<p>At many large universities, information sessions and tours go on all year, and there are almost always people on campus, although they may not be the regular students.</p>
<p>Five years ago, my daughter and I toured Cornell on what was probably the only 100 degree day of the summer. I thought my daughter would end up being the only kid in history who would refuse to apply to Cornell because the weather was too hot. But as it turned out, she applied, was accepted, spent four good years there, and graduates in less than a week.</p>