My son has decided where he wants to go among his acceptances and doesn’t want to go to any other revisit days. I feel like he might as well go to others, just to see what they’re like and probably reinforce his decision. Is this a waste of time or is there wisdom is checking out more than one?
Is he is already very familiar/comfortable with his top choice school? If not, I might discuss scheduling one additional revisit day at his next choice in case things at the top choice don’t go as planned.
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I’d at least encourage him to visit the top two choices unless the top choice was always the top choice and no red flags came up on the first visit.
More than 2 in this case is pointless
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Many have changed their mind on revisit day. We did. Only your family knows if your one school has been a clear front runner. Revisit days for those on the fence : it is less about the slick marketing, but more about what is not said . Observing beyond the staged activities. And really listening to what is said. Of course asking questions as well as you are now you the driver seat.
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I definitely would encourage to go to as many revisits as you can. Last year, my son was positive he was going to commit to his top choice that accepted him, but after revisits his top choice became his last choice and his last choice was where he ended committing. His views completely changed once he met and interacted with the current students and also saw other students who were accepted
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Our kid was the same and we basically forced him go to other revisits. And guess what? He changed his mind about his top choice.
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Literally the same as our son.
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I’ll add to the chorus suggesting that you go.
DS and spouse were dead set on him attending a certain top school.
We agreed to revisit that top choice and one other school that would have offered the exact opposite in terms of student experience (i.e., small vs. huge).
Lo and behold, both DS and spouse were absolutely committed to the other school after revisits (which is where he enrolled).
This seems to happen often enough that it’d be foolish not to go barring extreme travel or scheduling difficulties.
Also, after the long and painful application process, it’s nice to be wooed by the schools for a change, even if only for a day 
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Just adding that my son also changed his mind after revisit days, I would advise going to at least top two if you can.
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Another vote to attending at least 2 revisit days.
Attending the second revisit day may make him even more certain of his first choice. Or, as several people here have experienced, he may change his mind.
But whatever happens, the beauty of having done more due diligence is that when something goes wrong at the school he chooses (which is almost inevitable), there’s no room for regret at not having done all the homework.
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Just to echo everyone else, last year my daughter had a clear first choice. We went to 4 revisit days, and her first choice was the last one we attended. She did a complete 180 and decided that her first choice was not where she wanted to go. Then she was glad to have gone to the 3 other schools for revisits so she could choose from them.
In case it helps, I like to say: “It’s always good to have options, and if you don’t go to see them, you give up your opportunity to have that option.”
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