<p>I have been accepted to two schools, and I am leaning towards one....but I'm not sure yet. I like them both and I can't think of anything negative about either...so...should I go on a revisit to my safety to get an objective view to compare against my two finalists even though I have no intention of going to my safety school?.....or is this just a waste of time?</p>
<p>I would definetly visit both again. You might find out something that could sway your opinion towards a school.</p>
<p>just to clarify, my safety is not one of my two finalists. i dont think i have time to revisit my two finalists, went to both last week, and i need to make a decision by thursday/</p>
<p>i revisited all the schools i got into.. which was four.. and i actually ended up really liking one of the shcools i really hated when i just toured and interviewed. it's good to compare and contrast the four schools :)</p>
<p>Why go? Do you have time/money/energy to waste?</p>
<p>Wyvern, I thought you were a parent?</p>
<p>well if you've been there recently, I think that decision is purely up to you. If you have a better feeling about one school than the other, than just go with your intuision (did i spell that right? lol). by the way, which schools are you talking about, just out of curiosity?</p>
<p>im not a parent, but my old man logs on my account. hotchkissjin, the two schools are sps and groton. the safety is sgs.</p>
<p>congrats, groton and sps are both great schools.</p>
<p>thanks, hotchkissjin. where did you get in? have you decided yet? my parents are split between the two schools.</p>
<p>ha, i'm actually waitlisted at hotchkiss and andover but i recently called hotchkiss and they told me that looking at my stats i have a large chance are getting in. it's pretty much a "if i get accepted, i'm going" deal for me. as for you parents, isn't it your decision to find the school YOU like. parents are great at guiding students but if the student doesn't like the school, i guess there's no point is there? i'd suggest finding the school that fits you (i know, i know, you've probably heard this a million times)</p>
<p>thanks....but i can't make up my mind...i like them both. good luck getting off the waitlist at hotchkiss. i'm sure you'll be admitted!</p>
<p>hotchkissjin - it's a family decision, so wyvern's parents would certainly have input. In many ways, they know better what type of environment their child will thrive in. Of course, if the student HATES a school it is different, but I don't get the feeling that's the case here.<br>
wyvern, I would go to the revisit if you can. You never know, you may end up feeling like it is the best place for you.</p>
<p>With StG as a safety, maybe you should revisit. Like Linda says, you may like it.</p>
<p>im trying to decide between sps and groton. i have no desire to attend st g, but i thought if i went to the stg revisit i might be able to evaluate sps and groton more effectively agaisnt each other. does this make sense? my old man says this is a waste of time.</p>
<p>I guess I'm with your old man. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.</p>
<p>My older child revisited StG a few years ago. It was a lot of fun, with a music concert and chance to meet coaches in the evening, followed by panel discussions and class visits (for students) the next day. It could be awkward to feel enthusiastic and engaged if you're sure you won't go there. It's also possible, though, that you might catch more enthusiasm while you're there. And yes the frame of reference could be valuable. I guess the awkwardness might cancel out any benefit you'd receive from having another basis for comparision.</p>
<p>It seems like a waste of the school's energy, and your cash.</p>
<p>I would not go.</p>
<p>r u close? if u r, and u don't have to like, by a plane ticket or anything, i would definitly go.</p>
<p>We went on a revisit thinking it wasn't going to happen. My wife even asked me as we were packing into the car, "Remind me again why we're making this trip?"</p>
<p>24 hours later she was the chief cheerleader for what turned out to be an excellent decision and a trip nobody regrets having made.</p>
<p>Advertised results are not typical. Your mileage may vary. Etc. But if you took the time to apply, you thought it was worth attending if you were accepted. If it's not too late now, I would definitely attend the revisit. If it was so clearly not the school for you, you wouldn't have applied (at least in theory). A revisit is likely to give you more information than the information you're relying on prior to revisits that leads you to think that SGS isn't as good for you as Groton or SPS. Plus, revisits often engage both parents, perhaps the entire family...which might not have been the case with the tours and interviews. Having that common frame of reference helps with that all-important discussion when you decide the right school. </p>
<p>To come this far and say no to mining a rich source of data about a school you believe you would have attended (had Groton and SPS didn't accept you) seems like a bigger waste than the money and time it would take.</p>
<p>My vote (cash value: 1/3,000,000,000th of a cent) is to go on the SGS revisit. Nothing bad will happen. Something great might happen.</p>
<p>thanks dyer maker. ...well, we're off to see the dragon by the sea...</p>