<p>Does anyone know whether campus visits weigh heavily in admissions decisions for U of R? This university seems like a great fit for my D. But we probably wouldn't be able to visit until after we know that (if) she has been accepted and what the COA would be.</p>
<p>probably not <em>heavily</em>. i’m sure there are tons of admitted students who never visited. i wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>As long as you tried to interview when they were in your area. I drove 4 hours for an interview, and I was accepted.</p>
<p>I did not visit, nor did I attempt to get an interview. And I got accepted…
I think my Rochester supplements were pretty good though.</p>
<p>I didn’t visit, and I went to an interviewing event near my area, and I was accepted during the first wave of acceptances. It may depend on your location as well: I live far enough away that I would have had to fly.</p>
<p>yea i live in southern california, so it would have been difficult to visit.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about not visiting. My daughter interviewed with an alumni in our area, but we didn’t visit the campus until April when she was accepted. Her acceptance letter was dated early March.</p>
<p>My d interviewed near our home. She didn’t set foot on Rochester’s campus until Spring Open Campus. She’s now a very happy junior.</p>
<p>Thanks very much everyone. That’s a relief.</p>
<p>Hi… I’ll echo the sentiments above and add some of my own. It is important that students express interest in the University of Rochester, be it through an e-mail exchange, phone call, interview, etc. Contact, though, is not ever going to make or break a students application. </p>
<p>We are very understanding of the fact that it can be very difficult to visit, especially for those students coming from further away. With regard to our decisions, it becomes a concern when a local student has never connected with our office, or if there is very little indication that a student knows anything about Rochester. </p>
<p>It is more important, in my opinion, that the student visit Rochester for his or her sake. A visit helps him or her to make the most informed decision possible when deciding which school to attend.</p>
<p>Either way, it is one piece of a much larger puzzle. Let me know if you have any questions!</p>
<p>My daughter didn’t visit and was accepted.</p>
<p>When I was applying for schools not so long ago, I had a decision to make. After being accepted by 3 schools (University of Rochester, Hamilton, and Union), I went to each campus to visit. The campus visit was the deciding factor for me.</p>
<p>I did an overnight at each school, and had an incredible experience at Rochester. I would highly recommend for accepted students to come to Rochester on one of the Spring Open Campus dates: [University</a> of Rochester : Event’s Registration](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/soc/]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/soc/)</p>
<p>The overnight stay in a college dorm with other college students definitely helped me grasp what Student Life was like on each campus. I didn’t know anyone at these schools, so my only option was to get randomly paired with a current undergrad. U of R matched me with a student in my projected major, which was great!</p>
<p>Whether you make a campus visit before, or after, you’re accepted into the U of R, I feel that it is one of the most valuable things you can do during the college search. It makes you feel confident in your final college decision.</p>