<p>I went for all of my visits on Saturdays except one, when there were pretty much NO students anywhere. The one I visited on Monday was so fun because everywhere you could see the students. In hindsight I would have to say to anyone looking in the future, go on a school day (and even if they have Saturday classes, go on a weekday). So right now I have the best impression of the one where I actually saw people. if I get in anyplace I am going to need revisits to get an idea of the student life, since that is the big wild card and it is a pretty important one.</p>
<p>following the off topic trend (sorry OP), I’ll add data for those planning travel: the schools we looked at have 2-4 different revisit days spread over the two weeks of March 26 through April 6. None had weekend or Wednesday revisits (Wed often follows the odd sport schedule).</p>
<p>Andover: 3/27, 3/30, 4/2, 4/3
Choate: 3/27, 3/29, 4/2
Exeter: 3/26, 27, 29, 30
Hotchkiss: 3/27, 3/30, 4/2, 4/5
Lawrenceville: board 3/29 & 30; day students 4/3
St. Andrews, DE: 3/27 & 4/3</p>
<p>Adding Deerfield and Loomis Chaffee (info from their calendars):</p>
<p>Andover: 3/27, 3/30, 4/2, 4/3
Choate: 3/27, 3/29, 4/2
Deerfield: 3/30, 4/3, 4/5
Exeter: 3/26, 27, 29, 30
Hotchkiss: 3/27, 3/30, 4/2, 4/5
Lawrenceville: board 3/29 & 30; day students 4/3
Loomis Chaffee: 3/30, 4/3, 4/5
St. Andrews, DE: 3/27 & 4/3</p>
<p>Andover: 3/27, 3/30, 4/2, 4/3
Choate: 3/27, 3/29, 4/2
Deerfield: 3/30, 4/3, 4/5
Episcopal: 3/26
Exeter: 3/26, 27, 29, 30
Hotchkiss: 3/27, 3/30, 4/2, 4/5
Lawrenceville: board 3/29 & 30; day students 4/3
Loomis Chaffee: 3/30, 4/3, 4/5
St. Andrews, DE: 3/27 & 4/3</p>
<p>Anyone know St. George’s?</p>
<p>Preface this all by saying I hope we are so lucky to have these choices, but for planning purposes:</p>
<p>For those who have done revisits before, do you think that the order of revisits affects the impressions much? We may do revisits on a Friday followed by a Monday, and I wonder if the Friday school would have an edge, if things go well, just because by Monday, DC’s heart may already ‘be stolen’, so to speak. </p>
<p>Also, the Monday visit, in our case, would be 4/9, and that seems perilously close to the decision day of 4/10. Would it be wiser not to wait until the last minute to see a school on 4/9? If there is a split of family opinion, it doesn’t leave much time before the decision needs to be made. Yes, DC will have the lion’s share of the say, but still, I worry about the added pressures of the clock ticking down.</p>
<p>Yes, we can choose other days, but due to travel that will mean more missed school.</p>
<p>On the rare possibility that I get into more than one school, I wouldn’t even be able to go to revisit days. My class is going to D.C. from March 30-April 4. But I guess I could take a train and meet them in D.C. … wow. That would be complicated! Haha</p>
<p>Taft: 3/29 3/30 4/3 4/5</p>
<p>I’m bumping this thread, as tomorrow many people will be wondering how to make their decision on which school to choose</p>