Do parents attend Admitted Student weekends for grad school?

momoftwins
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:40:50 +0000

Thanks for all the great feedback - including several pm’s! It really does seem like this decision depends so much on the program and the school.

So, it looks like we’ll continue with our original plan - as long as the school said guests were welcome. I won’t participate in any social activities, and as I mentioned earlier, I won’t even be staying at the hotel. I’ll be as invisible as possible during the day and visiting with my own friends in the evening. The intent is for her to meet other admitted students and learn as much about the program as possible.

In the meantime, she’s checking with the other schools to see what their practice might be. If it’s normal to include guests and I can make it, I’ll go along if she still wants me to. If it’s not expected, then I’ll stay home.

I’ll report back next week to let you know how comfortable or foolish I felt. :)