D20 has been admitted to a few schools already including her top two choices. We are going to revisit her top two choices for admitted students days before she makes a decision. She has visited both schools previously. We are full pay and willing to pay for both, even though one is less expensive due to merit $.
Just looking for any guidance on how to compare schools and determine fit? What helped your students decide on schools?
Can your D sit in on classes during accepted student days? That was super helpful for my D. She really paid attention on how students interacted with each other and the professors. Also talk to as many students as she can, not just those that are working with admissions. Ask not only what they love but what they would change about their school.
Have fun!
Perfect time to pull waaaaayyyyyyy back and watch your daughter. Given that you are happy (enough) with either choice, step back and see how she responds to the re-visits. Knowing her, and how she interacts the world, does she seem more comfortable one place or the other?
And, IF you see any things that you think might be considerations, wait until after she has done both revisits, and then ask it as a straight question (for example, ‘you like to practice your instrument late at night- are you happy enough with the practice options at both places?’, when you know that one place locks practice rooms at 7pm and the other has a 24/7 practice rooms). Try not to lead the witness 
We did a pair of re-visits back-to-back with one of my collegekids, and I knew by 10am at the 2nd one which she would end up choosing - b/c I saw how she responded to the environment. There were no meaningful differences in the objective factors- just where she felt at home.
S19 sat in on multiple classes, stayed in the dorm overnight with a host. At admitted student days, there’s a lot more info available for students and parents than on an initial visit. My husband went to a ton of breakouts about activities on campus, career center opportunities, panels with the president and the deans where they took questions about anything and everything. S19 went to all of the events with his host who grouped up with other hosts and accepted students - bonfires, bingo nights, trivia, whatever was planned for admitted student days. He made sure to talk to as many hosts as possible, not just his own. In fact, at the school where he ended up, he met an ultimate frisbee player who took him to practice and the coach let him play (even though he’s now running at Bowdoin, he was also interested in maybe playing ultimate).
At all admitted student days he attended, he ate in the cafeterias for all meals - at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner - always with his host or group of hosts and admitted students. Meeting other admitted students was also eye opening and important in his decision. At the schools he returned to, this is just how it worked. Parents were separated from the kids. At bigger schools, the student may have to work harder to do all of these things. I’m not sure.
I would also suggest getting there the night before, hang out in the union, have dinner on campus. Check out the surrounding area if it’s someplace where the kids actually hang out. In most cases, S19 was taken into town with his hosts for coffee or ice cream to check it out but you can also go alone and watch the students. Some kids will know the fit after these re-visits. The choice was super clear for S19. I’m sure other kids will feel unsure still or like all schools they revisit.
Giving a second for splitting up with your child for part of the time if it is set up for that. We did the main activities for everyone together in the morning and then split up for the afternoon. For example, I went to the financing school session and he went to study abroad.
My son also set up an appointment the day afterwards to meet with a particular professor which was very helpful.
I’m not sure how things work now but when DS09 graduated they had something called PreFrosh. He stayed on campus for 3 days at one school, came home for one day and left the following day for 3 days at the other school. For school 2 there was parents receptions and info sessions. I never saw my kid while I was on campus. He came home with his decision and a logo window cling in his car window 
Now with DD20, I will have to follow this thread.
Thanks for the suggestions. We’ve received the schedule for one school but not the other. The schedule didn’t show any different activities. I think I just need to encourage my daughter to talk to current students and ask lots of questions.
We didn’t get to take a departmental tour of school #1 so that’s one reason we are revisiting.