Sad Day on the Princeton forum

cookiemom
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:31:48 +0000

I think that one of the most helpful tips I got on this board was contacting professors prior to college visits and arranging to meet with them. This was particularly important in S’s case because he needed to know if schools could provide him with the opportunity to study advanced math topics and science. He got to see the subtle differences between schools and was very sure of where he would fit in best. The unexpected advantage was that most of the professors he met were very interested in him attending their schools as well.

This was would not have helped my older S in his search, because he had much broader academic interests and the social atmosphere was very important to him. For him, staying overnight in dorms was the most helpful.