<p>Thanks, I had seen that.</p>
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<p>Yeah, any activities in which my D will be performing :).</p>
<p>That list of events seems nice but I doubt we will attend any of the events except the big concert on Saturday night. For us the main attraction is to meet our D and have her show us around and give us a flavor of what life as a Yale freshman has been like.</p>
<p>I would suggest going to the football game–it’s against Penn, so there should be pretty good attendance. Beyond that, I think the reception at the residential college Master’s House and dinner in the residential college are don’t-miss. I will also put in a plug for the Glee Club/Orchestra/Band concert–but my kid is in it, so I’m biased. Make sure you leave time to stroll around campus.</p>
<p>I second all above–especially the Saturday night concert as my S is also in it (in two out of the three groups). 
Also most of the accapella groups present concerts, so those are always fun.</p>
<p>We’re going to these two:)I’m psyched -didn’t think we’d be able to make it, but we are.</p>
<p>“The Yale Slavic Chorus’ Parents Weekend Concert will be held in Dwight Hall Chapel at 7pm on Friday, October 22nd.”</p>
<p>“Parents and families are also invited to attend a performance by Magevet, Yale’s Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli a cappella singing group, at 8:30 P.M. at Slifka Center.”</p>
<p>Does anyone have a student who chose to live off campus after soph (or any) year? My D raised this prospect, and honestly, it upset me and I would appreciate some input about whether it is anything I should even be concerned about, as far as whether it will impact her connection with what is going on on campus. Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>Bay: I think it’s a personal preference. Will she be less connected? Sure, but a good 5-10% of upperclassmen are off campus. She may want some of the quiet that an off campus apt may offer. Yale is remarkably compact compared to other schools IMHO. Even if she’s a block or two away, she’s very close to everything regardless.</p>
<p>For me, I wouldn’t have dreamt about leaving my buddies but again, it’s a personal preference thing.</p>
<p>Bay, some of the colleges do not have enough room for all of the students, so juniors are offered the choice to live “off campus.” I think usually this means living in one of the apartments that are practically next door to Yale buildings. In some of the colleges, some or all of the juniors are housed in college annexes, outside the main college building, but still Yale-owned. Your daughter will probably want to live in college senior year, because seniors get the best rooms (nice location, fireplaces, wood paneling). </p>
<p>By junior year, your daughter is probably connected enough that living off campus would pose no problem, per se. I think the big issue would be location and safety–if close and safe, it should be ok.</p>
<p>Bay, my S2, a junior, is living off campus. He’s still very involved and even has a part time job in his residential college. He’s really enjoying having his “own” place and is biking everywhere.</p>
<p>As for don’t miss Parents’ Weekend activities - I enjoy the faculty lectures a lot (Friday), although they’ve pared them down - this year you can only attend one. And I have to hype my favorite singing group: TUIB (Tangled Up in Blue) who are singing Friday night at 6:30.</p>
<p>Since this is our first parents’ weekend, I’d like to know what to expect in terms of parking availability. Do they open up parking lots for parents and provide shuttle service like they did for move-in day? Do the downtown garages fill up? What’s the street parking scene like?</p>
<p>Bay, my D chose to live “off campus” this year (she is a junior) and still feels extremely connected to her college, activities, etc. She is in one of the Yale-owned buildings that QuantMech mentioned and loves her living arrangements. She is with very close friends, though all are planning to be back “on campus” during their senior year for some of the very reasons QuantMech mentioned. She is close (10-12 minute walk?) to many of her classes and so far, so good. She keeps alert, however, at all times and never walks alone after dark. She takes the usual (and more) safety precautions and has been just fine. It can certainly work.</p>
<p>vicariousparent, I don’t recall Yale having a shuttle service from parking lots for Family Weekend. I think there are a few lots that are free to park in after 4 pm on Friday. But, before that, you’ll have to find street parking or one of the downtown garages. Street parking is hit and miss–sometimes I find a spot right away, but once I drove around for about 45 minutes before I found anything. I don’t remember the downtown garages filling up, except perhaps on a busy Saturday night.</p>
<p>Thanks for the assuring info about living off-campus. While I haven’t received the full “download” from D yet, I think her intentions match what alohamom’s D is doing.</p>
<p>Reporting from family weekend- we are having a great time here. Those of you who have kids in symphony/concert band/glee club- hats of to all your kids- they were amazing all around. We also enjoyed performances by several singing groups on campus. Of course, the highlight was just spending some time with D. </p>
<p>Follow-up on parking: Yale does open up a few parking lots up for visitors after 4pm Friday. There is also plenty of street parking available at parking meters: it is $1.50 for 1 hr, and most meters are 2 hrs only, 8 am to 7pm (except Sundays).</p>
<p>Glad you had a nice time. I noticed I was able to park on the street twice and the police did a better job of keeping traffic from getting too clogged.
My D wanted to get off campus because we live close and can frequent things more often but it was nice to catch up and see some nice events.
Did you frequent any local restaurants?</p>
<p>We had a nice dinner at Zinc. Brunch in the Residential college was good too.</p>
<p>We thought the YSO/Concert Band/Glee Club concert was wonderful, too. My only complaint: The pianist who soloed in the Paganini Variations wasn’t miked properly. Our son says she’s magnificent, but some of the nuance was lost. </p>
<p>I am stunned by the depth and breadth of musical talent on the Yale campus. The highlight for us was listening to a rehearsal of our son’s chamber music trio! The Sunday morning Bagel Brunch at Slifka Center wasn’t bad, either.</p>
<p>Oh, the weekend just flew by too fast and was way too short! We had brunch in the residential college twice, but other than that we were just grabbing food on the run ! We basically spent our time attending many concerts, plus an hour or so at the football game. Also, we enjoyed the delicious kettlecorn from the vendor on Elm St betw. Trumbull & Berkeley! A nice treat. It was great to see S settling in, busy, and enjoying himself!</p>
<p>Fresh on many students’ minds was the DKE fraternity pledge scandal, the YDN editorial(s) about it and the administrations response to it all.</p>
<p>What was the response by the Yale administration? I skimmed the YDN quickly, and didn’t notice it.</p>