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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depending on kid/kid's needs/preferences....

Option 1: LAC/University/Religious [or Single Sex]/Urban/Suburban Variety in 2 days (assuming you live in DMV)...good for kids who have no idea what they want early in the process; if Penn too aspirational, can swap in Drexel
Day 1 AM: Drive to Philly suburbs. AM - Swarthmore visit. Leave car in Swarthmore. Take SEPTA train to UPenn. PM - UPenn visit, walk around Philly. Dinner in Center City. Take train back out to Swarthmore in evening (stay in hotel in Swarthmore area).
Day 2: AM - Haverford, Bryn Mawr, or Villanova (depending on student interest). PM - Drive to Princeton, Princeton tour. Drive home.
 
Option 2: 8 colleges in 3 days, assuming you live in DMV and kid is focused on LACs 
Day 1: Early AM: Drive to Gettysburg College. Morning visit to Gettysburg. Drive from Gettysburg to Dickinson College (45 minutes). Mid-day tour/lunch @ Dickinson. Drive to Franklin & Marshall College (1 hr). Afternoon visit to Franklin & Marshall. Dinner/stay in Lancaster area. 
Day 2: Drive to Muhlenberg College (1.5 hrs). AM Tour/visit at Muhlenberg. Drive to Lehigh University (20 minutes). Mid-day visit/lunch/tour at Lehigh. Drive to Lafayette College (20 minutes). Afternoon visit to Lafayette. Dinner near Lafayette; drive to Philly Main Line for hotel/overnight (1 hr 20 minutes to Haverford, for reference).
Day 3: AM - Haverford or Bryn Mawr College visit. Drive to Swarthmore (15 minutes). Lunch & PM visit - Swarthmore. Drive home.

Wow, well done! You wanna plan my vacation?  :)

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