The informal, unscheduled points of contact – our server (a student) in the restaurant in town where we had lunch post-tour, a student working in a campus museum, a salesperson in a shop I visited during D’s interview, the professor who took time to help when we were clearly lost – are surprisingly memorable lo these many years later. Reading campus newspapers, eating in the cafeteria, and people-watching were indeed helpful, and we were lucky to have had a number of knowledgeable and poised tour guides, but the kindness of those who went out of their way to tell us about their experiences made a powerful impact. Schools which inspired that kind of devotion and/or attracted such generous people definitely picked up points!