Colleges charging to Visit

AvonHSDad
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:17:42 +0000

DadWith2Sons:

The student run overnight program from UC Berkeley charges $95/each including $95 per each parent accompanying the visit. They also charge ~$300 for freshman orientation too. (The parents have to look for local hotel to take care of their own lodging not covered with the $95/head fee)

The irony is that we are paying them for all those information sessions with them selling us how great the school is. Totally biased and hardly informative.



Has Berkeley always charged for these events or is this a new twist, possilby due to the UC fundung issues? My position is that the schools should be wooing you and your student in an effort to sell you or convince you that they are the place for your student. I agree with other posters that the nickel and diming is in poor taste.