Parents and college orientation

[couggirl]

[quote=Army Wife'79;1654606] and if they can't comply they can go out and get student loans and pay their own way.
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To make a comment about student loans
part of the problem with getting student loans is that Unitl 24 the adult college student still needs mommy and daddies finacial information. This kind of buggs me cause my parents are still the really controlling type. I am 33 yold and they still think they have to control my life. I paid for college myself because they did not like that I would not do what they said. So getting student loans is not always the easiest solution to a problem.

Also, Washington State University had orientation for both students and parents at the same time during the summer but the programs were seperated. the students stayed in one dorm, the parents another dorm close by. Even meals were separated. i never say my mother the 2 days we were there except once when her orientation group walked past mine. the only reason i was looking was because her orientation leader was really good looking, otherwise i probably would not have even noticed. i liked it this way because the parents were not around to influence how students choice classes (not something my mom liked though).

I also wanted to say that at my friends school the housing office assumes that parents are filling out the housing questionair that is used (by most schools) to assign roommates. i was told that the school assumes that questionairs are invalid because of this and does not use them. I have been told it is because the school has a high rate of alternative lifestyle students and the parents are not aware of this and the school assumes that the student is not comfortable disclosing the info on the housing questionair because their parents might find out. This school also has parents attend orientation with the student. personnally, i think that orientation needs to be separated and that if this is a concern of the university then housing should be taken care of at orientation and parents should not be allowed access to the questionaire.

[SWTXBelle]

Texas State did indeed have an orientation program for parents. I didn't attend - went shopping instead, and relaxed at the hotel while Gypsyboots did her thing. She registered, and none of her classes start until 11! She also only has one class on Friday - I couldn't believe it. She did a really great job and I'm very proud of her. She does have to see if she can add a vocal class after she gets on campus.

And yes, when I was in the student center waiting for her to finish I saw plenty of helicopter parents fuming that they couldn't be with their little darlings as they registered.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by couggirl

I also wanted to say that at my friend's school the housing office assumes that parents are filling out the housing questionnaire that is used (by most schools) to assign roommates. I was told that the school assumes that questionnaires are invalid because of this and does not use them. I have been told it is because the school has a high rate of alternative lifestyle students and the parents are not aware of this and the school assumes that the student is not comfortable disclosing the info on the housing questionnaire because their parents might find out.

This has been going on since the dawn of time, with things like smoking. Of course the kid didn't write on his app that he smoked because the parent had to sign it...or the parent wrote the kid didn't smoke, thinking he didn't...of course he got to college and found himself w/ a roommate that hated smoke. It usually all got worked out, though - everyone understood what was going on. Same with parents requesting things like the 24 hour quiet dorm and the no visitation floor. Maybe some of those kids wanted to be there, but some definitely did NOT.