It's that time again, folks! Yep, you guessed it: It's Freshman Orientation time, and the streets of the city are even more clogged than usual with outtatowners who are even worse at observing the rules of the road (and the sidewalk) than our very own beloved Massh0les.
Today, I eavesdropped on the parents of an incoming freshman asking the following questions (N.B. the student was nowhere to be seen):
1) If Stevie's grades take a nosedive in his freshman year, as we hear they sometimes do, will that affect his scholarship? (Uh, you think?)
2) Should we make our hotel reservations for his graduation right away? (Only if you're sure he's going to recover from that crappy freshman year and actually graduate from this school -- and presumably within only 4 years.)
3) How often should we call him? (Seriously? If you're like most parents, it'll be several times a day regardless of what anyone suggests. Are you looking for permission?)
4) What if his dorm isn't right near his classes? Will he have to wake up earlier? Does he have to take the "T"? (Well, you could always come and pick him up every day.)
Posted by cynical at June 12, 2008 12:59 PMI don't know how you put up with all the Helicopter Parents..
I will say that I don't see nearly as much of the helicopter-y behavior among the parents of Charlotte's peer group. So maybe by the time her class gets to freshman orientation they won't be quite so appalling.
Posted by: Brian on June 12, 2008 02:29 PMO.M.G. Parents...just send the check and leave the kids alone.
Posted by: chapin on June 12, 2008 07:07 PMStevie would be better off deferring his scholarship for two years and flunking out of junior college a few times first.
I'm just sayin'.