<p>When you say they might come in the next day, are you doing a mid-summer orientation, and they’re just considering being in LA without going to orientation? Or does that mean you’re an international student and they would be coming to help you move in? I think having a parent there for move-in is pretty helpful, and would choose that over orientation. Either way is fine though. I didn’t go to orientation with my freshman last year, but that was because I didn’t want to buy the plane ticket and pay for a hotel, since I would be doing that a month later for move-in. If your parents are already in town, one or both might actually enjoy the orientation program.</p>