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Scheduled tours all sounded the same pretty quickly. FWIW, we went for relatively intensive visits at schools DC was actually interested in and that approach seemed to work well — e.g. [b]She had a strong preference for UW Madison over Michigan[/b], which I wouldn’t have predicted. UCSD, despite great programs and environs, proved to be a non-starter for her.

By relatively intensive I mean visit campus but also have a meal (of the sort a student could easily afford/get to) and check out some fun thing in the area (same constraints). Encourage DC to walk around/look around/eavesdrop.

When DC was trying to choose an SCEA/ED school, she even sat in on classes (having emailed instructors in advance to ask permission).

Oh, and in at least one case, we dropped DC off for the tour and did our own thing while she saw campus.  If your goal is letting DC figure out what he wants, you don’t always have to be in the mix if there’s somewhere pleasant (bookstore/museum/cafe) where you can go while he tours.

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I mean, anyone who visits Madison in the late Spring to early Fall will see how amazing it is, and that is taking nothing away from Ann Arbor.[/quote]

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