<p>Hi. I'm a rising senior living in California. Most of the schools im looking at are UCs as well as private out of state colleges concentrated in the northeast area (boston, new york, philly etc).
I know I'm so late at doing this visiting college thing.
I can visit colleges in CA but I don't know about east coast.
Is it wise to visit colleges after I'm accepted (in april i'm guessing)?
I already know a lot of places that I'm going to apply but haven't visited any of them. The decisions were solely based on their programs, locations, and others' opinions.
The main problem is: I've already lived in the northeast area when I was in middle school, so I know the atmosphere and what not of the region. Just not the college itself.
Is it worth visiting? Or since I'm already familiar, I should be okay?</p>
<p>given the travel expense, it is reasonable to wait until acceptance to visit. For schools that care about demonstrated interest (think Tufts, WUSTL, etc) you would want to be sure to attend presentations in your area, maybe contact admissions and ask to be put in contact with students home for the summer who live in your area, etc. Actually that might not be such a bad idea for any of the ones you're applying to. Not to knock your experience, but as a middle-school student you probably weren't attuned to the things that can make for a good fit with a college. For people aiming just at brand-names because they're brand names this probably doesn't matter, but for those looking for a good fit you'd probably want to talk to a current student or two at schools you're considering to find out more about it.</p>
<p>Well, if ur considering going to schools in San Francisco, Miami, or New York then u can tour them in Google Maps. At least the roads around the school and immediate area around the school. go to google maps, then go to street view and pick either of those cities. then find ur school on the map and u can literally drive around the area in a flat 360 degree camera. amazing stuff.</p>
<p>There's also a company called Collegiate Choice, which sells DVDs of the campus tours. These are not professionally made videos, but they do give a good view of what the campus is like.</p>
<p>The website for Collegiate Choice is <a href="http://www.collegiatechoice.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegiatechoice.com/</a></p>