Revisit days were so important for us, and I strongly encourage anyone to go if possible. My son was accepted at three schools. As parents, we had a strong favorite of the three before revisit day, based on academic rigor and programs available, location, size, etc. The revisit day for that school ended up with it being our last choice out of the three he was accepted at – it was fairly unorganized, my son felt that the students he had classes with were not kind to each other, one of the classes was left unsupervised while the faculty member went to speak to a parent panel – it was just overall very disappointing and definitely not a good fit for him.
He ended up choosing the school that he felt most comfortable at during revisit day – their revisit was actually an overnight in a dorm, so it gave him a very good feel of what life was really like there, the chance to eat three dining hall meals, see what happens in the dorms after classes are over, etc. It is not perfect, no school is, but he is doing well academically and finding his way socially and overall has been very happy with his choice.
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