<p>“Your main impression should not be formed by a tour, one should already have a pretty good idea before they ever see the school, imo.”</p>
<p>I agree, absolutely. Actually, I agree with the rest of what you say too. The “stupidest reason your kids rejected a college” thread often has me shaking my head-rejecting a school because too many kids are wearing the “wrong” pants or the wrong tee shirts or the buildings are the wrong color…either these kids really have other reasons they don’t want to go to that school or they give new meaning to the word superficial.</p>
<p>If one has never experienced certain weather conditions, maybe a vacation in the area of concern would be a good idea, but the college part should already be hammered out, imo.</p>