It’s funny…I went to a prep school where my classmates went to visit colleges in the mid 1980s, because their families had money. Mine didn’t, and when I asked my dad, he said “Why would you want to go on a tour when all you would see are a bunch of brick buildings?” He was kind of right and kind of wrong. My only visit was a weekend at Michigan pretty much after I committed.
Fast forward 35 years and we (mostly me) took my daughter to see 14 schools from California to Chicago and Michigan. Turns out she picks the one an hour flight away.
Times have changed, but the norm before was to show up on campus with your stuff. It kind of made the experience more exciting and nervous. But because you’re spending so much money now, people hope their kids love the school.
Just go along for the ride. Might be more fun this way for your child.