<p>just curious if past acceptees, or anyone else knows the benefit of an overnight? i mean it is done through the admissions office, they obviously keep note of it–right? i’m not saying it guarantees an admission at all, but I’m asking whether or not it slightly enhances your overall application?</p>
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<p>Overnights are not arranged by Admissions, but by the Bruin Club. They have no impact on admissions directly, other than giving you more information to use in your essays.</p>
<p>Oh okay. My friend who recently went for an overnight said she was first welcomed by an admissions officer who went over logistics with her. She said the admissions officer also had her liability forms/waivers with her.</p>
<p>look, it shows interest, and probably cant hurt now if you're waitlisted</p>
<p>ADOCH was extremely helpful. Staying with friends at their schools was also helpful for me.</p>
<p>Overnights typically only help you to find out what you may like/dislike about campus. Most schools do not track tours, overnights, visits because that would be prejudicial in favor of students who can afford to travel there, whose parents have the kinds of jobs that allow them to take time off to accompany the student to campus, etc. </p>
<p>This is conjecture, so if someone has info that Brown cares about o'night then so be it.</p>
<p>Gabba is correct for Brown, which does not track visits. However, it can look "bad" for an applicant who lives with a few hours of the school and doesn't visit -- although the only way admissions would know that is if it comes up in the alumni interview, for example.</p>
<p>My experience from students I know who have applied is that it is very hit or miss whether you meet with an admissions officer. If you are lucky, and walk in and the person is available and not busy, it might work. I've heard of more cases of applicants not being able to meet with admissions reps. I'm sure if you visited now, you would not get to meet with anyone, since they are reading aps 24/7. If you're waitlisted, I don't see how a visit would help, unless you then write an additional essay or letter after the visit. </p>
<p>Overnights can be very helpful for applicants, because it helps them learn more about what it is like to go to the school, and helps them in writing the essays that ask "why school x?" But I don't think that admissions gives more points to students who have visited.</p>
<p>Sorry I read the OP wrong. Just to reiterate-- there is no tangible benefit in terms of admissions for showing up for overnights or tours or anything like that at Brown. However, I still think these experiences are very meaningful for other reasons.</p>