“Overinvolved” parents seem to be the new epidemic of colleges. These parents are those that make all the decisions for their kids, what school, what classes, even the roommates! Officials at these schools say that it is not safe for the students, when everything is decided for them they don’t know the common since to stay safe. Most schools are now trying to stop these “overinvolved” parents by setting up their own orientations, hiring people to distract them, anything to move them away from the students for just a bit. The schools must do this in order for the students to be prepared for the college experience. The officials understand that mommy and daddy won’t always be there but these students and parents don’t realize this.
I think schools are right for doing this. It is one thing to get help from your parents and it’s another to let your parents do everything for you. Students have to learn how to do some of these things on their own before they get out into the job world because mom and dad won’t be able to yell at the woman who didn’t hire you, or yell at your boss for being rude. I believe that students will benefit from this. It can teach them some life lessons they have missed out on from being babied their whole lives.
As a senior I will be a part of the fall freshman going into college, and as scared as I am I know my mom will force me to do things on my own. My mom has never been one to do things for me; she has this mato “If you won’t it, you better get it yourself.” I’m sure there will be some things that my mom will involve herself in, but for the most part I think she will stay away. She knows I am a strong person and can do it on my own. In my opinion what these schools are doing is a good idea, these kids need to grow up already and move on.
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