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This entire thread boils down to the fact people should take their kids to visit colleges of interest. Plenty of posts on DCUM over the years complaining about the time and money involved to visit in person, but when a student is going to LIVE in a place for four years of their young lives, the investment of one visit is worthwhile if it rules certain colleges in our out of the running. Narrow things down based on academics first and foremost but then visit if a kid is truly interested.

And I'd add to that: (1) Visit when the student can actually sit in on a class or two, or there are extra, specialized tours available (some colleges have days when things are available like tours of specific department facilites, rather than just generic campus tours). If you can't manage one of those days, have your kid contact departments of interest and ASK if he or she can stop by and ask some specific questions in person. Not all colleges or departments will respond but some will. For us, my kid's contacting two departments led to her attending a class and getting individually taken all around both departments because folks just had the time. She did end up attending that college. (2) Talk to current students or recent grads. Many colleges will set up prospective students (yes, even ones who have not applied yet) with Zoom or FaceTime or whatever to talk to someone. But I think a lot of families don't know even to ask for these things. We didn't until someone clued us in.

--parent of a kid at a college in a "worst" location that actually isn't, if you bother to visit and talk with people AT the college about the overall location[/quote]

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