I already know which school I’m going to, so I’m going to the revisit day to get a bit more familiar with the school and learn about it more than to make a decision. What should I expect at a revisit day? (I looked at the link the school sent, but it only had a very general schedule.) What should I be paying attention to while I’m there? Any other miscellaneous advice on revisit days? (In other words, what questions should I maybe be asking that just haven’t occurred to me? 
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Thanks!
Ask questions about things that you genuinely care about. If you are passionate about multiple extracurricular activities, make sure you are clear on the policies of your school and whether or not your schedule will allow you to purse them all.
You will probably spend a lot of time with students, attending classes, hanging out during free periods, and probably attending some kind of student panel where you can ask any questions to a bunch of different students. You’ll really have the opportunity to see what at least part of a school day is like. Ask about anything, from how to balance different ECs and sports to social events, weekend activities, actual disciplinary practices, availability of teachers outside of classes, where to shop, what to bring, how’s the food (and what you can keep in your room)…really take the opportunity to find out whatever you want to know. You’ll get a lot of the nuts and bolts information from the school over the summer, but you can get good practical information from students. Don’t hold back! Have fun!
Thanks! The stuff about dorms is somewhat less relevant, as I’ll be a day student, but I will certainly be asking questions about the day student experience.
If you’re going to be a day student, there’s a good possibility that your host will also be a day student. I would ask them what they recommend (and what they wished they’d done differently) to really feel and be a part of the community.
I know that at our school, a lot of the day parents start the journey thinking about it like they did middle school – what time do I drop you off, when is your day done, and you are at school as long as you have obligations there. But often the day students who found that they had to stay on campus (dinner after practice because of a late pick-up or additional help during evening study hall) also realized that it gave them a different connection to the other students. And for most, that became the norm. So I would ask about that. I’d ask what your host found to be the best ways to get to meet people and hang out.
Being a day student at a boarding school has its wrinkles – and ime, it takes a lot of students a while to work through those because things are fine if you do it one way but MUCH BETTER if you can really throw yourself into it.
@gardenstategal Thanks! Those are some great suggestions for questions!