<p>Hi. My D is strongly considering U of Rochester for Biology. We have high reviews from our friends on the school. Its distance makes it difficult to visit multiple times. Do we lose much by waiting to visit after she is (hopefully) accepted? Thanks.</p>
<p>No. That’s what we did, and my d just started her senior year.</p>
<p>Your d can show interest by attending one of the tours that the admissions counselors hold around the country, and can interview off campus as well.</p>
<p>My D also didn’t visit until after she had been accepted. </p>
<p>She’s now a junior, a bio and math double major–and still very happy with her choice. </p>
<p>She interviewed with one of the traveling admissions reps and attended an info session for the U of Rochester at her school.</p>
<p>warcraftmom… I think the advice of Chedva and WayOutWestMom is great. I would highly encourage your daughter to contact an admissions representative and to attend any off-campus events (specifically interviews) to express interest in Rochester. While a student may not be able to get to campus, having very little contact with an admissions representative (which may be a student or alumni) has the potential to be a detriment to your daughter’s acceptance. I might even suggest that she inform her admissions counselor of her intent to visit if she is admitted and her inability to visit beforehand given the distance to campus.</p>
<p>Demonstrated interest is important, though it is very difficult to track, which is why it will never make or break a student’s application. As I have mentioned in a separate thread, I have no way of knowing as an admissions counselor how often a student visits our website, or posts to CC, our facebook page, etc., all of which are forms of demonstrated interest.</p>
<p>Go during the accepted student days. They have an actual program for parents and kids that is worth it. This includes small group discussion with every sort of advisor one can imagine, from the people who do internships to the academic advisors, and a sleep over in the dorm for your kid. They do much of the same stuff for parent orientation when your kid shows in the fall but in larger groups. </p>
<p>Have an alumni interview.</p>