Parents leaving
I was asked a question today about when do parents leave when it comes to dropping off their freshmen.
I have been informed from Lynn staff that parents are not required to leave that friday, but are encouraged to leave. That is what they say.
As a student, I say, LEAVE! lol. I’m not saying this to be mean, yes your little prince or princess is all on their own, but they won’t make it if they don’t socialize, makes friends, get to know their new home on their own, during the LEAST STRESSFUL days they will have that first week. They only have 48 hours to get to know the campus and meet just the other freshmen before it becomes a maze full of upper classmen who know where their going and have stuff to do. Move them in, and say good bye. There are tons of events planned for the freshmen to get to know the staff and each other those first few days, let them! If parents are around, students feel like they are pressured to reassure their parents that they will be fine and they are less likely to be themselves while trying to make friends that they really want to get to know, rather than who mom and dad think will be a great match for their son or daughter… don’t lie, you guys totally still do that.
So to answer the question, parents do not have to leave that friday night, but it is encouraged by the Lynn staff, upper classmen who’ve been there, and your overly excited freshmen who just made it to college.
