<p>Should they tag along with the students or just drop and pick up? As in what is the custom for the event.</p>
<p>Check out the schedule for the days. At DS school, they had specific seminars that were geared to the parents i.e. school safety, student life. I like to think that these programs serve to calm down the parents and rev up the students.</p>
<p>many/most parents go with their students to these events. At Gtown they have events specifically for parents too so you can escape. most parents will want to see the school they'll most likely be paying for and they'll also want to ask annoying questions to tour guides ;)</p>
<p>Depends on the school and the parents. We went to my d's schools; we had a say in where she was going to go since we have a vested interest in both her success and our money. While she had the final say, we had input which we couldn't give her without visiting the schools.</p>
<p>Many schools also have parents' programs during Accepted Students Day. They know that we're interested, too.</p>
<p>Definitely don't tag around your kid, definitely feel free to take part in parent specific events or just walking around and getting a feel for what's going on separate from that.</p>
<p>Some events are more geared towards parent involvement than others.</p>
<p>Transport them and then let them go off on their own and they really need to mix with the other accepted students to decide if they want to spend four years with them.</p>
<p>I liked to wander around the surrounding area on my own to see what things look like off campus.</p>
<p>My Ds school is rural – too far away to drop her off and go home. I am bringing my clubs in case not much for parents to do.</p>