<p>Gas prices, general travel expenses, household budget strains ... Has your family's economic situation affected your plans to visit colleges this year?</p>
<p>If so, what alternative resources will you use to supplement setting foot on campuses? </p>
<p>I didn’t attend college after high school 40 years ago, except for a local community college, but my friends who did tell me it was fairly common to not set foot on campus until fall orientation.</p>
<p>With our family, we did go on a few tours, starting 16 years ago when our oldest was a junior. We were able to see a smallish Catholic university and the state flagship in our own city. Drove less than 100 miles ( in opposite directions-
) and we saw a mid size public & a liberal arts college.</p>
<p>Many schools have online tours, you just need to read between the lines.
Somehow, I dont think that most of the year, Carleton is 75f and sunny.
<a href=“https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/photos/”>https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/photos/</a></p>