<p>I found this on the NACAC thread. It gives a nice checklist of things to do while visiting a college</p>
<p>Take a campus tour
Have an interview with admission officer
Participate in group information session at the admission office
Sit in on a class (or two!)
Talk to a professor (or two) in your chosen major(s)
Talk to a coach in your chosen sport
Talk to a student or counselor in the career center
Spend the night in the dorm with a current student
Informal
Thoroughly read over their catalog and review the majors. </p>
<p>Read the student newspaper–even the ads
Try to find other student publications–department newsletters, ‘alternative’ newspapers, literary reviews
Eat in the cafeteria
Ask students why they chose this college
Wander around the campus by yourself
Search for your favorite book in the library
Read the bulletin boards in the student union
Ask a student what he/she hates about the college
Browse in the college bookstore
Read the bulletin boards in the academic department you’re interested in
Eavesdrop on students to hear what the’re talking–or complaining–about
Ask students what he/she loves about the college
Surf the Net in the student computer center
Walk or drive around the community surrounding the campus
Ask students what he/she does on weekends
Listen to the college’s radio station
Try to see a dorm that you didn’t see on the tour
See if you can imagine yourself at this college
Visit the bathrooms to check for clenliness and types of toilet paper (one or two ply). One ply indicates cheapness.</p>