<p>Ok, this is going to sound so stupid, but I was wondering if it's normal for a college student to skip two days of school before thanksgiving break...is it possible to make up for quizzes/hw/tests before break or after? </p>
<p>and...does everyone's parents come for parent/family weekend during october? because my parents aren't able to...and i dont wanna be left out! haha</p>
<p>Not a foolish question at all, especially for Tulane students. DW and I skipped Parents Weekend for D’s freshman year 'cause it was so close to the start of school, and all we got were complaints “I was the only one without parents here … Waah.”) So we went sophomore year and none of her friends parents showed. ARRRGH. After that we blew off Parents Weekend and came down for Halloween weekend. THAT worked GREAT, as Halloween is a major local holiday.</p>
<p>Frankly I’d cut to the chase and have them come down for the Halloween weekend.</p>
<p>I will slightly disagree with NewHope (I say slightly because I think it is a good suggestion if they simply cannot make it for parents weekend). Freshman year a lot of parents go (yes, we are going). But we don’t plan to after freshman year. It is the first opportunity to be on campus with your child after they have really taken ownership of the experience, it is now “their school”. Doing that while a lot of other parents are there is a nice experience. But after freshman year, there isn’t much reason to go, frankly.</p>
<p>However, you will hardly be the only one with parents not there, believe me. I will say that if even half come, that is a good turnout. It just seems like everyone’s come when yours don’t, but it is truly not the case. It is good to keep these things in perspective. I know from your previous posts you really stretched in deciding on Tulane instead of Maryland, and therefore living so much further from home. For all the good things there are associated with that decision, this is an aspect of it that is good and less pleasant at the same time. Good that in being on your own you will gain maturity and independence more than you can currently know. But the transition can be tough. Knowing that going in will help, I hope.</p>
<p>Oh, and with regards to the Thanksgiving break, that is very dependent on your classes and the professors. You will have to make that judgement after a few weeks in class. Don’t be afraid to approach each of the profs and be honest with them. Since money is an issue, if you can get a cheaper fare by traveling a day or two early, tell them this and see what can be worked out. It is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of or to hold back. The facts are the facts, and they may still decide that they cannot change the schedule for you, but at least you would have done all you could.</p>
<p>Do any families bring siblings to Parent/Family weekend? Our daughter will be a freshman and we would really like for her younger sibs to be able to visit her before the Thanksgiving break. We toyed with bringing them along for move in but I think that would probably be too stressful and crowded. So we’re now planning to bring them to Family weekend, but don’t want to hear the fallout of being the ‘only ones’ who brought sibs.</p>
<p>Oh, sibs come too, no worries. If my older son who is a junior at another university could get away then, he would come too because he has never been to New Orleans.</p>
<p>“Yes” to siblings, definitely. Riverwalk, French Market, above-ground cemetaries, Audubon Park/Zoo, Po’ boys, Creole Creamery Ice Cream, campy clothes stores on Magazine … plenty for the Sibs to do.</p>
<p>As for the Thanksgiving Break, leaving Tuesday night was no problem for D. She did have Tuesday classes a couple of years, so … The big thing is to book your flight W-A-Y in advance … not so much for the flight home, but the Sunday night flight back can be a problem (flying anywhere).</p>
<p>My S will also be missing one full day of classes prior to the Thanksgiving break. He will have to work it out with his professors. We are going down for Family Weekend and hopefully our daughter (a junior in another college) will join us, as she has never been to New Orleans. Lastly, I booked flights for my S to come home during Fall Break. Do the kids usually come home (it’s a 4-day weekend & it’s the weekend after Family Weekend) or do they stay on campus for this 4 day break. I can always cancel the tickets. Thanks.</p>
<p>I think most that are not from driving distance away stay during the fall break. At least that was my impression from talking to some people.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help! </p>
<p>For Thanksgiving, I was thinking of either coming back on Monday the 30th (so my trip will be from Nov 25-30 -> miss one day)</p>
<p>or missing the 23rd AND 24th (but come back on the 28th, so i have one day to catch up before monday)</p>
<p>for fall break, it’s only a few days, so im staying at school. what do most ppl do during fall break?</p>
<p>Thaksgiving break: Wednesday is a Tulane holiday, and most classes are MWF or TTh, so if you fly your student home the weekend before they only miss one of each of their classes. Or possibly even none, last year about half of my son’s classes were cancelled by the professors for Monday and Tuesday. Regarding YOUNGER siblings for parent’s weekend, last year there were very few younger siblings. The events sponsored by Tulane don’t lend themselves to the younger set either, last year it was a one hour speech by Dr Cowen, then choice of a cooking class/bus tour (and something else) the next day tailgating (lots of students drinking) and then the football game. If you want to do NOLA and not the Tulane events then it sort of defeats the point of Parent’s weekend at Tulane, last year we met a lot of the parents of my DS during these events which I wouldn’t have been able to do if I was in the French Quarter. So you have to figure out what makes sense for your circumstances. This is the first year that there is the Fall break so there is no precedent for what students will decide to do.</p>