Demonstrating interest to schools not visited?

TimeFlies2
Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:02:16 +0000

DS20 is finishing his RD applications. His final list is not how it looked 6 months ago. In that time he has matured and has a better idea what he is looking for. He’s done a lot of internet research and met with some reps at college fairs and his school, as well as students he knows at some of his newer choices. BUT, he has no real demonstrated interest at 3 schools he added to his list. At this point, we won’t visit unless he is accepted.

Is there anything else he should do? I told him to email admission reps for our area and explain why he is late adding school A, B, C to his list but he is a little timid about that. Any other ideas? Two are reaches (but not high reaches) and one is probably a target.