To Visit or Not To Visit?

gracello
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:24:23 +0000

You’ll have the month of April to visit and respond to the offer of admission if you are admitted through the regular decision process.
I’d encourage waiting until you know if you are in- no wasted flight/hotel/etc on a school you won’t be able to attend! The University of Chicago offers two programs in April for admitted students, where you’ll be able to sit in on classes, spend the night in the room of a current student, go to presentations on financial aid and extracurricular activities, and often play dodgeball with Ted O’Neill. There is also a one-day “Dorm Preview” program not involving an overnight to see campus and have tours of dormitories.
So, if you visit through either of these programs or not, I’d highly encourage waiting until you know you’re in… there will be a lot more things of interest you can do and observe, and you’ll save some $$ if (unfortunately) you’re not admitted.