<p>Right now, I'm leaning towards Colgate in New York and I'm hoping to get the chance to visit it soon but money is a little tight and I'm not so sure it will work out. Obviously visiting will give me a chance to tell whether I really want to spend the next four years of my life there. But is it bad that I choose to attend even if I won't set foot until I'm there for freshman orientation?</p>
<p>It’s risky, but sometimes it has to be done. If, god forbid, I get turned down next year by AU and GWU but got into BU, I’d go to BU. I certainly don’t have the money to visit, so I’d have to do it more blindly than I’d like. Anyways, moral of the story: it’s risky, but sometimes it’s the only choice.</p>
<p>If you’re a FA recipient, Colgate may have funds to get you to visit before the notification deadline. If you’ve not yet replied to them, ask if they can give you a travel voucher to visit before deciding. Best of luck to you</p>
<p>I’ll be going to wherever I’ll be going without ever having first visited it. I don’t know if you live in New York, but hell, I even live in-state, and I still won’t be seeing the campus or even surrounding city until move-in day.</p>
<p>I would absolutely never do that. I recommend 100% that you try your hardest to visit wherever you plan on attending. Why? If you do, then you get a feel for the school and whether or not you’ll like it.</p>
<p>Last year (junior year), when I started looking at colleges, I had SUNY Stony Brook at the top of my list. Everything I read about it sounded great, the virtual photo tours were beautiful…I thought it was perfect. Then I visited. I visited, and I disliked it so much that I didn’t even want to apply. I couldn’t see myself spending 4 years there and being happy.</p>