<p>My S has never had a formal visit to any college. He says he doesn’t need to see a dog and pony admissions show to determine whether the school has what he wants. We have unofficially visited many campuses without telling anyone in admissions we were there, since there was no point in doing so. In fact, he was raised with annual visits to his first choice campus, because that is my alma mater and one of my former profs is still a close family friends and his namessake. S has no need to visit that campus for an admissions tour to know what it offers. He knew how to hook 'em horns when he was two and he’s grown up in a burnt orange home.</p>
<p>If schools really think all interested students make appointments at the admissioins office or send emails with fake questions, just to initiate contact, they are missing a pool of applicants.</p>