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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are good times to do college visits? These posts make me realize we really need to visit a bunch of schools on the early side. DS thinks he know what he is looking for (big state flagship with great sports (as a fan) and great academics) but it sounds like so many people were so wrong about what they thought they wanted. I think it is just that so far my kids' only exposure to colleges in any way has been college sports. [/quote]

Plan to go during the college school year when the kids are there!

You’ll get a much better sense than if you go in the summer when the campus is empty.

Start fall of Junior year. Unfortunately, colleges don’t tend to do tours on the weekends, so use your three day weekends. Be sure to check the college calendars to get sure they’re giving tours the day you plan to be there. And book those tours in advance.

As you build a list, pay attention to which schools highly weigh “demonstrated interest.” Do your research on-line first, and if you think DC is interested in a high DI school, make it a priority to go visit!

Finally, we did three different trips during the fall of senior year. All during long weekends. DC missed a couple of days of school because of travel time, but I’m glad we made the effort vs. visiting over the summer. Very different vibe when you get to see a busy and full campus. 
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