<p>Also, Dad II, are you aware that HYPM care not a whit for demonstrated interest? Showing love by making a campus visit will not enhance any applicant’s admissions prospects at all. You may want to re-allocate some of the campus visiting budget to travel to colleges that care about an applicant’s level of interest. Also, if your son is going to consider LACs, pre-application visits are quite valuable. Each small school has a distinct campus culture, one that may or may not suit an individual student. A visit gives better information about the “feel” of a school than any guidebook can.</p>