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[quote=Anonymous]My kid was very excited about college, and wanted to start as a sophomore. I thought it was early but went along to support her interest. So, as a single mother with only her, we worked out visits to 21 schools by senior year. She applied to 10 and got into 7. We also went to almost all of their admitted student days (often arranging for an overnight visit to those—which gives a more authentic sense of the campus than the scripted campus tour).

I am very glad now that we did not try to cram our visits into a year or 18 months. Our travels were fun and relaxed, often intermingled with family vacations. We usually took a formal tour (so the school was aware of the visit), had lunch in the cafeteria and tried to check out the town. These visits were very useful to my DD, who was choosing her next home (and professional launchpad).

One pro-tip is for your child to start a notebook with her impressions of each school. She should jot them down before you state yours. That lets them take the lead. Also, it keeps her from mixing up the schools, and can provide handy details when she is writing individual admissions essays a year or more later.

Good luck.[/quote]

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