<p>I'm just wondering from lack of experience if revisit days are mandatory or not. Like I wanna go to the kent revisit day but are they like really awkward......im the epitome of a socially awkward person and im gonna sound like really stupid trying to socialize with my future classmates X_X </p>
<p>@JerseyGirl999 I don’t think they are mandatory, they just help you get to know the school better.</p>
<p>I don’t think they’re mandatory, but in my opinion they’re a great idea. I’m totally awkward too, but isn’t everyone at those sort of things?</p>
<p>They are not mandatory. </p>
<p>Even if you are already certain of your choice, they are a good to do. The event serves as an initial orientation and a great opptny especially for the parents to meet other parents-- boarding parents get so few opptnities to mingle with other boarding parents.</p>
<p>And after all you have gone through to get to this point, why wouldn’t you want to celebrate! This is your victory lap! :D</p>
<p>You’ve already been accepted, so you can hang back and observe more than mingle if you like. The school will be trying to impress YOU now, so the pressure is off. And once you get there, I think you’ll find it less awkward than you think. Trust me, you’re not alone! Congrats on your acceptances, one suggestion: don’t use the term “■■■■■■”… Very unkind, though I’m sure you don’t mean it that way. Get out there and shine, Jersey Girl!!</p>
<p>I would go! (And I agree about not saying “■■■■■■,” it’s offensive. I know you don’t have bad intentions!)</p>
<p>Thank you guys 
and yeah sorry bad choice of words 
I changed it…sorry if I offended anyone hehehe but thank :D</p>
<p>Stargirl: my heart absolutely aches at hearing your results. You are an amazing kid. I have enjoyed all of your posts so much and you are so very witty, insightful and articulate. You have been a tremendous support to others, as well. I’m so sorry that Today has not been better for you, and I have fingers crossed for you to get off a WL. Those schools, any of them, would be so lucky to have you. </p>
<p>Stargirl, I second cameo’s above post. Your posts have helped me through this cycle just as much as the veteran parents, and I am absolutely shocked by your results. I literally whined out “NOOO” when I saw your results, and my parents looked at me like I was crazy. I will literally be praying for you to get off the waitlist. You truly deserve it</p>
<p>I’ve seen a bunch of revisit days at my school, and trust me, there is awkwardness everywhere. The important thing to remember is that it tends to be a big blur, and it’s unlikely that any of your future classmates will remember anything you say or do on revisit day. One of the big challenges of boarding school is that you will end up spending a lot more time with your peers than you may be used to. You will have to learn to reach out to other kids, and the more you have those conversations, the better you’ll get at it. Just keep reminding yourself that pretty much everyone is feeling nervous. The schools may match you with a student host that they think you will like, and believe it or not, even your host will be a little nervous; not knowing what to say or how to keep the conversation going. The most successful re-visit kids are the ones who don’t get hung up worrying that it will be “awkward” because they are a year younger than their hosts (so many kids are different ages at boarding school it quickly becomes a non-issue). Feel free to ask questions like: what’s the best part of the rivalry with “x”? what’s the dating scene like? are the on-campus dances generally good or lame? What are the most fun traditions that the school has? Does the dorm have mice? Does the dining hall serve a lot of chicken? These are silly questions, but they will get conversations rolling.
Congratulations on getting into Kent!</p>
<p>Thank you !!! @Albion</p>
<p>You’ll be fine. I’m unable to make the kent one, but going to L’ville, I think. </p>
<p>:) </p>
<p>ok so im going to kent revisit day, and im having anxiety as well. except for me ill be entering as an 11th grader. so even morrrrreeee awkward… </p>
<p>“Are you planning on attending :0 :0 :0 :0” i ask awkwardly… @reallytired</p>
<p>Revisit day pretty much consists of you taking classes there, living like you would. There’s plenty of 11th graders at Kent that you’d get to know. @ReallyTired . I’m feeling your username. I haven’t had sleep in two days.</p>
<p>Not mandatory, but very helpful…</p>
<p>Found below link on CC for questions to ask and things to consider that I thought was helpful:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.emmawillard.org//sites/emmawillard.org/files/best_fit_guide.pdf”>http://www.emmawillard.org//sites/emmawillard.org/files/best_fit_guide.pdf</a> </p>
<p>We used that form for revisits last year and it was very helpful.</p>