Hello,
This is a question regarding college campus to which we are keen to get admission into. However, for some reason, we never were able to visit due to so many reasons- not enough time off, class attendance issues, exhaustion etc. However, we have some time now. Do you think it makes sense to do those college visits now? The results do not come out till March- April, I believe.
Thanks!
If the college considers demonstrated interest in admissions, then it would not hurt to visit. Otherwise, just try and attend accepted student days at the colleges that accept your student. You’ll hear information about those after your student gets accepted.
College vests can also help you decide where to attend when you have multiple acceptances.
Agree that you should check the common data set to see if any of the schools take demonstrated interest into account in admissions decisions. (google common data set and look at section C).
If any schools do look at demonstrated interest and you make a visit I’d send the admissions officer a brief email (no more than a paragraph) to let him/her know that you visited the college and mention one or two things that particularly impressed you/made you feel the school was a good fit.
Thank you for your replies!
Personally, unless it was something that was very easy (i.e., near a relative we were visiting), I would not. You are not deciding where to apply. You are deciding where to attend – without knowing if that is an option.
I’d save the visits for spring to decide where to attend. Events for admitted students are different, and even if you go on a non-event day, you will probably be able to access different resources and definitely see the school through a different lens.
Look at the Common Data Sets for all your colleges. Check in Section C7 under “level of applicant’s interest.” If it is Very important or Important, then go visit. If it is “considered”, then perhaps if not too inconvenient.
But i would save the visits for Admitted students day unless you cannot make those dates.
Thank you- this was very useful
And also there are resources like college reel that offer short, student made videos around different aspects of the basic “day in the life” of almost all schools.