I got a parent call from every school where DS was admitted. It was a nice gesture but I didn’t feel totally comfortable asking questions - wasn’t sure I quite knew their context/agenda so wasn’t quite sure how to “place” responses.
With that said, I agreed to be at the revisit days, mostly shepherding parents around campus to panels, events, etc… Lots of people had questions for me! So maybe I didn’t use my parent call wisely!
The coach called to talk to my son and when he volunteered that his dad had coached his team for several years, the coach offered to speak with him as well. That sold dad!
I think for DS, it was the time he got to spend alone with students that made him feel like it was a place where he’d feel at home. And I have no idea what they did!