Vandy Family Weekend

Faline2
Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:17:00 +0000

ditto for us moving to Brentwood hotels during sell out weeks where the cost ratio for our preferred hotels no longer was tenable. (Do factor in the convenience factor of walking to campus before giving up on the West End/Broadway area hotels.) There is a nice Hampton Inn and Suites at the Opryland exit, too. I agree with Vandyswim that the appearance of parents is most welcome freshman year and less so afterwards…with any luck, your student will be abroad at least one fall term for starters. Our son was not keen on the football games…perhaps some of the Greek orgs have “family” events where parents have a welcome mat out in the upperclassmen years. I know that is true at UVA where parents are entertained a bit by the Greek orgs. Guess one of the biggest adjustments for us was realizing sons only had time to see us in 2-3 hour increments during our visits. They always had rehearsals and deadlines on classwork, but loved those meals out. But prepare to entertain yourself happily some of the time.