Do colleges care if you visit?

[taylorbo]

I’m in California at the moment, deciding between which colleges to visit.

My question for you all is: Does visiting a college impact your likeliness to be accepted?

A hypothetical situation: I visit UC Berkeley, talk to the admissions officer. When I apply in the fall, will the admissions officer take into account my visit when looking at my application? Or is there not a connection between the two?

Thank you!

[skieurope]

Does visiting a college impact your likeliness to be accepted?

Depends upon the college

I visit UC Berkeley, talk to the admissions officer. When I apply in the fall, will the admissions officer take into account my visit when looking at my application?

No. UCB does not consider applicant’s level of interest when considering admissions.

Most colleges have a common data set available which lists the factors considered/not considered. Simply google XXX CDS (where XXX is the university). Here is Berkeley’s:
http://opa.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/uc_berkeley_cds_2015-16_8-3-2016.pdf