Incoming Freshmen are All In

[warriorchick]

The season tickets that were allotted to incoming freshmen sold out in under 45 minutes.  They melted down the system trying to get in.

Parents on Facebook whose kids weren't able to purchase them are losing their minds and are tossing around words like "inequitable". 

[Hards Alumni]

The season tickets that were allotted to incoming freshmen sold out in under 45 minutes.  They melted down the system trying to get in.

Parents on Facebook whose kids weren't able to purchase them are losing their minds and are tossing around words like "inequitable". 

Probably should have just done a lotto system. 

[warriorchick]

Probably should have just done a lotto system.

It wasn't that long ago that those tickets took some time to sell.

[muwarrior69]

Probably should have just done a lotto system.

...the parents can pony up for a Peacock and Max subscription.

[Jay Bee]

Need to raise prices!

[barfolomew]

The season tickets that were allotted to incoming freshmen sold out in under 45 minutes.  They melted down the system trying to get in.

Parents on Facebook whose kids weren't able to purchase them are losing their minds and are tossing around words like "inequitable". 

My son will be a college freshman this year (alas not MU), and imho, most parents on the Parents Boards have lost their minds. My favorite was the parent who weighed in on the debate about Mac vs. PC for their freshman by revealing they just bought their daughter one of each.

[muwarrior69]

Need to raise prices!

Tickets, Tuition or both?

[Hards Alumni]

My son will be a college freshman this year (alas not MU), and imho, most parents on the Parents Boards have lost their minds. My favorite was the parent who weighed in on the debate about Mac vs. PC for their freshman by revealing they just bought their daughter one of each.

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

My son will be a college freshman this year (alas not MU), and imho, most parents on the Parents Boards have lost their minds. My favorite was the parent who weighed in on the debate about Mac vs. PC for their freshman by revealing they just bought their daughter one of each.

Monitoring the parent Facebook group where I work is one of my favorite joys. Espcially during Pride Week.

[warriorchick]

My son will be a college freshman this year (alas not MU), and imho, most parents on the Parents Boards have lost their minds. My favorite was the parent who weighed in on the debate about Mac vs. PC for their freshman by revealing they just bought their daughter one of each.

A few years ago on MU's board, there were parents that thought Marquette should hire crossing guards to escort their kids across Wisconsin Avenue.  Also, that campus should be locked down because a criminal (who had no connection to Marquette) escaped from a correctional facility 75 miles from campus.

I got a million of 'em.

[wadesworld]

A few years ago on MU's board, there were parents that thought Marquette should hire crossing guards to escort their kids across Wisconsin Avenue.  Also, that campus should be locked down because a criminal (who had no connection to Marquette) escaped from a correctional facility 75 miles from campus.

I got a million of 'em.

Just move the campus to Mequon already.

[Hards Alumni]

Just move the campus to Mequon already.

They can all attend class in their parents basements wrapped in bubble wrap with ear muffs via the internet.

Just to be sure they're safe.

[Shooter McGavin]

The season tickets that were allotted to incoming freshmen sold out in under 45 minutes.  They melted down the system trying to get in.

Parents on Facebook whose kids weren't able to purchase them are losing their minds and are tossing around words like "inequitable". 

My daughter, the second child I'm sending to MU and a freshman in the Fall,  was all over it.  As soon as she could log on to buy, she did.  My wife made sure of it.  Will be fun having two kids a MU this year.  Will be up for plenty of games. 

[StillAWarrior]

My son will be a college freshman this year (alas not MU), and imho, most parents on the Parents Boards have lost their minds. My favorite was the parent who weighed in on the debate about Mac vs. PC for their freshman by revealing they just bought their daughter one of each.

One of my kids was a freshman at a B10 school a couple years ago and the parents' FB page was hard to believe. Some of those kids really, really needed to get out from under their parents. There was a second, unofficial one that essentially made fun of the official page -- it was really funny although got a bit too mean-spirited at times.

[Hards Alumni]

One of my kids was a freshman at a B10 school a couple years ago and the parents' FB page was hard to believe. Some of those kids really, really needed to get out from under their parents. There was a second, unofficial one that essentially made fun of the official page -- it was really funny although got a bit too mean-spirited at times.

So you're saying that all message boards are cesspools?

[StillAWarrior]

So you're saying that all message boards are cesspools?

Present company excluded, of course.

[Herman Cain]

Did any parent ever take up Scott Pilarz famous offer. At convocation he guaranteed to refund any tuition someone  if they felt they hadn't grown by the time they graduated.

[Richie]

One of my kids was a freshman at a B10 school a couple years ago and the parents' FB page was hard to believe. Some of those kids really, really needed to get out from under their parents. There was a second, unofficial one that essentially made fun of the official page -- it was really funny although got a bit too mean-spirited at times.

I am a lurker on the MU Parents Board; one of my sons goes there and as an alum, I thought I might be able to offer something worthwhile to people experiencing MU for the first time. I quickly found that many posters, not all, simply want to ask the question and do the research for their kids. Or get outraged by a perceived MU slight. It's funny and sad at the same time.

I'm a Gen X and still recall driving up to McCormick sight unseen after traveling 1,000 miles from home. I will never forget my dad looking at me and saying "you are on your own now." Best thing he could have said.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

I am a lurker on the MU Parents Board; one of my sons goes there and as an alum, I thought I might be able to offer something worthwhile to people experiencing MU for the first time. I quickly found that many posters, not all, simply want to ask the question and do the research for their kids. Or get outraged by a perceived MU slight. It's funny and sad at the same time.

Yep yep yep.

[StillAWarrior]

I'm a Gen X and still recall driving up to McCormick sight unseen after traveling 1,000 miles from home. I will never forget my dad looking at me and saying "you are on your own now." Best thing he could have said.

I flew alone into Milwaukee and caught a cab to McCormick. That was my first experience of Marquette.

[tower912]

My parents would not allow any of their children to go to college in our home town.
So, MU, MSU, Dayton.    One of the smartest things they did.   

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

My parents would not allow any of their children to go to college in our home town.
So, MU, MSU, Dayton.    One of the smartest things they did.   

Eh. My kid went to school where I worked. He lived on campus and I rarely saw him.

It's about mindset.

[jfp61]

snoze you lose

[lawdog77]

My parents would not allow any of their children to go to college in our home town.
So, MU, MSU, Dayton.    One of the smartest things they did.

Or the college would not allow.any.of your parents' children to go there. There is a story there somewhere.

[Richie]

This will be my last post on the Parent Message Board, but for those not on the board, this is an example of a parent question:

How large is the waste basket in the dorms? My daughter will be at Mashuda.


And now to get back on topic, really looking forward to seeing this year's team, and the frosh. Wish it was October.