Daughter's visit strategy as decisions come in?

DadOfJerseyGirl
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:29:02 +0000

Eeyore123:

I think that you really have to consider the impact on your daughter if you go to visit a school this close to decision time and she doesn’t get accepted.

Eeyore123:

Also, the program for accepted students is much better than the normal tour.

Both are great points. I think visiting and falling in love with a couple of highly rejective schools made it that much harder on my daughter when she wasn’t accepted there. If I had to re-do I would hold off on a visit until after acceptance. There’s plenty that can be learned about a school online and through virtual information sessions without having to step foot on campus. If your daughter wants to get a feel for a particular type of campus (big vs small, urban vs rural, etc.) see if you can visit a similar type of campus nearby - not necessarily the school(s) she’s applying to.