<p>My husband is trying to work out a schedule for my son to visit come campuses but has already changed the visit date for a few schools a couple of times. Does this have any effect at all on the way a student is viewed? Please tell me no!</p>
<p>IMO multiple changes to campus visit schedules lets the college know that visiting is not a priority for your family.</p>
<p>I don’t agree with eddie, but I still don’t think it helps you. It may make it seem like your family isn’t good at comitting.</p>
<p>How on earth can the colleges come to such a conclusion? They don’t know anything about your family life. </p>
<p>Maybe a grandparent died suddenly. Maybe a car died suddenly. Shoot, maybe the dog passed away. Maybe you could afford the trip until a parent’s job fell through and then, unannounced, another family member steps in and helps out.</p>
<p>Sorry if this sounds too sarcastic. I just think some of these threads are really out there with this kind of stuff, as if the colleges are grasping at some minor straw to give out demerit points that will thwart an admission.</p>
<p>I tend to agree with FAP. It has to be better than NOT scheduling a visit, but not as good as actually visiting. I can’t believe the schools would ding a student because the parents changed a visit date.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>With all due respect and I will try to say this as gently as possible … people are really getting too wound up about the college application process.</p>
<p>The people making the decision in most cases won’t even know, much less care…</p>
<p>The folks doing the scheduling for visits are NOT the folks who will be reading your applications. At many schools, students actually do the scheduling for these info sessions and tours.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about rescheduling at all…but maybe you want to get your “ducks lined up” before you make your plans if it’s something you are worried about.</p>
<p>We have had to reschedule. We apologized and explained, but I never thought it meant that my kiddo was any less interested than when our trip was initially scheduled. Heck, people get sick, parent work requirements change, cars break down, and someone can break a leg or have a back injury making travel and walking tough. I think that a school can almost count on a certain percentage resheduling because life happens. It is possible to have a be in a sandwhich situation where a family member is medically fragile and one needs to just reschedule several times.</p>
<p>I agree with Northeastmom and have had the same experience. We had to change one visit three times. The scheduling person must have better things to do than pass along changes in schedules to the admin team. I would not worry.</p>
<p>My guess is that their scheduling system is all electronic and the change in visits isn’t even recorded anywhere. I wouldn’t worry about it. We’ve changed visits, cancelled and rescheduled, etc. Don’t think it’s any big deal or that they notice/care/mind.</p>
<p>I rescheduled the same day, when I realized I can’t read a calendar. I can’t imagine any admissions office even noticing that you had needed to reschedule.</p>
<p>Agreed with all above. We did decide not to visit one school and I insisted that DD email and let them know. As long as you don’t “no show” I don’t see a problem.</p>