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[quote=Anonymous]We're on our third kid applying to college and had never gone to a college fair until last night.  Why didn't we ever do this before?  (sound of head smacking desk)

DC talked to reps from quite a few schools that we couldn't travel to easily -- e.g., on the west coast -- as well as schools that she hadn't hear much about because they just don't have the buzz at her school.  She was surprised to find two schools that she really liked and had not previously considered.

Equally important, she made contact with regional reps from schools she's already visited and liked.  We had stressed the importance of this and DD came up with what she called her "elevator speech and go to" question to make an impression on the reps.  At competitive SLACs where shaping the class is a priority, this can definitely be a plus -- our middle kid, who's at a tippy-top-ranked SLAC, definitely got a boost from connecting with the regional rep, first at a single-school event and again when the rep visited his high school.

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