While we have not visited Middlebury he has a fair amount of knowledge about the school, including doing a virtual info session. We’ve visited over 12 schools so we know the value - and limits - of what you can gain from visiting a school. At the same time, visiting over 12 schools helps to know what to look for in a school.
He has a fairly high GPA, 1520 SAT, 5s on his APs junior year, great extracurriculars,… He wants a school that is on the medium to small size, strong academically, nice campus, ..
We are in a big city so he does not want to be in a large city any more if he can avoid it, so BC is attractive as it is not in the center of Boston, and Middlebury is attractive as its in a rural/countryside location.