Parent info

Parent Information

...About our CARES Orientation program:

"The campus and personnel overall are outstanding."

"Well organized and informative. Evident that you do care."

"Helped me feel better about sending my first child to college."

"Definately appreciated the personal touch."

...About our campus visits:

"PSU has a beautiful campus and I love the buildings. Also I like the school's unity."

"The staff and students were very helpful and hospitable."

"Overall exceptional day; all questions were answered."

College is not just going to class—I need to have fun, too!
Make plans to come to Pitt for Family Weekend and visits me on campus when you can. I'm excited about college and I want to share it with you!
Care packages, letters--even email--are very much appreciated, especially during the holidays, when I might be missing home and family a little more than usual.
Trust me! Listen when I call with a problem, but let me try to handle it myself. I need your support and encouragement, but I also need to learn from my own mistakes. And don't worry; I'll remember the values and morals you instilled in me. I might, however, forget how to do laundry!
Let me try new things. I might change everything from my major to my hair color, but I'm still the person you know and love.
Coming home during breaks will be hard for all of us, but don't forget, I want to spend some time with the friends I miss as well as with my family.
I might go home with my roommate sometimes (or they might come home with me). This is perfectly normal.
Asking for money is hard. It is easier for me if you ask about it or offer to send some every now and then.
If I'm stressed out during finals week and I am grumpy when you call, don't take it personally.
Most of all, I still need you, so don't think you are bothering me when you call. I love hearing from you (even when I don't particularly seem to!)