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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would start by touring a college very nearby that she’s NOT interested in. So if she wants a small LAC go look at UMD. No travel and she can practice being on campus and doing the tour, asking a question, filling out the form, etc with zero pressure. She’s not ever going back there. It might help her feel more comfortable and give her a point of comparison.[/quote]

NP. This is a great idea above, OP! Do this.

Also, OP: Would your DD be more comfortable with a fairly anonymous "info session plus walking tour" visit, where she was a face in a large crowd of kids, or might she actually be more engaged and less stressed by going to a more detailed event--? Many colleges do a spring or fall "focus day" (names for the day vary) where there may be info session plus general tour but also a chance to sit on on a class; panel discussion with current students at the college; chance to see dorms; tours of specific academic departments that are not on the usual general tour; a meal in a college cafeteria; etc. Only you know if your DD would find that kind of special day so engaging that she'd be less anxious or so busy she'd be overwhelmed and more anxious. Just look into it. Be sure you're on the email list of prospective students for all the colleges mentioned, so you get notice of those special prospective student days. (And yes, I do mean that a parent should be on the list for the colleges of greatest interest -- my DD was so focused on school and got do much college stuff sent to her that she didn't always spot these sorts of days on offer).

We did a day like that last spring break at Oberlin and I'd recommend it there and elsewhere, but try just one to see if it's great or if it's too much for your DD.[/quote]

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