After my son was accepted to colleges and we had made our final decision we were so excited as a family that we would take day trips to his new college to shop in the store for gear and walk around the campus. Has anyone ever done this after Prep/Boarding school decisions? For some reason the excitement of my daughter attending boarding school makes me want to do this. Is there logic in it? Probably not. Will it be a waste of gas and time? Yup, but I don’t care. Just curious if anyone else has or does feel this way.
As a parent, I was so excited after the decision that two weeks after notifying of the final decision we visited the campus. We walked around and shopped at the store for gear for the entire family. Younger sibling enjoyed being able to see the school without having to be on his best behavior. We also drove around the area to get a good feel for what the weekend may look like and where we would be able to go when visiting. Our previous visits were always with purpose so it was nice to walk around without any pressure. We are considering attending an upcoming performance at the school scheduled for an upcoming weekend. It doesn’t hurt that Lakeville is beautiful especially this time of year. If you can, I would totally recommend visiting.
I took my dad to check out the school while he was visiting me last week, and to buy some t-shirts for DD! It is a lot closer for me than for you, though, @Sarrip!
@Torn2020 You are so right. When we interviewed and toured in November it was for a purpose, When we went for revisit day it was for a purpose. I have 2 children who are significantly older (11 & 14 years older) than my youngest daughter. My younger daughter is the only one who will experience boarding school life. My daughter will be attending a summer immersion program at her school so we will be taking her there in July. She will be there for 5 weeks. Trying to figure out if I should just be patient and wait. Glad to hear that I am not the only one :-D.
@mass2020mom yes you are correct. We would probably make an overnight trip out of it if we did. I never need an excuse for a weekend trip.
@mass2020mom, during revisit they gave us a 20% off coupon for the school store so we purchase a hoodie & tee shirt for her, a jacket for her BFF who was with us, a long sleeve Tee for hubby and guess who did not get anything. Yup, me. Wondering if they are going to give out anymore coupons during summer program or fall registration & orientation. I will buy the stuff anyway but will buy more if I have a coupon :-).
Sarrip: We did that, twice. It’s an easy drive for us and we watched softball, tennis etc. and D was happy to reconnect with some of the girls she had met during visit/revisit. AOs/faculty we met seemed genuinely glad to see us there. It didn’t feel awkward at all.
@cameo43 not so much of an easy drive for us but her siblings have not been there yet and they are drivers so that will help. They are 27 & 24 (yup, I did that). #:-S
@Sarrip, there’s a lot to be said for that! You have solid experience behind you, and now you can focus on the younger one! There are 19 years between my middle sister and me – and just a year between her and the eldest. (Yes, we all have the same set of parents!) 
@cameo43: It’s amazing that that is the first question people ask, smh. Yes , I have lots of help and to tell the truth that is one of the great things about DD going to boarding school. My kids are each others best friends even though there is such a large age gap (sometimes to a fault). My DD has a lot of enablers at home, almost like having 2 sets of parents. She has been fighting for more independence and she is going to get it. She is going to learn to navigate in this world without so many people looking over her shoulder. I am excited for her. So now…who is going to drive away with tears or will it take a few days to really kick in? I think I will take a few days for me. She is also going to the summer program at her school so she will be there for 5 weeks during the summer.