Another "which LAC for Premed"

NiceUnparticularMan
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:38:10 +0000

At a certain point there are just practical limits. It would be great to do customized overnight visits during the week AND weekend at every college of interest. Realistically, though, busy kids have busy schedules, and if nothing else the admitted students days are mostly (not always) well-organized.

Consistent with my other comment, I also think a lot of kids are in the mood to really kick the tires, so to speak. For sure the college is going to try to promote itself as best it can, but I saw kids (and parents, but I am more interested in the kids) ask some rather pointed questions during admitted student events, and I could hear similar sorts of blunt chatter at lunch, and so on. And even the WAY in which a college promotes itself can raise red flags–like why are you talking so much about X? what concerns do you think need to be addressed about X? sorts of thoughts.

So if that is what works for the kid’s schedule, or they just want to meet a lot of other admitted students (which I also think has some value), I wouldn’t discourage it. It may not be a “pure” experience, but that won’t stop a focused and savvy kid from potentially getting some useful insights.