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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Saw a school that looked wonderful on paper- said all of the right things, with so many cool perks. Decided to visit and tour. We were two blocks from school and shook our heads and said “no way.”

Total ghetto.

A friend had the same experience at another “popular” East Coast school.

This is why you visit.

We saved application time and money by visiting first."

This makes no sense to me. How could you not figure this out using the internet like you do when booking a hotel for your vacation? (I won't go into whether I agree with turning down a school like Yale because it's adjacent to a low-income area.) Besides discussions in various online college sites about campus safety, why couldn't you just pop the address into Google Maps Street View and take a look around? [b]My assistant did this for me back when I'd travel for work and went on site visits and it helped him determine whether to advise me to take a cab or just walk. [/b]

You couldn't have saved money by not applying vs. visiting unless you can travel to the school and back for less than the $50 application fee. And would you really have spent 48+ hours writing the school's supplemental essay? [/quote]

LOL I have an assistant too but I don't make her do this You Need to Take Care Of Me BullS%&^. I google for myself.

We crossed the pond from the UK to visit schools over the course of two weeks during the UK's "Term Break", -- we were making the trip back home anyway - saw family in Boston, then BC and Northeastern. The visit knocked off Northeastern. And really, we wouldn't have made the determination to knock it off the list from just a google spin - it wasn't until DC attended the meeting, went on tour, really saw the kids, and felt the vibe of the campus. Then we bopped down to DC, saw Georgetown. Then we went to Miami for vacation and stopped by UMiami. both stayed on the list. It was a fun vacation, we covered a lot without it being too stressful, and it helped DC solidify want they wanted in a college experience. My view - If you have the means to do it, and you can do it without stressing too much, why not?

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