Guide/07 Building Your College Strategy
Campus Visits & Info Sessions
How to get the most from campus visits, virtual sessions, and free fly-in programs; what to ask; what to write down; and how to turn a visit into Why Us essay material.
A campus visit can tell you more about fit in two hours than a website can in two weeks, and at schools that track demonstrated interest, it can count in your favor. But you don't have to travel to everywhere on your list, and many colleges will fly you in for free.
This chapter covers when to visit, what to do while you're there, virtual options, fly-in programs, and how to turn what you learn into essay material...
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What’s in this chapter
- 1When to visit
- 2Info session vs. tour
- 3What to do on the visit
- 4Questions worth asking
- 5Write it down the same day
- 6Virtual visits count
- 7Free fly-in programs
- 8If you can't visit at all