Daughter's visit strategy as decisions come in?

shawk
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:55:00 +0000

My daughter is a junior but I 'm reading this thread with interest. Given the low admissions rate reality even for excellent students, we are considering not visiting east coast schools pre-cycle at all (we live in WA state and have visited several west coast schools already). She has only 3 east coast schools on her list, is not really sure she wants to travel that far, and her time is limited due to sports commitment. We would plan to visit once she sees if/where she is admitted. To me, it seems like not an effective use of time and money to fly to the east coast to tour places like Lafayette, Mount Holyoke and Bowdoin, all potentially on her list but all reach schools (except maybe MHC, which might be a high target), before even applying. This is a different approach than what we took with my D21 (we visited 7 east coast schools her junior year), but seems more prudent given the current admissions climate.