<p>Don't forget CC's own Campus</a> Visits area. It's still under development, and some schools don't have too many reports, but it's a good way to experience what other CC membes have found on their own visits.</p>
<p>At the bottom of the online Princeton letter, there is a very brief FA section listing Princeton grant amount and campus job amount, assuming you qualified for either of these. While you have to wait for the mailed info to get further details, it should give you some idea.</p>
<p>Get on the accepted student groups in Facebook for your colleges. There will often be students who are already attending there to answer Qs. If youhave attended other extracurricular programs (summer math/humanities programs, TASP, RSI, etc.) see where those folks are now. DS developed a great network from other activities he was involved in (both students and staff, some of whom were college students) and he got a ton of inside info on his schools.</p>
<p>there might be another student from last years H.S. graduating class that you can speak to go online take virtual tour and really explore the entire web site, explore this site for college visits see what the others at cc thought of their college visits to your school in question</p>
<p>I'd go Princeton. I live in jersey with many friends in p-ton and they all love the school (the overall small class size gives a friendly feel, but its not too small that there isn't any diversity). Plus as someone else posted before, they give a generous FA package.</p>
<p>thank u SOOOO MUCH FOR THAT WEBSITE u dno how much that helps OMG</p>
<p>Oh wow..thanks for the link, it really helped</p>
<p>If you go to youtube and put in the name of the college you are considering in the search area you can get things like campus tours, videos of performing groups, etc.</p>
<p>Brown is beautiful. I live in RI, so I know. The area is also great, with AWESOME shopping and restaurants, performing arts, sports, etc. We're also close to Boston and no where in the state is farther than about forty minutes from the beach.</p>
<p>If you just want to look at the campus, search the school on Google's Picasa. I find really great photos on there --- better than facebook, actually.</p>
<p>You have a lot of choices, which is great. It's tough not to be able to visit them all, but if that's the situation, you have to make the best of it. Your choice about which to visit is really moving up the decision about which to eliminate. Visiting is the single most influential factor for students when making final decisions. No matter what anyone else says or thinks about a college, there is no substitute for your own reaction to the physical place. I can't imagine deciding to enroll at a college you never visited, unless the circumstances were extreme. If something truly unlikely happens -- that you hate all the schools you visit -- you will figure out how to make another visit happen. Good luck!</p>
<p>I just posted on another thread about this site, but it's seriously a great resource. They give a campus tour as well as real student accounts into academics, party scene, dorms, food, and surrounding area; not that fluffed up stuff on college websites.</p>
<p>theU.com</a> Online - College campus video tours, Online student reviews and info about campus life.</p>
<p>There's also this site which is pretty new. They're still adding more colleges, but the ones that are available are highlighted in red font on the list.</p>
<p>Welcome</a> to YOUniversity</p>
<p>hey-- here's another great web resource that sounds similar to the one mentioned by sonofatree. it's called <a href="http://www.lvutv.com%5B/url%5D">www.lvutv.com</a> and it have tons and tons of interviews with students from schools all across the US. interested in student life at boise state? <a href="http://www.lvutv.com/college.php/413?v=17070%5B/url%5D">http://www.lvutv.com/college.php/413?v=17070</a> or the dorms at U of Kentucky? <a href="http://www.lvutv.com/college.php/146?v=16586%5B/url%5D">http://www.lvutv.com/college.php/146?v=16586</a> You can also search by size, location, and the academic fields you want to study in. Check it out! ;-)</p>
<p>I understand your problem, so many schools to visit and no time to do it! The first thing to do is think that the location and the actual campus are not the most important. But you can check out the virtual tours in the website of every university has. Besides, there are programs in which you can talk to students in the colleges via email, i guess you can chat with them also. Good luck</p>
<p>I would look at which school had the best reputation and financial aid offer and go there.</p>
<p>communicate with faculty in the dept. you are interested in...
we recommend Brown, by the way!</p>
<p>hey- ive visited brown, princeton, and northeastern</p>
<p>brown and princeton were both pretty similar as far as campus feel- both established, older, and contained. princeton seemed more green (trees and such) and spread out but both were very traditional w/ quads and such. brown felt warmer just cuz it had a lot more brick than stone like princeton. obviously providence is bigger than princeton but the areas around both campuses felt the same cuz brown's off to the side of downtown. boutiques and such. the shops around brown felt more student friendly than princetons which were REALLY upscale- kate spade, j. crew, etc.</p>
<p>northeastern is completely different- its a true city school. its not like being in the heart of nyc but its city streets rather than campus paths. most of the buildings (at least in the part i saw) were more modern.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>To the OP--</p>
<p>In terms of visiting, Princeton will, I believe pay for your airfare to visit the campus. Maybe you could use the airfare and then find a way to visit brown and/or boston area before you return home.</p>
<p>A couple of the websites given in this thread are really helpful, so thanks everyone!</p>
<p>I'm going to visit Northwestern at the end of this week, and am probably going to go visit Princeton too. I will probably visit Columbia on my Princeton trip, but I'm still figuring everything out. Thanks to everybody for being so helpful :)</p>
<p>I thought theu.com was the best tool for me.</p>