Family Weekend is approaching fast! It\u2019s always exciting to show your family around campus and give them a glimpse of your world, but let\u2019s be real. Your parents are going to have a ton of questions. It\u2019s great and all that they care about what you\u2019re up to, but it can get to be a little much, especially if you don\u2019t have the answers they\u2019re looking for. But don\u2019t worry! We\u2019ve got some of the top questions you\u2019re sure to get and how to answer them with the least amount of work possible. We give you the \u201cFamily Weekend Cheat Sheet: How Do I Answer This Basic Question.\u201d<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be honest, Family Weekend is just after midterms and our capacity to talk about school work is almost at its limit. So instead, wow your family with the random trivia knowledge you\u2019ve built up from the hours spent procrastinating on Buzzfeed. Take your family to Orange After Dark\u2019s Family Weekend Trivia Night<\/a>. It\u2019s free and the perfect opportunity to pivot that initial question.<\/p>\n Campus has definitely changed a lot just in this year alone: the Barnes Center at The Arch is officially open, Schine Student Center is under renovation and other non-construction related things. And if you\u2019re like any other college student, you\u2019ve probably barely skimmed your emails with the updates about it all and aren\u2019t as well informed as your parents think you should be. If that\u2019s the case, you might want to consider taking your family to the Update on the Student Experience<\/a>. You might not know all the answers, but the ESE Leadership team does and is ready to answer all of your family\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t really know your professors well? Don\u2019t panic. The Experience Syracuse University Colleges and Schools<\/a> events have you covered. All you need to know are your professors\u2019 names and faces. Let the event do the rest of the work for you.\u00a0 You can bring your family to meet your professors and dean and enjoy a few snacks. Pick out one of your professors, introduce your family and voila! You\u2019ve successfully made your family think you go to office hours regularly. (Which you might want to consider going to in the future since your professors are eager to help you succeed.)<\/p>\n No, Marshall Square Mall doesn\u2019t count. Although we highly recommend exploring Syracuse and the Central New York area, we also know that it can be intimidating at first. So if you haven\u2019t taken the Connective Corridor, or you have no idea where Armory Square is, why not step out of your comfort zone while your built in support system is in town?! Check out Family Weekend\u2019s Experience CNY events and bring your family to discover Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards<\/a>, Green Lakes State Park<\/a> or the Sk\u00e4\u2022no\u00f1h \u2013 Great Law of Peace Center<\/a>. You and your family can pick up coupons for one of these excursions at the Family Weekend Welcome and Registration Center during check in.<\/p>\n We sure hope you have! Everyone deserves to feel good physically and mentally. But if you\u2019re not sure how to talk about, show don\u2019t tell. Consider bringing your family to see the Barnes Center at The Arch. Even if you haven\u2019t taken advantage of all the Barnes Center\u2019s resources, your family will be impressed 100 percent. Check out the Barnes Center Family Social<\/a>. There\u2019ll be entertainment, refreshments and staff ready to answer all your family\u2019s overly detailed questions! Pro tip: if your family asks where the therapy dogs live, let them know the dogs\u2019 owners bring them to visit.<\/p>\n Be prepared. They\u2019re going to ask this question over and over. First, let them know parking is free for the weekend. Keep reminding them of this. On Friday, tell them to park at Skytop on South Campus and take the Family Weekend Shuttles that will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Again, tell them it\u2019s free. On Saturday and Sunday, tell them they can park in any Orange lot<\/a> on campus. And yes, that\u2019s free too. This includes most of the Mount, the Women\u2019s Building, the lot across from College Place, the lots on University Ave and the garage on Comstock. You\u2019re smart. You\u2019ll figure it out.<\/p>\n\u201cWhy does campus look so different from when we first toured?\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u00a0\u201cHow do you like your professors?\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cHave you gotten off campus at all?\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cHave you been taking care of yourself?<\/h2>\n
\u201cWhere do I park?\u201d<\/h2>\n