As the mother of a college student.....I would say forget it.  If you want to travel w/o your family, find 4 girlfriends and go the the beach.

At least it will be REAL girlfriend time. 

Where will you get the $1000 or so it will cost to go?  Wouldn't you rather spend it on something you would really enjoy and being with people you really like?

I don't know your story, and I've never been to MK seminar, but I have been to another MLM's convention more than once--I was in my 30's then and I felt too young for the crowd then.  I am just trying to picture my college student daughter at something like this......and I can't.  She would think, for lack of a better word, that it was totally LAME.

I know you asked for opinions from somebody who has been there...I haven't, but as a mother I would say OVER MY DEAD BODY and I don't care if you're over 18 or not!

I agree with Momontherun.  Save your $$ and go to the beach.   

I went 3 times (it might have been 4 times - somebody slap me!) mostly because I was a director.

Don't go. You could go to Mexico WAY cheaper and actually have fun. You'll waste a lot of money, you'll room with 3 other women (not of your choosing, so not your fun college buds), you go non-stop and not in a Vegas I'm having too much fun to stop kind of way. This is get up at the butt crack of dawn to take a cold shower (because your 3 roomies beat you to it and there's not hot water left), eat a crap breakfast while you're stuffed in like a cattle car with a few thousand other consultants, wait in line, sit a lot, wait in line, crap lunch (cattle car style), run out in the blazing Dallas heat in your now swollen feat stuffed into closed toe black shoes and pantyhose to visit the vendor tent, spend more money you don't have, come back, wait in line, sit a lot, figure out dinner (which you have to pay for), more training and rah rah after dinner with your area, middle of the night "party" or awards (I used the term party loosely)  - it's now 12:30, maybe 1am, trudge up to your room (still in your pumps, btw) - maybe sleep through your roommates storing (or giggling) for 4 or 5 hours, wake up and repeat until awards night, then dress up in a formal outfit, hose again and heels and sit for 5+ HOURS clapping to watch hundreds of women run across the stage for buying the most product (which you'll be watching on a screen unless you also bought the most product) while you listen to the emcee say, "Let's raise the roof for Susie Consultant! Let's get loud for Jenny Consultant. Let's raise the roof for Patsy Consultant." in a monotone voice for 5+ hours. Super fun. It's 12:30 now, sit through cheesy candlelight ceremony, and go BACK to your director's room for more awards crap. Repeat butt crack of dawn routine, breakfast on your own dime for last day, more training or other drivel and figure out how to get all your crap to the airport...

Cha - ching - don't forget to hand over your $800-$1000 bucks for all this. There's more craziness involved, but that's the gist.

I'd say just get out of MK actually, but if you want to take a college trip, call a travel agent and find out some awesome deals for Cancun or something. You'll actually have fun and spend less money. Seminar is not something I'd do just to "legitimize" getting away from your family by yourself. If they need a more legit reason for you to leave than just partying in Cancun, then find an out of town internship or something. Heck, for that, they might even foot the bill. There are programs at other colleges, go be a docent (sp?) or something at an out of town museum - do something that's of interest to you to see if you'd like it for a career, and you're out of town to boot.

Hope that helps!

maybe i'll share the pix i took of the blisters on my feet last year when i went....what JOKE *cough* seminar is....take a cruise or go to vegas....

I suffered through CC in March,  There is no way I would go. Never, Not Ever

Don't go. It's that simple.  Spend the money and time on your family!

 

I don't like that crap during the meetings...why would I want full-scale fakeness at seminar.
 

I'd rather spend the money on my family and myself.

Back in the early days of my "business", I considered, for a hot-second, going.....but then the rules just got to me.  Closed-toe shoes?  why?  I don't even OWN heels!  I can't wear them.  I would wear my Uggs all day long.  So what happens if someone doesn't follow the dress code?