<p>If your daughter is going to live on Old Campus, be sure you tour her residential college–see the dining hall where she’ll likely have most of her dinners, explore the basement where many colleges have butteries for late night snacks, etc. Tour Sterling and Bass libraries where she may spend a lot of time. If she’s an athlete, explore the gym and any associated playing fields. If she’s a science major, walk around the buildings on Science Hill.</p>
<p>By the way, if the Freshman Convocation is anything like what it once was and if parents do go, I’d encourage you to bring something nicer to wear. If you have a husband coming, a coat and tie wouldn’t be out of order. Like I said, things may have changed, but the freshman women used to wear nice pants, a skirt or a dress and the freshmen men used to wear coats and ties or at least a sport coat with khakis and a button down.</p>