As a parent, what is my role, if any, on a college visit? Do I do the tour, lunch, etc? Do I just drop him off? When my son meets the coach do I join in? Do I just shut up unless money gets brought up? Thanks in advance
stay in the back, they want to interact with the kid not the parents - I have heard they also look to see how the kid interacts with the parent (respectful not rolling the eyes). after the first few minutes it usually becomes pretty relaxed and conversational, just try to make sure your kid is always walking next to the coach on the tour they really want the interaction and the tour is a much less stressful and has a lot of natural unforced conversation. make sure the kid has prepared questions for the coaches, both athletic and academic and if they do not ask questions the coaches think they are not interested.
