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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did some visits the summer between 10th and 11th grade, then stepped up the visits during spring/summer of junior yr. I will tell you what I noticed -- my son's ideas of what he wanted changed a lot between 10th and 12th grade. Sometimes I think it pays to wait a bit to do the visits for this reason.[/quote]

Did you find that the visits helped clarify the way your child changed?  I know for me, when I went looking the first time I thought I wanted tiny and rural.  My mom set up one giant trip for spring break.  I went to Williams, Dartmouth and one other school that I forget, and told my mom I wanted middle sized in the city.  Coming from a city I couldn't really imagine what it would be like to live in the country until I visited.  I ended up going to a midsized urban school sight unseen, because I ddin't have time to regroup and plan a new trip.

So, while I don't expect that taking my 14 year old to UMDCP will result in him choosing that one school, i can see him discovering "wow, this feels really big and overwhelming" or "That football game was awesome, I'd like a big school with competitive D1 athletics".  I'd rather know which way he feels before I pay for him to fly to Oberlin or the University of Illinois.

On the other hand, I don't expect my 14 year old to be able to evaluate academic programs, or to see his own strengths and weaknesses.  [/quote]

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