[Emmi95]

so i am planning to go to several university open days but i was wondering if i took my mum would i be the only one to take a parent or do loads of people take someone with them ?
in the UK?

[Ecosse_14]

(Original post by Emmi95)
so i am planning to go to several university open days but i was wondering if i took my mum would i be the only one to take a parent or do loads of people take someone with them ?
in the UK?

A lot of people take their parents, especially if it isn't a local university. You won't be the only one
Probably a good idea to take your mum, from experience I've found that it's always the parents who ask the most questions.

[megfashion]

loads of people take parents, i always took my mum (dad came only once).
it is better to bring someone along too for a second opinion. for example if you have a mini-freak out before the open day, your mum or whomever will be there at the open day to help you decide if you like the uni. mum had to do that when we went to keele :P

[The Polymath]

(Original post by Emmi95)
so i am planning to go to several university open days but i was wondering if i took my mum would i be the only one to take a parent or do loads of people take someone with them ?
in the UK?

Lots of parents In fact the whole university area demographic seems to morph into either 16-18 or middle aged people You can spot other open day goers miles before you get there - you can see them on the motorway

[pinkbullets]

Loads of people take parents. No one will care either way

I've been to UCL, Edinburgh, Queen Mary's, Newcastle and Northumbria. I went to UCL with my dad and Queen Mary's with my mother because they wanted to see what they looked like. I went to Edinburgh on my own and most people definitely had parents with them. I did Newcastle on my own and Northumbria with my sixth form.

[TheWorldEndsWithMe]

Almost everyone takes their parents if it isn't a local uni.
It's useful to have a second pair of eyes and they often prove useful in asking questions about important things you wouldn't have even thought of.

[Emmi95]

Thank You

[PQ]

Take them along but split up and go to look at different things (even different halls/talks etc) then meet up for lunch and at the end to go over stuff.

An open day is a chance for you to talk to current and potential students and to get a feel for if you could make friends and be happy there as well as for all the serious stuff - if you've got your mum with you then it's very easy to not speak to anyone but her and that misses an opportunity.

[blondie :)]

I went to most my open days without one (I went with friends instead) and I found it weird as EVERYONE else had a parent. I remember sitting in a Sociology talk while my friend went to a different talk and I was one of the only ones without one, it felt quite lonely! Plus, when I was going to Sheffield my friend and I got completely lost, and parents just seem to know where they're going...

[jelly1000]

(Original post by PQ)
Take them along but split up and go to look at different things (even different halls/talks etc) then meet up for lunch and at the end to go over stuff.

An open day is a chance fornot you to talk to current and potential students and to get a feel for if you could make friends and be happy there as well as for all the serious stuff - if you've got your mum with you then it's very easy to not speak to anyone but her and that misses an opportunity.

not necessarily, i got talking to the tour guides at most open days i went to despite being with my mum.

[Ellie_May :)]

(Original post by blondie :))
I went to most my open days without one (I went with friends instead) and I found it weird as EVERYONE else had a parent. I remember sitting in a Sociology talk while my friend went to a different talk and I was one of the only ones without one, it felt quite lonely! Plus, when I was going to Sheffield my friend and I got completely lost, and parents just seem to know where they're going...

lol my dad didn't have a clue where he was going. We went to a talk in York, dad overheard someone asking about another talk which was on at another time and assumed the talk i was going to was the same as theirs and had changed times and locations. We ended up running around campus like a lost chicken and when we went back to where we were originally, we were 10 mins late for the talk. Not cool!

But yes. Usually I will take both parents to an open day. Just got to make sure they are on the right track with me