proudofmyboy
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The time is here for us to plan for R day. I know there are activities that occur before R day. When do you recommend we arrive and where should we stay? Thanks
We arrived on the Friday before R-Day in 2010. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Mystic then and many times in the following four years. Good luck.Possibly Friday, possibly Saturday, possibly Sunday. No help, huh? You will receive information on what is happening and when. OCF has an ice cream social, some of the swabs2B meet by company, some coaches have a team meet, and so on. Your swab2B should decide what he/she does/does not want to do. Some want to meet everyone, do everything. Some want to chill with just family. This is a big step for them, so let them decide. When DS left for Prep School Orientation, there was a picnic the night before, which was great. The next year for swab summer, he wanted to hang with us. But he already knew a bunch of his classmates, so it wasn't such a big deal.
Several hotels in the area have special rates for CGA. We've used the Holiday Inn downtown and it has been perfect. A lot of people from our region used the Springside Inn and had get togethers. So others from your area, which you may get a chance to meet at a Meet and Greet put on by your Parent's Association, may do something similar.
Any parent of a 2017 will tell you to bring an umbrella.
Wonderfulmom - That might have been me you patted on the back!There were parents bawling all over the place. I patted one mom on the back and told her it would be O.K.
Thanks for the input. We are from NJ. I think we will come in 2 days before. Chill that 1st day, enjoy the day before activities and then on to R day.
If you check I think it's actually seven weeks, not six.