<p>An amusing side note: S attended his medical school 1st year orientation and there, front and center, was a class-mate with his mother on the left and and father on the right. He was sunk down as low in his seat as he could go, with a baseball cap pulled as low over his face as possible. If he could have disappeared completely, he would have. I’m sure he was praying continuously that his folks wouldn’t raise their hands to ask questions. (Yes, they were Asian. As is S, for that matter.)</p>
<p>By the way, I interview for my university. Like others have said, I’m happy to greet parents, but I would never permit one to stay for the interview. I wouldn’t hesitate to ask them, politely, to leave.</p>