UConn Parents Thread (Class of 2022)

TLD1267
Fri, 11 May 2018 13:17:41 +0000

My daughter was our first to go away. We did not do the parent orientation. Still not sure if that was a mistake…but I have never had a problem… I will be honest…there have been many a time I have called any given office on campus, financial aid office, residence life office, the infirmary, etc…and as long as I say I am the student and give her id # they tell me anything I want to know. So I am sure your husband could do the same. I have also called as a parent…and have only dealt with extremely helpful people! Her freshman year she broke her shoulder, badly, and was home for almost 2 weeks. 4 out of 5 teachers were happy to speak to me, especially the first few days while she was on lots of pain meds. 1 professor was not so nice about it. When she went back we both dealt with the office for students with disabilities and they were wonderful! First year daughter lived in Northwest. They were in my opinion the best of the freshman dorms. At that time most frosh lived in North or NW. 2 years ago they put most frosh in Towers. I hear those are nice, but can be quite a walk to most classes. Different learning communities are in different dorms…and it can change from year to year…so it would depend, if it is worth it from a dorm stand point. There is no benefit as to better pick times for classes or housing, so the benefit would be social, meeting people with similar interests. I feel that is a huge benefit. The shuttle buses are not running regular routes on the weekends. His dorm could be a 45 minute walk to CVS or the supermarket, he may want a bike. I do not think he would need a bike just to get to and from classes though. My daughter actually did not have a lot of down time her first semester, but that is only because she made the equestrian team and have her English class and wrote 4 large papers…so I guess it would depend on what his classes are and if he will be involved in an activity or sport.