I think it is going to be tough to do it all in 10 days. You will need one full day to drive up the state. UCSB and UCSC are not along the direct route north. How serious are you about those schools?
Here are a couple of links to previous threads that might help
My D and I are planning a visit to the following schools later this month -
Day 1 - Land at LAX in the afternoon
Day 2 - Loyola Marymount and USC
Day 3 - Scripps and Pomona
Day 4 - Chapman University
Day 5 - University of San Diego
Day 6 - Fly home out of San Diego
I was hoping to stay in a hotel near the school we will be visiting the next day to avoid a morning rush to our destination. I’m concerned about driving to the Claremont Colleges after touring USC in the afternoon. Not sure what the LA traffic will allow.
Any advice regarding the logistics of getting around and where to stay at these schools would be greatly appreciated. I’d like to stay as close to campus as possible to allow us to wander around and get a feel for each school. I’ve been on Trip Advisor looking for hotels, but would love to hear where people stay when they visit.
D is a senior and has already applied to these schools. We are planning to relocate to the San Diego area after she graduates high schoo…
We’re in the Northeast, but my high school junior daughter has expressed an interest in going to college in California. She’d also prefer to be in, or near, a city. (So, she also likes NYC and Chicago, but has a little bit less interest in Boston) We’re looking at visiting California in March because it’s probably nicer than Evanston, IL and Ann Arbor, MI that time of year.
So, I have a few questions:
Is visiting UCLA and USC feasible to do in one day? Google maps have them fairly close, but I’d need to look into the timing of admissions presentations/campus tours to see if its do-able in a day.
Is visiting Pepperdine then UCSB also feasible in one day?
Any hidden gems I may be missing? (A boy from her high school is at Chapman, but I’m not sure she’s that interested)
She also likes UCSD because they had an impressive presentation at her high school’s college fair a few months ago. (UCLA and USC were also there, but I don’t think she had time to speak with USC and only had a limite…
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