<p>CSSIdad, you’re assigned a date, although you can change it if you have a major conflict. The program is one day, but begins first thing in the morning (well before 9 am, if memory serves), so depending on how far away you are, you may want to get there the night before. We live only an hour away, so imagine our surprise in our still-sleepy state when we pulled up to the parking garage and were greeted by a series of <em>very</em> chipper UD students who directed us where to go. Their enthusiasm was amazing, particularly at that hour!</p>
<p>Once there, there is a session for parents and students together, and then the students go off to appointments with their advisors, general orientation, get their ID cards, etc., while the parents have tours of the campus and other information sessions. You meet back up for lunch, and then there are more sessions. I thought we’d be pretty bored (we have an older child, who didn’t go to UD, but these sessions tend to be similar), but it was actually interesting and very informative.</p>
<p>We have been impressed with UD from day 1, and are very glad our S is there.</p>