<p>^ No flaming at all. You’ve brought up good points. We specifically asked our younger son if he wanted to go, which he did. He and I always walked in the back of tour groups, letting his brother go ahead. He is very mature. If I thought for one minute he would have been disruptive in any way I would not have brought him. I have a low tolerance myself. These were initial visits only. He did not go to revisits/admitted students days where the programs would have be much longer, groups more crowded, and time on each campus extended. You have to consider your child’s personality.</p>
<p>I would not have brought my 11 year old if I thought she was going to be disruptive in anyway. She’s not hyper and she can sit still. She was quiet, just bored. She wanted to go, because she wanted to see where her sister would be living, but seeing the school once was enough, that’s why we won’t take her to the next one at the same school.</p>
<p>We were lucky when we had to take our then 11 yr old with us to Boston. My sister came up with us and kept her entertained with a visit to the Museum of Science and other activities.
She has also visited during parent’s weekend and there are a lot of things to do both on campus and in the city to make it fun all around</p>
<p>We left DD to spend the night with a good friend. Is that possible? Or maybe grandparents who might be willing to come to your house. I have to say…this is a special time for the high school senior. I wouldn’t bring the younger sibling along unless there was absolutely NO other option.</p>
<p>We took our younger daughter along on the tours and info sessions, but she is a HS Freshman and we told her she HAD to go along, so we don’t have to do all this again in two years. I’d do what another post suggested and have one parent go on the tour and one entertain the sibling. Take turns if possible, so the older child is getting views from both parents.</p>
<p>Could you take her to the gym and shoot baskets with her while the older sib and one parent goes to the session? If they ask for I.D., explain the situation and they will probably let you in.
Or, if there is nice weather, bring a frisbee or ball and play outside.</p>
<p>My daughter tagged along on a tour of several colleges that we were looking at for my son. She loved it - and was only in 8th grade, at the time. </p>
<p>She is a junior this year and still thinks back to several of the campuses and can already tell you which ones are on her first draft college list because of this tour. </p>
<p>I think it also gave her an incentive to work hard in high school. She had her eye on the prize back before she even started high school!</p>
<p>It’s expensive and time consuming to go on trips. We only have so much free time with everyone’s work/school schedules. Combining a trip with multiple kids worked for us.</p>
<p>My 14yo went on a few visits with his older brother last year, but the 9yo stayed home with the other parent at all but one where it was tacked on to other family travel. Nintendo DS was the name of the game there 
For an 11yo I’d definitely recommend the “divide and conquer” approach as much as possible. GL!</p>