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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]expect to get bashed here but we did - and DS was accepted to a reach school.  Now we will visit, but he’s going regardless of the visit.  In my opinion, there is a ton of data to help kids make informed decisions, and arbitrary crap like a rainy day, snotty tour guide, or empty campus should be kept out of the equation.  Let kid do his research and make the call - [b]if a visit is needed to make the yes or no call, the process was mishandled.[/b] [/quote]

Making blanket assertions as if they're gospel doesn't turn them into universal truths applicable to everyone, everywhere. Congratulations to your kid on the acceptance. Not all kids want to "make the call" without first seeing the place where they'll live for four years. It's fine if your own student doesn't feel that way but it also is not "mishandling the process" to visit colleges.

There was a thread here recently started by a parent whose DC seemed to have thoughtfully worked on the application process and the DC realized she needed to visit colleges and see them for herself. My DC was the same. And there were colleges that looked ideal on paper, online, in videos, in virtual visits, via all those "tons of data" you cite, which got knocked out of the process when DC visited. Not because of "arbitrary crap like a rainy day, snotty tour guide or empty campus" because those things are shallow, and a smart kid who knows those are merely arbitrary things is going to keep asking questions and checking things out during the visit. I won't go into the reasons I'd advise any kid to visit his or her top choices (and a few not-so-top ones) because the other thread delved into all of that. But it's not "mishandling the process" to decide there are reasons to go to a campus in person. [/quote]

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