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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also visited this summer. DS had high hopes but we also came away unimpressed. Granted, school wasn't in session, so perhaps that doesn't do it justice. But still, as others have said, Gambier is TINY and in the middle of nowhere. It's a 15 minute drive to get to a scruffy commercial area where one could find a Chipotle. The dorm room we were shown was, no other word for it, grim. Admissions wasn't particularly well done. We also visited oberlin and college of Wooster. No Ohio colleges for us. As DS observed, "Ohio is sad."[/quote]

I have no ties to any of these schools and have never been to visit them. But IME, it is a mistake to visit small schools in small towns during the summer. With no or very few grad students, the campuses are almost completely empty. Of course they feel deserted and even sad. During the school year, they can be bustling, energetic, aven exciting places. There is no way to know when the students aren't there. IMO, it would be better to apply to promising-sounding small colleges sight unseen and only visit if/when your kid is admitted.[/quote]

This is a good point (i.e., visiting in "off season").  Problem is sometimes that's the only time a family can do a visit....if DC senses "its the place".....a 2nd visit (when you have it narrowed down) is likely the deal sealer (or killer...) [/quote]

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