<p>Dear Scottj, Bluebayou and Dogwood,</p>
<p>Thank you so much for taking the time to give such well thought out and insightful advice. I have taken all of it to heart and appreciate how it’s helped us plan our first visit for Parents’ Weekend at BC. We are looking forward to a fun and busy weekend!</p>
<p>I am driving up Thurs. night in order to make son’s 9AM class…have to make sure to get there early as he says the class is already packed…he’s premed and I wanted to see how his professors compare to their PEPS reviews…I love to see teachers and their personalities and teaching styles so I can visualize what the kids are talking about when they share about their classes…reminds me of Back to School night back home. I’m curious to see if he finds the classes/profs/tests as harsh “weeding out” classes as I’ve heard…he didn’t take the easier professors based on PEPS and was up for the challenge so I’m wondering how that’s working out. He has a Calc test this Friday, so I will use that time to attend some of the BC presentations. His father and brother are taking the bus into Boston late Friday night as little brother has school on Friday.</p>
<p>Based on your advice, we now have 3 seats in section P so that we could face the fun festivities of the Superfans! It would be fun if my son’s younger sibling would be able to shift to the student section to be able to partake in the BC spirit and festivities as he’s never been to BC, but I’m not sure how strict the stadium is with seating, even if he was to wear a Superfan shirt to the game. I’m more interested in watching the Superfans than the game! So happy that BC finally has a win under its belt so we have some hope for the weekend! I’ll be sure to have the video camera set for the fourth quarter for “Build Me Up Buttercup” and the Alma Mater! My son has two football players next to his dorm, so I’ll have to look up their numbers and cheer for them!</p>
<p>The traffic warning after the game is great advice, I think now we may take the shuttle to Cleveland Circle and explore the eateries there instead of leaving by car…may try to figure out how to take the bus or T to find Roxy’s Grilled Cheese from Food Network’s Food Truck Race…my younger son is a fan so it will be his touristy/celebrity event of the weekend! Any suggestions on local eateries that we can take the shuttle or T to? We can only get to our hotel by car, as the Brookline hotels where we normally stay at were booked. We’ll have to have dessert at the White Mountain Creamery…I’ve also passed by J.P. Licks which has peaked our interest. Hopefully the rain will stay away and we can spend a peaceful moment enjoying our ice cream at the end of a long day.</p>
<p>My son has classes most of Friday from 9-5PM and has club meetings on Friday night so we aren’t able to attend POPS this year…if he has a pocket of time we may use the time to grab a quick bite on campus so I can see where he spends his meals and get the vibe of the student body…maybe he’ll even “treat” ME to dinner =D. I haven’t been to Gasson or Bapst yet, will I be able to go in on my own on Parents Weekend? I’ll ask my son to give me a tour, hopefully it won’t be his first visit! </p>
<p>Thanks again for all the great advice…we will be thinking of all of you during our visit and how you’ve all helped us plan! Hopefully I’ll get to meet some of the friends he’s made…he seems to made a lot of new friends and joined a lot of student organizations so I’m so happy he’s made the effort as he was a low key kid in high school. </p>
<p>Scottj and Bluebayou: I have read so many of your BC posts since this past spring when my son was accepted, and reading your experiences and how much BC has been a positive impact for your families have truly been comforting and inspiring. Whenever I see one of your posts, it feels like s celebrity sighting! </p>
<p>Dogwood: Thanks so much for the warm welcome to Boston! It is nice to hear that people love BC enough to partake in their festive events even without having current students. The BC Alumni Network sounds amazing and I’m hoping that my son (and possibly his younger brother) can feel the love of the BC community resonate this weekend!</p>
<p>Enjoy your visits everyone and feel free to add any other thoughts after the weekend so that we can start planning for an even better Parents’ Weekend next year!</p>