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[quote=Anonymous]We have had two kids go through the college application process and while I do understand that for many students it's important to see the campus, it's also true that those first impressions can be misleading.  Based on my sample size of two, this was our experience:

1) Older child visited 9 schools-- some big, some small, some mid-sized; some in small towns, some in suburbs, and some in big cities.  DC then decided to apply to School X, a mid-sized school in a big city, which he liked very much, but which DH and I thought would not be the best match for him.  DC applied and was accepted to School X Early Action.  At winter break, DC told us that he wanted to transfer.  He visited a couple of other schools and then applied to and was accepted as a transfer to School Y, a mid-sized school in a big city, that he had never visited.  He he had a great experience there and is now in grad school.  (BTW, I had been extremely worried about his decision to transfer sight unseen to School Y.)

2)  Younger child decided she wanted a small D3 school and only wanted to visit schools in this category, though she wasn't excited about the rural location of many/most schools in this category.  DC  visited 7 small D3 schools -- some in small towns, some in suburbs -- and declared each of them "nice" or "fine".  DC visited 1 more small D3 school (School Z) in a rural area and texted: "this one".  DC applied to and was accepted Early Decision to School Z  and is now a very happy sophomore.

I'm still not sure what conclusion to draw from this experience -- although I will say that our younger child tends to be less analytical and more inclined to trust her instincts. so maybe that kind of person benefits more from visits?  [/quote]

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