How important are college visits.

ems124
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 01:38:16 +0000

Honestly no. It might help to have knowledge that’s unique to the college so that when you write your college essays, you can include it and make yourself seem more eager to attend which can be really appealing to the admission officer. But in general, I think it’s a waste of money to fly around the country to visit colleges. Wait until you’re accepted and if you’re parents are willing to pay for the tuition and you can’t decide between a few schools, go ahead and visit the campuses. Most colleges will tell you to come and do a tour to “see how much the school can offer you” but that’s just a way for you to come to make money and give jobs to students as tour guides. If there’s anything you can’t find online about a college, go ahead and email or call them, they’ll give you answers to specifically what you want.