<p>I didn’t visit any of the colleges, which I dunno if it’s a bad thing or it’s not. </p>
<p>Reason being is that I think you’re gonna find something wrong with every college you visit, none of them are gonna be perfect. </p>
<p>How many of you didn’t visit colleges when you were looking into it? </p>
<p>I’m probably in the minority on this one.</p>
<p>i looked at colleges that were at the top of my list b/c you wn’t be able to visit every single college especially if you’re going far away.</p>
<p>BTW i ended up going to a college that I still have not visited</p>
<p>same here, i picked Univ. Of Illinois based on the research I did, as well as whether I felt it was conducive to my needs. </p>
<p>The way I look at it, if thousands of kids my age find it ok to go to that school, then so can I. </p>
<p>Sure, I would’ve liked to have visited it, but I didn’t. I’ll visit it during summer registration lol.</p>
<p>I actually visited all of the schools to which I applied, but they were all either close to my home, close to a relative’s home, or visited on one large trip I took through the Northeast.</p>
<p>Im going to become a junior soon enough, and in my soph summer, im planning to visit UCLA and USC. I really want to visit those campuses.</p>
<p>For those so-called elite schools, it is considered not showing interest to them, which would definitely affect your admission</p>
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<p>Quoted from Wikipedia</p>
<p>sounds interesting</p>
<p>That particular entry is questioned for validity and neutrality.</p>
<p>Top institutions don’t particularly care if you show interest or not–they know you are interested.</p>
<p>oh… well im planning to visit UCLA this summer, if possible, but yeah. still not importnat?</p>
<p>Most “elite” institutions actually don’t track interest.</p>
<p>Yea, ummmm, it’s pretty much ridiculous in my opinion not to visit a school, you have to go acknowledging that the school is going to be perfect (or maybe it might be), but nonetheless you should go where you feel comfortable. Personally, I made sure to visit the schools I got into, albeit two weeks before decisions were do, but anyway I ended up visiting the four of my colleges I was really interested in and I ended up making my decision on environment over anything else.</p>
<p>oh ok, the “elites” then.
BTW, how often is to see a CA resident visiting a UC (prob UCLA or UCB) in his/her end of soph. yr. summer ?</p>
<p>As a general rule, it’s a poor idea to decide to attend a school without visiting first. You can always apply to a bunch of schools and then visit the ones you are interested in and accepted to come April</p>
<p>Poor idea by who’s standards?</p>
<p>I know it’s better to visit a school, gives u a much better idea. </p>
<p>But things change constantly. Maybe you thought the school was something, but it turns out to be completely different after you been there a while. I’M SURE AS MANY PEOPLE TRANSFER WHO DIDN’T VISIT SCHOOLS AS PEOPLE WHO DID VISIT SCHOOLS DURING HIGH SCHOOL. </p>
<p>Also, you don’t go and take classes and live a normal day in college. So you aren’t really “IN THE REAL SENSE” doing anything when you visit schools. </p>
<p>All you are doing is looking at the campus, visiting dorms, talkin to counselors. WOOPY DOO. </p>
<p>You didn’t visit the high school you went to when you were in 8th grade, did you?</p>
<p>There’s no such thing as the perfect school to the person who thinks there are. </p>
<p>Every school has its pros and cons, some more than others.</p>
<p>“Also, you don’t go and take classes and live a normal day in college. So you aren’t really “IN THE REAL SENSE” doing anything when you visit schools.”</p>
<p>What are you talking about? That’s what you do once you’ve been accepted to a school; most will let you stay overnight with a student host, which includes attending classes and staying in a dorm overnight. A visit before you apply isn’t necessary, but it can at least give you a rough idea of what the college’s atmosphere is like.</p>
<p>true, it can give u a sneak preview of the college atmosphere. I understand that. </p>
<p>And when exactly am I supposed to stay overnight??? Take a couple school days off? I couldn’t do that. </p>
<p>I’m jus sayin, even 1 day wouldn’t do it. </p>
<p>I’m talkin about a substantial amount of time, like a month. </p>
<p>In 1 month, you can get a decent indication of what you think of the situation. </p>
<p>1 or 2 days doesn’t do a crap for you lol.</p>
<p>Your school doesn’t allow college days? Those are pretty useful.</p>
<p>I have no clue if they give college days. I doubt it since most kids I know go visit colleges on a weekend or during spring break was also a hotbed. </p>
<p>Yea, it’s useful cause u get a better look at it, but plenty of people transfer from a school even though they visited the school during high school. </p>
<p>So the logic doesn’t fit necessarily. </p>
<p>It’s all about circumstances. That’s why I say a month is more of a comparable scale than 1 or 2 days.</p>