<p>Like kedstuff, when my D and I visited schools during the school year, she was often able to sit in on, and sometimes even participate in classes. In this way she was able to get a feel for the atmosphere of the department, the attitudes of the teachers, and the levels of the students. It varied a great deal from school to school, and that made a big difference when she made her final list of schools. At one school, we visited first during the summer – she absolutely loved the look of the campus. But we went back to see a production during the fall --she didn’t feel that she would fit in with the student body, and the production was just okay. </p>
<p>The school that she eventually chose to attend, Syracuse, was one that she felt comfortable with on the first visit. She’s having a wonderful experience there. A college is a lot more than just a lovely campus – don’t choose on that basis alone, and don’t eliminate a school just because you don’t like the city it’s in! Believe me, the city of Syracuse is not the most attractive or exciting place in the world. But for my D, the school is perfect.</p>