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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]-[b] JHU summer tour - before tour, my kid and 3 other kids met with an undergrad and had bubble tea at sat and talked for an hour. Obv JHU not in danger of attracting students, but my kid said the tour was not impressive, but just talking to that kid was really helpful. [/b]

- I dont know why more schools dont sell their strengths. If a family has driven all the way to get to xyz, If your food is really good, give a lunch coupon with every tour. If the dorms are nice, show them. It's weird that the tour is so similar all the time.

- All schools should let the kids pick what tour group to go with. 16-17 yos are really turned off when they want to be paired with that theater guy from LA and they are stuck with the poli sci girl from Dallas - or vice versa. [/quote]

+1 DD goes to a less selective LAC. What really helped her feel like it was a good fit was a day long visit where she sat in on a class, met with a professor in her major, and had lunch with two students in her major.

We toured a lot of LACs and I really appreciated those that were clear about their strengths. Especially at a small school, you know there are stronger departments. Washington College, for example, was very clear that they had three "centers of excellence" -- environmental science, history, and creative writing. They had special spaces for all of those, high school summer programs, and targeted scholarships.  DD didn't end up there but it was in the consideration set until the end (looking at strong ES programs).
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