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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I'd wait -- sometimes the visits before 11th grade are a waste of time or even counter-productive as kids aren't focused enough to know what they're looking for.

Re summer visits:  if that's the only time that works for your schedule, try to go mid-to late August when varsity athletes and students involved in some activities have returned to campus (e.g., orientation workers, newspaper editors, RAs).

Re the pace and number of visits:  better to do fewer visits of longer duration than the forced march of 2-a-days where schools start to blur together.  Try to make a day of it.  Tour and admissions session alone will take 2-3 hours.  Then, yes, definitely have lunch in a dining hall or  at least grab a coffee or fro you in the student center so you can hang out and do som people-watching.  If you know a student who is currently enrolled, encourage your DS/DD to contact him/her and set up a time to get together -- again, a quick bite at the student center is a good option.  Or, if you're there on a Sunday night, many college kids -- including my own -- are delighted to get out of the dorm for a quick dinner near campus.  [/quote]

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