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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding open houses I think it depends on the school. I personally found many of them (the ones that attracted large crowds) to be useless. However, most schools offer/require parent tours and parent interviews. I personally think those two events are the ones both parents need to attend. All of that being said, the best way (and oftentimes the only way) to know if you want to invest the time doing a parent tour and/or interview is to attend a school's open house (I do think you and your spouse could divide these up if you each trust the other judgements to make that first cut). My husband didn't attend any of the open houses because his work schedule didn't permit it. I made the first cut based on the open houses I attended and then we both attended the parent tours and interviews. DC was admitted to 5/6 schools we applied to. I will also say that the parent tour and/or interviews for schools that I was "meh" about after the open houses confirmed that "meh" was the right feeling. LOL. If I had to do it all over again, I would cut any school that was a definite no and a "meh."

Best of luck to your DC! [/quote]

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