<p>As many of you may know, I formed my college list (and order of preference) almost entirely blindly. By that I mean that I hadn't visited any of the schools before deciding to apply. Of the schools I'm seriously considering, Dartmouth is now the only one I still haven't visited. As I decided this month that the school was all-but-certainly my "first choice," and as I can now get past "Will I get in?" and move on to "I can't wait to move in!", a question arose.</p>
<p>Some parents, presumably of considerable financial means, swear by only allowing their children to apply to schools which they've visited. There have been stories of a visit changing how an applicant feels about a college and claims that a visit is the ultimate proof of "fit," which I can agree with. But, given that I've done all the reading, gotten all the first-hand reports possible, had every question answered (I have the Dartmouth CC board to thank for all of these things), and only had my feelings about the school confirmed, is there anything wrong with (nearly) deciding to attend a school without visiting. FWIW, my "research" about other schools have been spot-on and confirmed by my late visits.</p>
<p>The obvious solution is to just visit. I had every intention of going to Dimensions, but it conflicts with my prom. (I'm actually teetering on whether or not to just go to Dimensions instead, but I suppose that's a thread for another day-- An End vs. A Beginning) I assume that I will make a visit sometime before sending in a deposit. I just wanted to ask this question in the possible case that the visit doesn't happen.</p>