<p>Has anyone else become more connected to their college as they watch their kids go through the college admission process? Maybe I’m alone, but I’ve taken my alma mater for granted since I graduated (other than vigorously rooting for any team that plays against USC), but now that my son is about to go off to college, I’m feeling nostalgic. I’ve actually contact the alumni association and volunteered! Anyone else thinking more about their college now that their kids are about to go to theirs?</p>
<p>I got involved with my son’s college, attending several accepted students’ night and talking to parents. I did re-establish my friendships with those who I went to grad school with at UNC. I let them all know when my son was accepted there even though I knew once he got into film school he wasn’t going to go to Chapel Hil. I am very proud he was able to get into Carolina OOS.</p>
<p>Been involved ever since I left.</p>
<p>However, as I started helping get S ready for school, and helped him set up dorm room, I was flooded with some wonderfully nostaglic moments…bringing up memories (most of them quite nice) of events/places/people I hadn’t though of in years.</p>
<p>Absolutely! After not going to my alma mater in over 10 years, I attended my 25th reunion in '05 (with my then 15year old in tow). I’ve since been there twice in the last 12 months and I’m attending “Get Acquainted Day” on April 21! I may (and I emphasize may) be sending my one and only there in August!</p>
<p>The freakiest thing was going to visit my old campus (Cornell) with my daughter.</p>
<p>When I enrolled at Cornell, the president of the university was a guy named Corson. When I left, the president was a guy named Rhodes.</p>
<p>Corson and Rhodes are now the names of BUILDINGS on the Cornell campus. Jeez, do I feel old.</p>
<p>My daughter is going to go to Cornell (we have known for months; she was admitted ED). I think I will have plenty more opportunities to feel old in the future.</p>
<p>Of course. Used to ignore my father, who still lives in the area, when he told me about sports events; now we pay attention to campus events. We had visited it over the years when in town, but now I notice more of the changes. Wish I had found out which dorm room my mother had in the building my SON now lives in (she died many years ago, I had heard some stories about the campus and its changes from her day to mine, but when you’re young you don’t spend much time talking with your parents…). It is also strange to realize your friends’ kids are living where you once did. Never planned on son going to the same school, but it does bring back memories. I easily relearned the class start times, they were 1 hour plus 5 minutes; I had totally forgotten the extra time midday, though. It is interesting how many memories are triggered, and how much stays the same over the years.</p>