<p>I went on two college visits, my parents came with me to the one nearby, and my friend and I road tripped to another college ourselves. It was definitely a positive experience for me, my parents were not helpful on the local trip (completely out of their element), and my friend thought of things I didn’t to ask the tour guide and was more outgoing than I was at the time. My friend pretty much asked all the questions and let me hang back and absorb unless I thought of something I wanted to ask, which was what I wanted. She had no intention of going to the school but was there to help me. She is pretty good about not dominating other people with her opinions, and she didn’t come with a personal agenda.</p>