<p>We used a lot of the school breaks to visit schools junior year, as it is best to go while kids are on campus if you can. Winter and Thanksgiving break are not good (no kids), so we used long weekends and spring break. We did a few visits in the summer, but by fall of senior year, D1 knew where she was going to apply, and could focus on the applications and a few extra scholarship applications. Many of her friends were scrambling to make visits, take subject tests, etc. in fall of her senior year. D2 is on track for the same.</p>
<p>If you haven’t done it yet, I suggest making a spreadsheet to compare the colleges you are considering.</p>