<p>Ok, I’m a rising senior planning on applying ED. BUT THE THING IS, I haven’t visited a single college!! (due to my job schedule) I’ve done an incredible amount of research (on CC and on other web sites), and I’ve watched videos of campus tours. Anyways, when should I visit?</p>
<li>Last week of August when colleges are just starting?</li>
<li>In October when they host overnight visits? (will this give me enough time for ED?)</li>
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<p>I’m planning on visiting:
Upenn, Duke, Brown, Darmouth, Johns Hopkins, Chicago, NU
(yes I know, they are scattered everywhere)
Could I visit these schools in less than a week? Help!</p>
<p>Do August for as many as you can. Maybe make a trip to the Northeast for August and see Dartmouth, JHU, Penn, Brown, and maybe Duke--I did a trip kinda like that where I went from Georgetown to Vanderbilt, and I did it in about a week. Since you live in the Midwest, Chicago and NWU might be easier, but I don't really know. </p>
<p>Why do you want to apply early if you don't even know where yet? You could end up really regretting that later. Why not just wait? The ED edge isn't enough that should be applying somewhere you aren't POSITIVE you want to go.</p>
<p>No, I want to apply early to Duke. I've had my heart set on that school since sophomore year. E/c i haven't visited... so once I visit, it'll either reinforce my decision or make me wait to apply RD to everything else.</p>
<p>Semiserious, did you drive there or take a plane?</p>
<p>Hmmm visiting Duke in August wouldn't be so bad since we'll be in class the last week... the campus will be slightly hectic, but getting to a normal pace (and if you're there that first weekend and know someone on campus you can stay with, those are incredible parties). I'd say to go in October if you can -- but check to see if the schools have a Fall Break, because then it'll be like visiting in the summer. If you're going to apply ED to Duke or nowhere at all, then it doesn't really matter when you go... but if that's not the case, I'd even think checking in October would be fine.</p>
<p>I didn't check them all: Duke starts in mid August BUT Brown, Penn & Dartmouth start in September.
If you really want to visit all those schools it will likely take a week (7 schools: 7 days, at least.)
Make sure you check each school's visiting info and schedule - do you need reservations or can you just show up? If you can just show up make sure there will be someone there from whatever major or program you may be interested in so you didn't go all that way for nothing. Also make sure you aren't visiting on a move-in day.
You should narrow your choices down a bit before you do overnights bc those are generally on the weekends only.</p>