<p>So I received a notice in the mail concerning summer visiting hours/events in Chicago. Has anybody been to one of these in previous years?</p>
<p>I would visit when the school is in session if at all possible. You are likely to be surrounded by other prospective students and their parents which will be a completely biased experience. It will be a lot harder to get a real sense of what will be like to go there. I have a few friends that were in love with the school initially but changed their minds after an overnight stay during the academic year. To others, it was the opposite. That may apply to any school, of course.</p>