If warmth is all you’re after, nothing beats a heated jacket. It’s a lot cheaper than a CG jacket.
I cannot imagine the security issues with trying to get to court in a heated jacket. Lol. And when you have to go a half mile in freezing temps and then deal with the elevators and walking through the court house already carrying case files nothing beats CG indoor carry straps for avoiding appearing before a judge like a sweaty mess.
I thought we were talking about kids in colleges, not trial lawyers.
@TiggerDad : I am wondering if students in Princeton knew before and like the idea of having final exams after holiday season. We are flying out to a destination on this top ten list for the year-end celebration this weekend (Top 10 Holiday travel destinations – https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/top-10-holiday-travel-destinations/iwdnj3zze6j2vza0fwbprcep7_l6mpyz). After picking up my kid yesterday and having a great meal, on the way home I jokingly asked my kid if it is a good idea to have a few more days to prepare for the final exams. The answer was 最悪 (the worst). I guess the YouTuber who hates Princeton is watching all his friends celebrating/relaxing during the holiday and he can’t stand it anymore. Who needs a Fall break anyway??
@roycroftmom I was like that…happy to have someone prepare meals for me! I don’t know why everyone wants to run off and live in an apt
Timing of exams at college is an important detail to consider, as is the availability/price/condition of off campus housing if necessary. As this thread indicates, some people are more high-maintenance than others.
Both my S and I knew that the final exams take place after the winter break before he headed to Princeton, and we were both very much against such schedule. We then felt better when we learned that Princeton is actually going to change the schedule so the finals take place before the winter break like other colleges, effective starting my S’s Junior year.
But then, although my S brought home his course work, he said he’s just going to relax until Christmas, so for about a week of doing nothing. He says he just needs to write a paper before he goes back. So, it’s turning out to be not as bad as I thought. I still prefer that he has all of his finals out of the way before he comes home for the holidays so he can just totally relax without having to have “unfinished business” in the back of his head the whole holiday time. We normally don’t like to travel during this time, but for those Princeton families that travel, I’m sure it’d be hard to just totally enjoy the trip without having to think about the upcoming exams.
Tiggerdad, that change will be for 2020-2021 school year? That’s important
“I was like that…happy to have someone prepare meals for me! I don’t know why everyone wants to run off and live in an apt”
My kids hated dorm food. The best tasting food was unhealthy. The healthy options pretty terrible. Both were thrilled to live in their own apartments and cook the way they liked. Fresh meats and vegetable cooked in simple ways but with lots of fresh herbs and high quality olive oils in modest amount. They knew from observing me that making them as sheet pan meals requires little effort and when using parchment paper, little clean up.
Well, hopefully they could do that as soon as possible, or chose colleges where meal plans were not required. I never understood all the complaints-very few places demand a meal plan after freshman year, and no one is forcing students to go to the dining halls. These are adults. If they want alternatives, find them.
The last time I looked at the year the change becomes effective, yes. I’ll double check, though.
“Well, hopefully they could do that as soon as possible, or chose colleges where meal plans were not required. I never understood all the complaints-very few places demand a meal plan after freshman year, and no one is forcing students to go to the dining halls. These are adults. If they want alternatives, find them.”
Older kid at Duke which at the time required you to live in university housing with meal plan for 3 years. While she hated that she wasn’t going to choose a college based on it. The point is that for some “someone making your meals for you” isn’t appealing. It’s one thing to say you want this it’s another to assume everyone does.
@TiggerDad 's information on Princeton’s fall final exams is correct … a bit late for my kid’s friends there. I guess because it is two years away, nobody talks about it.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/04/23/faculty-passes-calendar-reform-proposal
Mine actually realized some of these kids actually are living off of what they make and are going to school on a loan and hoping to graduate asap and pay it off. Any money at all they get from anyone goes to living expenses and tuition. I think he finally realized how good he had it. He never did take advantage of his family but until he actually saw a kid deciding between putting gas in his car to get to work or buying a textbook - it didn’t really sink in.
Food issues, like exam times, matter more to some than others. Weigh the issues according to your priorities and decide what matters to you and act accordingly. Adults live with their own choices, so it is good to consider which aspects of the college experience are important to you.
For a piece of garment, longevity means something to some people. If the cheaper/functional Land’s end jacket can last 10+years and still be warm/comfy as well as looking good, great! Canada Goose jackets can last 20 years and still be warm/comfy/looking good. I don’t spend money on designer bags nor am I bothered by others who do.
Back to the OP topic, my older kid was amazed at how helpful the college and upperclassmen were in career prepation and leads. Countless hours on resume prep, linked in polishing, and practice interviews with kids paid off, and we are both grateful.
Was surprised to find out my kid said his Stanford advisor wasn’t that helpful, and very hard to change advisor. But upper class men are though.
I, too, was surprised to find out that my son’s academic advisor at his residential college wasn’t much of help. These things are hit and miss like anywhere else. He relies more on his upper class friends.
@TiggerDad Agreed. It was a miss but wondering whether I should tell my kid to change his advisor.