<p>I plan to visit my final 3 choices at the end of March all during the week of Spring break. I'll be flying from NJ to San Francisco (san francisco state), then from SF to Oregon(Oregon State University), and then to another school I have not decided yet (still waiting on other notifications). So you can see I will be jumping around quite a bit. </p>
<p>I will probably stay one or two nights at each university.
Has anyone here ever hosted a visitor? How was it? I am worried that the school won't have anyone to host me or something. I will be going alone as well.</p>
<p>Are the schools you are visiting also on spring break? If so, they probably will not be able to arrange a dorm host for you. You should check ahead of time. Spring break (for the college) is also a poor time to get a feel for the campus. They may also avaoid arranging dorm stays during midterms, which are generally the week immediately before spring break. You need to see what it says about overnight visiting on the schools' websites, and/or contact them. I wouldn't just show up without having made prior arrangements.</p>
<p>I could fit in Oregon State at the end of Spring break, there vacation ends on the 30th, San Francisco's spring break ends the 26th. And I have to wait on where I will go for the third.</p>
<p>I don't have any other time to visit them unless I take off school, and I can't. I don't know what to do I don't want to make any decision without visiting them. If I can go at all it would be better than imagining and wondering what it is like there.</p>
<p>you definitely need to arrange it first with the administration.</p>
<p>they could probably also provide you with email addresses for students at the school to talk to.</p>
<p>Yes, definitely set it up with the school. No offense, but you really can't just walk onto campus and expect them to have a room waiting if they don't know that you're coming. :-)</p>
<p>That having been said, if you do call in advance and they are expecting you, you'll probably have a great experience! I have served as a host, and it's a really fun experience. You'll probably go to classes, meals, etc. with your host. You'll also have time to check out the campus. In my experience, most of the hosts want to be hosts and want to help you have a good time--they're usually not being paid. It definitely helps if you go into it with some sense of what you want to see. Most good hosts will ask you if you have any questions or if you want to see anything in particular--they mean it when they ask. If you have questions or do want to do something, they'd love to help you do it. Also, remember that your host may have an exam the next day, a paper to write, etc... So in the rare instance that they don't pay that much attention to you, don't assume that they don't like you--they're just busy. If you want, feel free to ask if you could look around or hang out with a friend of theirs--they'll definitely be cool with that.</p>
<p>Hope that helps! :-)</p>
<p>I will be calling them and letting them know, I wouldnt just show up especially with the money I'll be spending getting to all of them.</p>
<p>Keep in mind most schools will only set up a ONE night visit for prospective students.</p>