<p>If your son has specific questions about a program that interests him, he might want to arrange a meeting with the undergraduate program director of relevant departments.</p>
<p>My son was particularly interested in research opportunities, the freedom to pursue a double major, the likelihood of being granted sufficient advanced standing in some courses that he could access upper level courses in a hurry, that sort of thing. In his case, academic issues were paramount. With that in mind, he arranged a meeting with the undergraduate program directors at the final two schools on his list. He also arranged ahead of time to sit in on some classes in his field of interest.</p>
<p>He did enjoy the accepted student days social activities. The overnight visit was not helpful. At the school he decided to attend, the accepted student day activity included having many faculty, many students and even all of the deans available to talk to both students and their parents at a couple of functions. It was well done, and I am glad we decided to attend.</p>