Campus Visits
Discover Where You Belong!
Do Your HomeworkThere's a lot of preparation for you and your family to do ahead of time:
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Go In PersonWhenever possible, arrange to visit schools in person. No amount of online research can compete with your first-hand view. The more you know about where you might spend the next 4 years of your life, the better! I help you figure out how to
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1. What's the food like?
2. Where do students hang out? 3. How important is the Greek system? 4. What is the social atmosphere like? 5. What is it like during exam time? 6. What are the most popular majors? 7. What's your #1 complaint? 8. How easy is it to get into the classes you want? 9. Do you have to write a senior thesis or complete a capstone project? 10. Are the students friendly or cliquish? 11. Are the professors accessible? These are just a few to get you thinking. Don't forget to take notes and pictures along the way! It will all become a blur soon after you leave if you plan on visiting a number of schools. This is critical if you plan to use any of your observations in your essays. |
RECENT NEWS
"To be sure, most college are not restoring tours, concerned about student safety. But some are, with various rules to protect visitors."
--Scott Jaschik, "The Return of the Campus Tour," Inside Higher Ed, August 3, 2020 |
"Although some institutions are struggling to find interested students, Harvard, Brown and Tufts all see increases in those who want to join their Class of 2025...Applications from Latinx students increased by 42%, and Black students rose by nearly 40%. American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders soared by 35%. Applications from Black students, according to the campus publication, have soared by almost 90% since 2018."
--Chris Burt, "These 4 Universities Enjoying Spike in Applications," UB/University Business, January 28, 2021 |