<p>i live about 2 hours from a college that im going to apply to. my mom seems to think that if i dont visit and have an interview, the college will assume im not interested in the school. she thinks that because it's a liberal arts college that costs a lot of money, the college probably assumes people who live that close can make a trip to their college. i disagree with her. i dont think colleges are that unreasonable that they assume a visit. im not saying visiting and having an interview couldn't help, but do you think it's reasonable to say not visiting could hurt you in my situation? btw...the college is like...a decent LAC...not top 25 tho. ty</p>
<p>Visiting helps in that afterwards, you have a better feel of the college and get a better idea if you could see yourself attending that college. It also would help writing some essays that ask "Why _______?" I don't think it can really hurt you that much, though.</p>
<p>I must agree with collegeapp09, visiting a college for even a mere tour will help you very much when you apply and are required to answer "Why this college?". Without going, you're basically just BSing an answer because the only experience you have had with them is looking them up online</p>