<p>I will be arranging a site visit for my daughter in October. </p>
<p>We are (far) out of state, and so this will likely be the one visit to UA (unless there is some special thing for some competitive scholarship or whatever, or if she really needs a second visit later to make a final decision), so I want to make the most of this visit. </p>
<p>This will be her senior year, and she will be a NMF, so the big scholarships are appealing. She is a smart cookie and a great girl. She’s also been homeschooled, but she is not a stereotypical conservative homeschooler, as we are not those sorts of homeschoolers ourselves. (We’re more liberal and academic than not.)</p>
<p>She is our eldest child, so this is our first time through this process. </p>
<p>The scholarships are appealing, as is the honors program and the overall offerings (engineering, music, math). </p>
<p>I’d like to know what honors programs (computer based? university fellows? other?) we should inquire about. My daughter should be competitive for anything, so I want to make sure I know about things in time for application/etc.</p>
<p>She is interested in engineering or math. Possibly biomedical engineering for grad school. She’s also a great writer and musician, so who on earth knows what she’ll actually end up choosing. (Another advantage of a big university with lots of choices!)</p>
<p>Also, she is a musician, and she will want to arrange a test lesson with the professor of her instrument (harp), so scheduling the visit when the professor is available will obviously require contact with the professor before nailing down dates (we have some flexibility on dates). (She isn’t planning to major in music, but she would like to play regularly and with orchestra/ensemble/etc. and take lessons, etc. while she likely continues to perform professionally to some degree.) We could contact her directly via email, or should we go through the recruiter/dean/whatever to arrange for that? Which would be better? Or, should we ask her current (online out of state) harp teacher to make the first contact? Or just ask that teacher for advice?</p>
<p>OK, so, all that to say that we will be in north Florida for 3 weeks in the fall, so I want to take the opportunity to take her to Tuscaloosa for a day or two to get in a fun and productive visit. What do you advise would be the best process to arrange a productive visit?</p>
<p>Any and all advice of who to contact, what to ask about, and what we should see would be appreciated!!</p>
<p>Also, hotel recommendations and fun restaurant choices near campus would also be helpful. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!!</p>