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Really not sure who can go with me since I will be flying across the country. Any of you guys have experiences visiting law schools alone? Will it be terrible? Do most people come with their parents or significant others?

lol at visiting a law school with your mommy.

mz253 wrote:Really not sure who can go with me since I will be flying across the country. Any of you guys have experiences visiting law schools alone? Will it be terrible? Do most people come with their parents or significant others?

bringing your significant other makes sense. If he/she is going to be living there, he/she should have an idea of the area and if he/she would be happy. But if you bring your sig other, I'd let them not attend the information sessions. My last open house, there were three couples cuddling through the financial aid session. w.t.f?

Bringing your parent is absolutely ridiculous. I silently judge people who bring their parents with them.

mz253 wrote:Really not sure who can go with me since I will be flying across the country. Any of you guys have experiences visiting law schools alone? Will it be terrible? Do most people come with their parents or significant others?

Why would it be terrible?

If you don't know anyone there, use the resources of the school to try and find current students that you can talk to.

Desert Fox wrote:lol at visiting a law school with your mommy.

My mom wants to go on law school visits with me I dont really mind though because she is usually spot on about these kind of decisions.

noleknight16 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:lol at visiting a law school with your mommy.

My mom wants to go on law school visits with me I dont really mind though because she is usually spot on about these kind of decisions.

Just don't bring her to ASW.

noleknight16 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:lol at visiting a law school with your mommy.

My mom wants to go on law school visits with me I dont really mind though because she is usually spot on about these kind of decisions.

Kindly explain that you're beginning your professional career and that it is no more acceptable to bring your parent to an open house than it is to bring a parent to the first day of work. While you value her insight, you need to begin setting forth a professional, adult foot towards your future colleagues, professors, and administrators.

Unless she's paying for law school and that's the only way she's willing to pay for it. If that's the case, swallow the pride and enjoy the parent-sponsored free ride.

TommyK wrote:

noleknight16 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:lol at visiting a law school with your mommy.

My mom wants to go on law school visits with me I dont really mind though because she is usually spot on about these kind of decisions.

Kindly explain that you're beginning your professional career and that it is no more acceptable to bring your parent to an open house than it is to bring a parent to the first day of work. While you value her insight, you need to begin setting forth a professional, adult foot towards your future colleagues, professors, and administrators.

Unless she's paying for law school and that's the only way she's willing to pay for it. If that's the case, swallow the pride and enjoy the parent-sponsored free ride.

I don't think its bad to visit colleges with parents. ASW and other official events are probably a no go though.

Curry wrote:

TommyK wrote:

noleknight16 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:lol at visiting a law school with your mommy.

My mom wants to go on law school visits with me I dont really mind though because she is usually spot on about these kind of decisions.

Kindly explain that you're beginning your professional career and that it is no more acceptable to bring your parent to an open house than it is to bring a parent to the first day of work. While you value her insight, you need to begin setting forth a professional, adult foot towards your future colleagues, professors, and administrators.

Unless she's paying for law school and that's the only way she's willing to pay for it. If that's the case, swallow the pride and enjoy the parent-sponsored free ride.

I don't think its bad to visit colleges with parents. ASW and other official events are probably a no go though.

Colleges, but not law schools.

Desert Fox wrote:

Curry wrote:

TommyK wrote:

noleknight16 wrote:
My mom wants to go on law school visits with me I dont really mind though because she is usually spot on about these kind of decisions.

Kindly explain that you're beginning your professional career and that it is no more acceptable to bring your parent to an open house than it is to bring a parent to the first day of work. While you value her insight, you need to begin setting forth a professional, adult foot towards your future colleagues, professors, and administrators.

Unless she's paying for law school and that's the only way she's willing to pay for it. If that's the case, swallow the pride and enjoy the parent-sponsored free ride.

I don't think its bad to visit colleges with parents. ASW and other official events are probably a no go though.

Colleges, but not law schools.

I meant law schools. My experience is that of an 0L so probably not credited, but I know of and have seen plenty of people visiting law schools with their parents and haven't really heard about any backlash.

I don't have time to track down the citations, but several adcomms warn against bring parents to campus visits. Traveling with a parent is one thing. It's very adult to enjoy a parent as a traveling companion. Just be certain the parent is nowhere in sight during substantive activities, such as class visits of visits with the adcomm. You can stroll the grounds later with the parents. All this assumes a parent sans helicopter tendencies.

Curry wrote:
I meant law schools. My experience is that of an 0L so probably not credited, but I know of and have seen plenty of people visiting law schools with their parents and haven't really heard about any backlash.

A friend who has given 5 or 6 tours at NU said he's never seen a parent. It would stand out. Then again NU purposely tries to admit mature students.

A different guy who has given many more tours said it happened twice and he felt embarrassed for the kid.

fastforward wrote:I don't have time to track down the citations, but several adcomms warn against bring parents to campus visits. Traveling with a parent is one thing. It's very adult to enjoy a parent as a traveling companion. Just be certain the parent is nowhere in sight during substantive activities, such as class visits of visits with the adcomm. You can stroll the grounds later with the parents. All this assumes a parent sans helicopter tendencies.

This is more or less what I meant. Don't have them sit in on classes or have them around when you are doing anything substantive but walking the grounds, checking out apartments, etc. should all be fine.

Desert Fox wrote:

Curry wrote:
I meant law schools. My experience is that of an 0L so probably not credited, but I know of and have seen plenty of people visiting law schools with their parents and haven't really heard about any backlash.

A friend who has given 5 or 6 tours at NU said he's never seen a parent. It would stand out. Then again NU purposely tries to admit mature students.

A different guy who has given many more tours said it happened twice and he felt embarrassed for the kid.

Most people are savvy enough to not publicly mock the student with parents attached. That doesn't mean that we don't all snicker to ourselves, and silently judge the prospective, losing all respect for him.

don't bring your parents, but if you have an attractive girlfriend, definitely bring her, you will earn respect from your prospective classmates.

What if you are straight from undergrad, and your parents are bankrolling law school? (and insist on visiting with you)

MrPapagiorgio wrote:What if you are straight from undergrad, and your parents are bankrolling law school? (and insist on visiting with you)

I'd do A LOT of embarrassing things for 200K.

Bring them if you must but let them know that it's abnormal.

Desert Fox wrote:

MrPapagiorgio wrote:What if you are straight from undergrad, and your parents are bankrolling law school? (and insist on visiting with you)

I'd do A LOT of embarrassing things for 200K.

Bring them if you must but let them know that it's abnormal.

They just haven't realized that I don't really give two shits about what the campus looks like. I care about getting a job in the area that I want to work in. I am picking schools based off on that. They will say "Oh, look how pretty this building is."

But I guess I will have to shut my mouth and accept it, considering I will not see a single bill for my JD.

MrPapagiorgio wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

MrPapagiorgio wrote:What if you are straight from undergrad, and your parents are bankrolling law school? (and insist on visiting with you)

I'd do A LOT of embarrassing things for 200K.

Bring them if you must but let them know that it's abnormal.

They just haven't realized that I don't really give two shits about what the campus looks like. I care about getting a job in the area that I want to work in. I am picking schools based off on that. They will say "Oh, look how pretty this building is."

But I guess I will have to shut my mouth and accept it, considering I will not see a single bill for my JD.

Lol dude, don't let your parents go with you.

MrPapagiorgio wrote:What if you are straight from undergrad, and your parents are bankrolling law school? (and insist on visiting with you)

If only somebody responded to that question before it was asked...

TommyK wrote:
Kindly explain that you're beginning your professional career and that it is no more acceptable to bring your parent to an open house than it is to bring a parent to the first day of work. While you value her insight, you need to begin setting forth a professional, adult foot towards your future colleagues, professors, and administrators.

Unless she's paying for law school and that's the only way she's willing to pay for it. If that's the case, swallow the pride and enjoy the parent-sponsored free ride.

I agree with DF. There's not much I wouldn't do for 200 large.

That being said, I will still judge you. I will just also be very jealous of you being debt-free upon graduation.

$$ > self-respect

SupraVln180 wrote:Lol dude, don't let your parents go with you.

Lol dude, don't do shit that could screw up getting two hundred thousand dollars.

MrPapagiorgio wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

MrPapagiorgio wrote:What if you are straight from undergrad, and your parents are bankrolling law school? (and insist on visiting with you)

I'd do A LOT of embarrassing things for 200K.

Bring them if you must but let them know that it's abnormal.

They just haven't realized that I don't really give two shits about what the campus looks like. I care about getting a job in the area that I want to work in. I am picking schools based off on that. They will say "Oh, look how pretty this building is."

But I guess I will have to shut my mouth and accept it, considering I will not see a single bill for my JD.

Well you can man up and explain it to them. If they absolutely insist then yea suck it up.

It would have to depend on the parent, and how you get along. if you have obnixous parents- then dont bring them, but if you are driving a long distance, and your parent is very chill and not obnixous, then why not? Especially if they are footing the bill!!!!!!!!!

Ill bring mine to visit, unofficially. but not to admitted student days Im going to school, not my dad

TommyK wrote:I will just also be very jealous of you being debt-free upon graduation.

But you would never admit to that IRL, right?

bk187 wrote:

SupraVln180 wrote:Lol dude, don't let your parents go with you.

Lol dude, don't do shit that could screw up getting two hundred thousand dollars.

Who's parents who committed to paying for the child's law school would back out b/c they are not allowed to attend a law school visit? You TLS'ers over-dramatize everything.