Colleges charging to Visit

JRZMom
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:59:20 +0000

The school D chose is charging for the kids to attend orientation in June. Each parent (or sib) who goes is charged, and also the student.

Some of this is meals & lodging, and some is “materials.” I don’t understand the need to charge each parent for lodging—they would not be putting a stranger into the room with me if I go alone, would they? So why charge 2 parents twice for staying in the room?

If it was Accepted Student Day they were charging for, I would not have gone. Tha is the day they are suppsoed to be trying to sell the place to us. Charging us a fee for being pitched to – forget it.