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[quote=Anonymous]My kid did not enjoy college visits so we did about 5, then she was done. She used the Fiske Guide, Naviance, College Vine and her list of what was important to her to narrow her list to 9 schools. We made it very clear that she could not attend a school she had not stepped foot onto. After her acceptances she looked at them all, picked the ones she wanted to visit (of those she had not yet seen) and we went. That’s where she found which one was the fit for her. It horrified my mother, who was a high school guidance counselor for 20 years, that we were not visiting every school my kid applied to, but my mom has been out of the game for 20-something years and it’s a different world. I applied to 3 schools, not 9. I think seeing some schools so your student gets the idea of what a college can offer and what the differences can be is important but it’s not necessary to see everyone before applying. It is necessary to see it before choosing it and attending. [/quote]
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