That’s precisely happened with my daughter! Once her acceptances had come in, she had decided which 4 were her best options. But still, there was a scheduling conflict between two schools that were a few flight-hours apart.
So she missed day 1, incl. the parents’ banquet, the “overnight dorm” stay, and breakfast at one college. But we did manage to go there for day 2, which still had separate info sessions and a department “fair”.
Crucially, we all joined (yet another) neighborhood tour for Mom’s sake, where she and a few random other young ladies tagged behind the parents. Soon I was thrilled to hear a very active chit-chat behind us, eliminating my daughter’s persistent reluctancy about how cut-throat this particular college might be, and how “preppy” and excessively “driven” her fellow students likely were going to be.
As you said: She realized how much “these were her people”. So that’s where she ended up, fit in perfectly, made great friends and experiences, and thrived academically.