Worth the trip?

MTgrlsmom
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:59:08 +0000

Kitkatt - I actually would really recommend you visit Hartt. Simply because you may be pleasantly surprised, and realize that as soon as you walk onto the campus, that this is “home”, or the exact opposite, that OCU is really the way to go for you.

It is a good time, because right now there are a lot of special airfare deals, and so the cost of flying out there, will be worth it to set your mind at ease and help you make your final choice.

My daughter was somewhat in a similar position in that she received some offers last year that would have covered her tuition, and yet she had applied ED to NYU, as we know a potentially very expensive option. Yes, by applying ED she indeed committed to attending if admitted, but that did not take away from the fact that she also was well aware that a less expensive school would have been easier financially on our family.

However, having visited the different schools (she mostly auditioned on site), she got a feeling where she could thrive and learn the most, and this helped to put things in perspective. The cost of tuition is an important consideration, but there are definitely other things to look at as well. The “cheapest solution” can be, but is not always, the right option :D, and like showmom says, you have nothing to loose by trying to see if Hartt would be willing to “up the ante” a bit on beforehand.