Question to veterans of this site

citymom
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:03:08 +0000

OK, apps are (almost) over. There are two more things t take care of:

To check whether all schools got everything. How long should you wait before trying to reach every school? DD now realizes that half the schools have not even sent her PINs/IDs, etc. Those that sent have half the documents missing. Checking all this stuff on a daily basis and then calling takes A LOT of time and ends with a generic advice to wait. What would be a wise decision assuming she applied everywhere close to Jan 1 deadline:
To wait for two-three weeks without doing anything and then check everything and hope that almost everything is in place? How long to wait? Can it get too late to submit missing parts if those are not strictly required? How frequently things are lost on average? Can incomplete app hurt interview chances? Do colleges first review earlier apps and those who applied late are not reviewed till Feb at least?
To keep checking, colling, E-mailing? Will it be over in a week for most schools or will it be a nightly entertainment for the next month?
Finish contacting colleges. When it becomes too late for campus visits (so that admissions learn about them if they check)? Is early Feb still OK? DD has two upcoming weekends fully booked. Also, how important is it to “visit” colleges that are within an hour from our home. Should not going on a campus tour just mean that she has been there may times? Like should a New Yorker take an official campus tour of Columbia?