<p>I didn't visit any of the colleges, which I dunno if it's a bad thing or it's not. </p>
<p>Reason being is that I think you're gonna find something wrong with every college you visit, none of them are gonna be perfect. </p>
<p>How many of you didn't visit colleges when you were looking into it? </p>
<p>I'm probably in the minority on this one.</p>
<p>i looked at colleges that were at the top of my list b/c you wn't be able to visit every single college especially if you're going far away.</p>
<p>BTW i ended up going to a college that I still have not visited</p>
<p>same here, i picked Univ. Of Illinois based on the research I did, as well as whether I felt it was conducive to my needs. </p>
<p>The way I look at it, if thousands of kids my age find it ok to go to that school, then so can I. </p>
<p>Sure, I would've liked to have visited it, but I didn't. I'll visit it during summer registration lol.</p>
<p>I actually visited all of the schools to which I applied, but they were all either close to my home, close to a relative's home, or visited on one large trip I took through the Northeast.</p>
<p>Im going to become a junior soon enough, and in my soph summer, im planning to visit UCLA and USC. I really want to visit those campuses.</p>
<p>For those so-called elite schools, it is considered not showing interest to them, which would definitely affect your admission</p>
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An underrated but crucial factor in attaining admission to elite colleges is the absolute necessity that a student indicate interest in the college or university. Yield the percentage of accepted students who attend that college is taken by college deans and admissions officers to be the "bottom line" of an institution's prestige as well as an indicator of the current direction of the school's reputation, valued even more than U.S. News-style rankings because is objective. (Moreover, from a practical standpoint, a high yield rate reduces the statistical uncertainty in the composition of the incoming class.) In order to gain admission to an elite institution, an applicant must indicate steadfast intention on attending if accepted; this includes (if not requires) gestures such as attending a tour, requesting materials from the college, and interviewing with an alumnus/alumna of the college. At the most selective institutions such as the Ivy League colleges failure to indicate such a level of interest nearly ensures rejection.
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<p>Quoted from Wikipedia</p>
<p>sounds interesting</p>
<p>That particular entry is questioned for validity and neutrality.</p>
<p>Top institutions don't particularly care if you show interest or not--they know you are interested.</p>
<p>oh............ well im planning to visit UCLA this summer, if possible, but yeah. still not importnat?</p>
<p>Most "elite" institutions actually don't track interest.</p>
<p>Yea, ummmm, it's pretty much ridiculous in my opinion not to visit a school, you have to go acknowledging that the school is going to be perfect (or maybe it might be), but nonetheless you should go where you feel comfortable. Personally, I made sure to visit the schools I got into, albeit two weeks before decisions were do, but anyway I ended up visiting the four of my colleges I was really interested in and I ended up making my decision on environment over anything else.</p>
<p>oh ok, the "elites" then.
BTW, how often is to see a CA resident visiting a UC (prob UCLA or UCB) in his/her end of soph. yr. summer ?</p>
<p>As a general rule, it's a poor idea to decide to attend a school without visiting first. You can always apply to a bunch of schools and then visit the ones you are interested in and accepted to come April</p>
<p>Poor idea by who's standards?</p>
<p>I know it's better to visit a school, gives u a much better idea. </p>
<p>But things change constantly. Maybe you thought the school was something, but it turns out to be completely different after you been there a while. I'M SURE AS MANY PEOPLE TRANSFER WHO DIDN'T VISIT SCHOOLS AS PEOPLE WHO DID VISIT SCHOOLS DURING HIGH SCHOOL. </p>
<p>Also, you don't go and take classes and live a normal day in college. So you aren't really "IN THE REAL SENSE" doing anything when you visit schools. </p>
<p>All you are doing is looking at the campus, visiting dorms, talkin to counselors. WOOPY DOO. </p>
<p>You didn't visit the high school you went to when you were in 8th grade, did you?</p>
<p>There's no such thing as the perfect school to the person who thinks there are. </p>
<p>Every school has its pros and cons, some more than others.</p>
<p>"Also, you don't go and take classes and live a normal day in college. So you aren't really "IN THE REAL SENSE" doing anything when you visit schools."</p>
<p>What are you talking about? That's what you do once you've been accepted to a school; most will let you stay overnight with a student host, which includes attending classes and staying in a dorm overnight. A visit before you apply isn't necessary, but it can at least give you a rough idea of what the college's atmosphere is like.</p>
<p>true, it can give u a sneak preview of the college atmosphere. I understand that. </p>
<p>And when exactly am I supposed to stay overnight??? Take a couple school days off? I couldn't do that. </p>
<p>I'm jus sayin, even 1 day wouldn't do it. </p>
<p>I'm talkin about a substantial amount of time, like a month. </p>
<p>In 1 month, you can get a decent indication of what you think of the situation. </p>
<p>1 or 2 days doesn't do a crap for you lol.</p>
<p>Your school doesn't allow college days? Those are pretty useful.</p>
<p>I have no clue if they give college days. I doubt it since most kids I know go visit colleges on a weekend or during spring break was also a hotbed. </p>
<p>Yea, it's useful cause u get a better look at it, but plenty of people transfer from a school even though they visited the school during high school. </p>
<p>So the logic doesn't fit necessarily. </p>
<p>It's all about circumstances. That's why I say a month is more of a comparable scale than 1 or 2 days.</p>