How to Show Meaningful Interest W/out a Visit?

Don’t worry about visiting. My son didn’t visit any of the out of state colleges he applied to. We visited his favorites after he was accepted.

He did on campus interviews, regional admissions counselor interviews, and alumni interviews. Based purely on his small sample size (~3 each) his admissions success rate was: regional admissions counselors 100%(!), alumni interviews 50% (1 accept, 1 deny, 1 waitlist), on-campus visit interviews 0%.

These results don’t mean that you shouldn’t do on campus interviews but rather I’m relaying the information to get those voices out of your head that are telling you to “visit school x or they won’t consider you”. Change that to “Make personal CONTACT with school x and they will consider you more favorably.”