My father will not let me visit colleges

[ucbalumnus]

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@brimacki

Your dad is wrong about the college visits. This is the number one way you can pick the college with the right “feel/atmosphere” which is really important.

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<p>However, visits to non-local schools are more expensive (both time and money) than applications. It may make more sense to cast the net wider at application time, and then use the more expensive visits after acceptances and financial aid are known.</p>