Question to veterans of this site

binx
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:50:55 +0000

I’m no expert - here’s my opinions:

1. All of my D’s schools emailed her a log-in once they received the first part of her application. She could then check online regularly. They also emailed her if they didn’t have something. (In each case, it was there, but hadn’t been processed yet.) So she never had to check.
Same thing is happening now to S who is in the middle of grad school aps.
This seems to be a pretty common way of doing things, so have your D check for that first. It seems it could be a negative if you pester the Adm. office when they’ve already set up an alternate route of communication. If you decide to call, make sure it is your D who does the calling. I remember taking D to visit Denison, and while sitting in the admissions office, overheard the secretary scolding a parent on the phone because she called rather than her D.


I do think it’s important to visit schools that are within a couple hours. I remember a couple schools even telling us this - if you live close by and haven’t visited, it is considered a negative. Schools that are further away make allowances. If you didn’t visit because your D has been there before, like for a HS event, that should have been mentioned somewhere on the application (like, in the “why this school?” section). If you plan to visit, set up the appointment soon (even if the visit date is further away.) I think they have access to who is scheduled to visit, even if the visit hasn’t been completed.