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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pre-COVID:

John's Hopkins - he thought it was a fun city school
[b]Georgetown - too close to home [/b]and the tour guide was condescending
UVA - it was raining. Literally, that was his complaint

Lesson learned - 18 years are going to act like 18 year olds and they may pick a very superficial reason during a visit not to like a school. Just go with it. [/quote]

You didn't know where Georgetown was before you visited?

Lord some of these responses are just nonsense.[/quote]

Of course I knew. DS just realized exactly how short the drive would be between us. My bad - I guess I thought this thread was about what *kids* thought after a visit - and some of the random things that can influence their impression of a school. You  must be one of the parents that makes your child's decisions for them  -  carry on with your no-nonsense college advice![/quote]

The question was "what school did they think they'd love but then were turned off after a visit?"  That Georgetown ended up being too close to home has nothing to do with the visit itself.  Just the car trip.  Such an unhelpful and useless comment.[/quote]

But it isn't.  Kids will get excited about a school and focus on the benefits as portrayed in the shiny brochures and powerpoint registration and minimize other potential challenges.  One of my kids was excited about UM-CP, loved the programs and really thought it would be a great fit.  Until we drove over for a tour and he couldn't get over the fact that IKEA and other familiar shopping locations were right next door.  He felt like he would never be able to get away from home or that he would see us everywhere (not likely--I hadn't set foot on that campus since my own tour back in 1979).  Dropped right off the list.[/quote]

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