</p>
<p>Some moms of new students may be somewhat surprised. ;)</p>
<p>It also would depend on the type of school. A secular or state U probably has no visitation hours, but for example, many of the HBCU’s have ties to Baptist or Methodist churches. Some still have curfews and/or no opposite sex visitors in the room, and dress codes. That would not be my idea of a fun college experience, but I’m not sad that some of those schools are on my younger D’s list. She thinks these rules will reduce the drama of relationships. If only.</p>
<p>LOL! Drama seems to find a way! I think my D’s dorm required guests of the opposite sex to be gone by 2 am on weekends, midnight on weekdays. State school.</p>
<p>Waiting impatiently for the chocolate milk story…</p>
<p>“What’s the policy on parents sleeping over in the room when we come to visit?”</p>
<p>Heres the link to the chocolate milk story haha
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/class-20xx-community/658245-parents-hs-class-2012-original-1872.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/class-20xx-community/658245-parents-hs-class-2012-original-1872.html</a>
scroll down to PinotNoir’s post</p>
<p>I’m a student, not a parent, but still:
“I know a kid who had a 36 act and 4.0 gpa, why didn’t he get in?”</p>
<p>At UPenn: “What is that huge building over there?”</p>
<p>A: “That’s the Womens’s Health Center.”</p>
<p>I love this thread! S and I are starting his college tour next week and now I have something to do on the tours in case I get bored. I will bring a pen and notebook and while everyone will think I am taking notes on what the guide is saying, I’ll actually be writing down the best (i.e. most ridiculous) parents questions. My big fear is that S and I are going to get a severe case of the church giggles during the tours. And forget about when it’s D’s turn…</p>
<p>church giggles are the worst. last week, my parents and I toured and my mom’s stomach growled really loudly during a pause and then my dad’s stomach growled back. I couldn’t keep a straight face for anything.</p>