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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we just completed the spring break tour. We visited a number of SLACs in the Northeast. My advice for planning a tour:

1)Insist that your child take the lead. Give her the tools and information to help her make choices, but don't make the decision for her.

2) Make the tour fun! Do not rush from school to school! Plan something fun every day in addition to seeing a school or two.

3) See two schools only if they are very close to each other.

4) Try to see no more than one school per day. Go to the info session, take the tour, then wander around and see the parts of campus your child is interested in, eat a meal on campus, hang out where kids hang out and look around. Get a feel for the type of kids who go there, the atmosphere of the school.

5) Visit the town where the school is located, and eat a meal there. Go shopping, hang out. Does your child enjoy this environment?

6) Bring a notebook and insist your child write notes about each school at the end of the day or after seeing each school if you are seeing two in one day. It is easy to get confused, as many schools are similar. Take notes yourself in a separate notebook so you will be able to compare notes. You will remember things your child won't and vice versa.

7) If you are driving, let your child navigate. It really helps get your child oriented. We had a few navigational mistakes, even with the GPS, but my child learned a lot about geography on our trip.

8) Keep your opinions of the schools to yourself. Ask your child what she thinks, and if your opinion differs, keep quiet about it. I pointed out things DD missed, and corrected her if she confused schools, but other than that, I told her that it was completely up to her which schools she wanted to apply to, and that it make no difference whatsoever what I thought of the schools. FWIW, I didn't like the schools she liked, but that matters not. I tried very hard to let her explain what she liked about each school. In the end, I was surprised by how well she knows herself and what she wants and needs. [/quote]

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