<p>Susan, the invitation is from Gallatin, and says something about the opportunity to meet with faculty. (Sorry I don’t have the exact wording) – but it did seem like an admitted-student type event. It’s set for April 9th (one week after the Saturday/Sunday in the Square thing). </p>
<p>I’m going to call tomorrow just to try to confirm - but d. has already made arrangements to spend her entire spring break in NY. I’d love to go, too, but she prefers to go alone; she’s already arranged a place to stay for free. Given the added cost that would be entailed if I went and had to pay for a hotel, I can’t really argue with the logic. </p>
<p>She told me she wants to make an appointment during the week to talk to the financial aid office, acting on the assumption that whatever they offer will probably not be as much as we would like. We had an extremely productive discussion about summer job prospects – my little girl who was dead set on traveling to Europe with her boyfriend this summer is suddenly very amenable to sticking around and doing her best to maximize earnings over the summer. (Big sigh of relief from mom, who already made clear long ago that I would not contribute one dime to the Europe-with-boyfriend adventure). </p>
<p>When does NYU ask freshman to arrive on campus? (I see that classes begin Sept. 5th but I didn’t know if there was an earlier orientation session or week). California schools get out late -but I’m hoping she can work throughout July & August and at least earn what she needs for spending money & incidentals next year.</p>