Freshman Days in April

bhmomma
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:08:34 +0000

My D is a freshman and we attended last year. I remember the postcard with both the email and phone number. I ended up calling because I had some question (I forget what about now) and the woman who answered the phone gave me a web address on the american.edu site that had all the details including what topics would be covered in talks, tours etc. It helped us think about what we wanted to hear (and split up if necessary) and what could be skipped to just wander campus and absorb. I remember I bookmarked that page because it wasn’t easy to find by clicking through on the admission dept page.
In retrospect, it’s a bit hard to say whether it would help someone on the fence. My daughter had already decided, so for her it was more information gathering, dorms, programs etc. If my kid were on the fence, I could only assume more information would help. I met two families at lunch who were both deciding and everyone was talking about what was important to them, what they had found out etc. Different majors than my D, but it was interesting.