<p>How long would you say is the average college visit? How about an above average length visit (excluding staying overnight)? Is it wise/possible to visit multiple schools in a single day? I am trying to plan a day to go out to some schools I applied to.</p>
<p>A tour is normally like an hour and a half but then you may want to attend an information session and/or talk to some students. I've done two in one day but it can get hectic.</p>
<p>I've done two in one day (Harvard/Brown and Tufts/Brandeis). I wouldn't do more than two - I think you run the risks of rushing and not seeing everything you'd like to and having everything run together (and then finding yourself saying, "Which school had _________? I loved that")</p>
<p>small schools u can do more than 1/day- bigger schools it will take longer.</p>
<p>I would stick with visiting one college a day. 2 would be, as others have said, too hectic.</p>
<p>Information sessions usually take about an hour, but every college's information sessions are essentially the same. Tours can vary. You could probably get most college visits done in about three hours, if you're fast.</p>
<p>There are campuses that the drive through would convince you it wasn't right for you. Most will take 2-3 hours just to get a chance to see some buildings, read some bulletin boards and taste the coffee. You can schedule two if they are close to each other, but why race through this important part of the decision process? What if around the corner was something you would really like or hate about the school you might be spending the next 4 years. Be sure to bring a camera and take notes during these visits.</p>
<p>If schools are within a half hour of each other, it's possible to do two schools in one day. We typically allow at least three hours on each campus - the tour, a presentation or interview, and just time to walk around on our own, perhaps have a meal in the cafeteria or student union.</p>
<p>does a guided college tour have to be arranged in advance and is it suitable to schedule an appointment by email? I'm a student from bulgaria, and I'll be visiting NewYork in about 2 weeks for vacation purposes, but I'm really eager to go check out NYU. my guess is that it would be rude to just drop by the admission's office and request a tour, but I have no idea how these things are arranged:(
sorry for bringing up such an old thread, but I did a search on campus visits and came across millions of results;)</p>
<p>I think half a day is enough to take the tour, info session and speak with other students (key) as well as nose around on your own. So it is possible to visit 2 in a day if they are in the same town (Brandeis/Tufts/BU/BC) but you need to check on the times of the tour to be sure that it makes sense. I agree that bringing a camera is helpful.</p>
<p>we've done two in one day and it's managable as long as the schools are reasonably close together</p>
<p>you should go online to the school's website and see what it says regarding campus tours, it varries, but they're usually at specific times. I don't think NYU has interviews b/c it's so big (i could easily be incorrect) but it's usually good to schedule interviews on the phone.</p>
<p>Dear SAT
Go to the NYU website, <a href="http://www.nyu.edu%5B/url%5D">www.nyu.edu</a> and click on the link to undergraduate admissions. You will be able to navigate to the page which has a calendar on it. You click on the date when you would like to take a tour and it will tell you what time the tour starts. Then you make an online reservation for the tour.</p>
<p>lol, 10x for the advice, I should have looked that up first;)</p>
<p>ty i just read it in a year i will b doing tours I was in elementry school(there 7 and 8 1/2 years older then me) during them...and im adhd well was muccch worse when i was little so i think i went to one of both of my sisters College visits....</p>
<p>wat i ment to say i cut this out by accident...: my sisters r 7 and 8 and a half years older then me and both r outta college(one just graduated and moved to LA and ones been outta college for 2 years and has been working at a magazine for 1 year!)</p>
<p>Some things to consider:</p>
<p>1) college visits are much more exhausting than you can probably imagine ahead of time. two in one day is possible, but you will be tired at the end of the day and consecutive 2 in 1 days can really wipe you (or your parents) out. But only you can determine whether it is worth it in order to fit more schools in less time.</p>
<p>2) Always assume the tour will take longer than they say. I don't think any of the over dozen schools we visited stuck strictly to their supposed schedule - the one day we did two in one day we really had to rush to get to the second school.</p>
<p>3) Always check on line to see the times of the info sessions and tours - sometimes even though two schools are very close it will be impossible to schedule them for the same day because of when their sessions are scheduled.</p>
<p>4) Stop and think whether any of the schools are ones where you want to spend more time - ie arrange to talk to a prof, sit in on a class, meet with students who belong to a club you may be interested in. Even if you don't schedule anything formal, some time hanging out in the dining hall or student center can often give you a feel you can't get in a formal session. Ask yourself if you want to leave time for this type of view of the schools or if it is more important to fit in more schools on a first run through.</p>
<p>5) Know before you visit the school what it is you want to find out about that school so you can most effectively use your visit. Without some thought ahead of time, seeing a lot of schools in a short time can result in all the schools seeming like a blur.</p>
<p>Good Luck!!</p>
<p>over spring break me and my mom DROVE to Purdue (on Monday), UNC-Chapel Hill (on Wednesday) and Oklahoma State (on Friday)...and it was tiring enough. probably because we're from Iowa and it was a LOT of driving. But each visit was about 2-3 hours and allowed time for sightseeing and getting a feel for the town and campus area. overall, it was great!</p>
<p>There were some good suggestions posted in an earlier thread; see <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=33248&page=3&pp=20%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=33248&page=3&pp=20</a></p>
<p>Also 2 interesting articles are <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4lfu9%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/4lfu9</a> and one from Boston College at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dzbao%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/dzbao</a></p>
<p>four years?</p>