A lot of visits, but will only mention the “movers”. None of these schools received applications from anyone in our house regardless of opinion / comment.
Off: Villanova - tour guide issues beyond repair.
Off: Colby - Information session leader was dismissive / aggressive with a student who obviously had cognitive issues. It was so uncomfortable that I wrote the dean of admissions, who replied with an equally dismissive email response. They seem very interested in climbing the rankings.
On: Hamilton - Stopped on the way home from a visit to Colgate, and were blown away by the place. Great campus, nice people, clear focus and value proposition.
Off: Colgate - It wasn’t Hamilton. Worst information session ever (fake Q&A focused solely on getting a job).
On: Lafayette - Head of admissions does a nice job selling the vision. Light on details, but engaging.
Off: Lehigh - 3 out of 4 left feeling as if they had visited the set of a horror movie. Lots of dark corners and late night walks through the woods up and down the hill?
Off: Princeton - Only people that smiled either day we visited were the busload of Japanese tourists. 2 visits, no smiles.
On: Bryn Mawr - nice campus, great tour guide / info session.
On: Dartmouth - Super nice Engineering prof stopped to see if we needed help at 8am on a Saturday morning…when he was obviously there to do other things.