Visiting schools from distance

When we toured and interviewed at boarding schools, it took some elaborate planning.
I am posting the itineraries I created in case these might be useful for other families.
I am not sure what is appropriate format so will try a few ways.

Trip A2

Date Time Where What

October Day 1 3:00 PM Drive to airport

Wednesday 5:30 PM Southwest Home to BOS Boston

11:30 PM Alamo Rent Car

Newton, MA Crown Plaza Hotel

October Day 2 Drive to Southborough, MA

Thursday 9:30 AM A School Tour

10:30 AM Southborough, MA Interview

12:00 PM Drive to Gill, MA Lunch on the way
1:45 PM B School Tour

2:45 PM Gill, MA Interview

Drive to Deerfield, MA

4:40 PM C Academy Visit/Walk by C Academy
Drive to Andover, MA

Andover, MA Andover Inn Dinner

October Day 3 10:05 AM D Academy Tour

Friday 11:05 AM Andover, MA Interview

12:30 PM Leave Andover Lunch on the way
Drive to Exeter, NH
1:40 PM E Academy Tour

2:40 PM Exeter, NH Interview

Drive to Concord, NH

Concord, NH Holiday Inn Dinner

October Day 4 9:15 AM F School Tour

Saturday 10:15 AM Concord, NH Interview

Drive to Groton, MA
G School Visit/Walk by G school

    Boston, MA  Hampton Suites  
        Return Rental Car   

October Day 5 5:30 AM Leave for Airport

Sunday 7:00 AM JetBlue BOS Boston to Home

Drive home

Trip A1

Date Time Where What

September Day1 3:00 PM Drive to airport

Wednesday 5:30 PM Southwest Home to BDL Hartford

Hertz Rent Car Drop off LGA Day 4
Farmington, CT Courtyard Marriott Hotel

September Day2 Drive to Watertown, CT Review viewbook and Qns
Thursday 10:05 AM A School Tour A School

11:05 AM Watertown, CT Interview

12:30 PM Lunch

1:15 PM Drive to Wallington, CT

2:30 PM B School Tour B School Review viewbook and Qns
3:30 PM Wallington, CT Interview

5:00 PM C School Drive to Windsor, CT Drive by C School

        Dinner  
        Drive to Newton, NJ 
    Newton, NJ  Holiday Inn Express 

September Day3 9:30 AM D Academy Tour D Academy Review Blair viewbook and Qns
Friday 10:30 AM Blairstown, NJ Interview Notetaking
11:30 AM Leave Blairstown Lunch on the way
Drive to Pottstown

1:30 PM E School Tour

2:30 PM Pottstown, PA Interview Notetaking
3:30 PM Leave Pottstown

        Dinner  
    Princeton, NJ   DoubleTree by HIlton    
    F, G School     Visit/Drive by F,G School

September Day4 1:00 PM NYC Drop off Rental Car at LGA
Saturday

    New York, NY    Radisson Lexington Hotel    

September Day5 3:00 PM Leave for Airport

Sunday 5:30 PM Frontier LGA New York - Home
Drive home

Trip A1

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Trip A2

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For that application cycle A, we took two trips during public school in service days, interviewed at 9 schools, visited and walked by a few more, applied to all interviewed at, and was accepted at 2 schools and waitlested at 2.
We also did sidetrips visiting NYC and Boston.