4trees

Hi.
New here and looking for advice. I've read through a good portion of the archives (lots of good stuff there) but haven't seen this question addressed.

-A little background-
My son has applied to 8 colleges all with 5 year BArch programs as that is definitely what he wants. He has visited and interviewed at all of them and likes them all, (he did visit and decline to apply at several others). Thing is, he looked at the schools as a high school kid would and asked the questions that a 17 yr old would. Life would be simple if he only gets accepted to one, it would be a done deal, but most likely he's going to have to choose from several. I know very little about architecture or the business of educating young architects so am clueless about how to help him choose. I'd like him to find the school that will fit him the best rather than finding the "best" school. I'd like to find info that will help him make that decision.

There is a bunch of info on this board about a small number of the top schools in the nation, but little or nothing about some of the schools he applied to (nor most of the 119 schools the NAAB has accredited). So, I'm looking for help from you folks. I want to go beyond the admissions office recruiting staff and ask arch students and faculty about the programs and life as an undergraduate at their school. All the recruiters said sure, call or e-mail us, but --and this is my question-- what are the questions I should ask?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.