Meeting with prof while on campus tour

soozievt
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:15:10 +0000

At just about every school my D visited, she contacted professors and department heads in advance of the visit and in every case they were willing to meet. At one school (an Ivy), the professor even came in on a Saturday to meet with her! In many cases, she met with a department head. Many spent a good hour. I very much recommend doing this as part of a college visit. I do not feel that a tour and info. session are enough to get a feel. Also, try to line up meeting with current students. As well, meet with those in charge of your extracurricular interests/activities. In every case, they were very willing to meet and these were at well known universities/colleges.