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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think your two easiest days will be the Yale/Dartmouth day and the Boston day so I would make those my 2-schools days.  Unfortunately, though, that kinda implies that those days will be back-to-back.  And a PP indicated that this was too much for them when they did it.  I don't know.  You may have to push through.

We found that it helped to take a photo of the child in front of something that really stood out for us and, this sounds anal, jot down a couple of notes about each school.  After a while what we did was have the kid send a text to him/herself with 3-4 positives and negatives just to get something quick on 'paper' to serve as a refresh since the schools all start to blend together after a while.

Sounds like your child has some great prospects.  Good luck![/quote]

OP here.  Thanks for all the sage advice espe re: photos and notes to distinguish the schools after the week is over.  It sounds like 8 schools in 7 days is doable w/a good chance that both of us keep our sanity and hopefully enjoy the experience.  It was important to her to see schools while they are in session to get a good feel rather than in the summer when most of the campuses would be empty.  She also wants to get a good chunk of the college visits out of the way while she has time before the circus of finals, essays/applications, testing and senior year and fall sports get in the way.  Right now, it looks like we'll visit Yale and Brown that Tues and then Dartmouth on Wed (since no tours on Thurs/Fri) and then the Boston schools on Thurs and then last stop in the Pioneer Valley on Fri.  After this trip, we'll have to plan her visits to her in-state VA options...[/quote]

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