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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this an American thing to choose a college based on kids impressions from a campus visit? I am a immigrant and this feels so strange and random to me. [/quote]

If my kid is going to spend 4 years and I'm going to spend $100,000+ on something, my kid's feelings at a school are something to consider.  [/quote]

But these first impressions are so irrelevant to the product you are paying for. [/quote]

I disagree.  And with many schools to choose from, how else should a kid pick where to go?  If a kid just gets a "not the right place for me" vibe from a visit,  would you double down and drop $100,000+ and insist he goes there anyway?   Take a risk that he is miserable, becomes depressed, and ends up flunking out?[/quote]

How else you would choose? You can consider graduation rates, graduates salary, where they go after college, class sizes, college reputation, resources, faculty caliber, aid, merit scholarships, etc, etc. [/quote]

You would consider those criteria when building a list of colleges to apply to (and visit) but when it comes down to Amherst vs. Williams or Michigan vs. Wisconsin none of those are meaningful differentiators so leave it up to your child’s instinct.  [/quote]

Just admit a weekend trip to Williams or Amherst is a lot more fun than nagging your DC to write supplemental essays for both. The probability that your kid ends up with a real choice between the two is tiny. [/quote]

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