Yes, of course. As will showing up for an adcom visit at your HS, and clicking on the links in any emails the school sends.

Applying ED still the best way to show it though.

I would think the high school counselor helping to plan these college visit trips could answer this question.

Thank you everybody!

May or may not.. Why is it really sketchy these schools that value demonstrated interest. Basically depending on papers not getting lost and other unknown manual processes. My kid somehow ended il with two emails on file at CWRU and I am pretty sure this messed up whatever system they had for measuring interest.

There was one school where my DD applied specifically asked on the common app dates you visited and dates of virtual events you did. Try looking at the school's common app questions and you may be able to see

Assuming by the school trip approach, your child is in private school. I would ask your guidance counselor.

If she signed up with her name, it WILL count. Otherwise, how would they know?

If she signed up with her name, it might count. If she was not listed individually, then might not.

You can express DI by attending online events, asking the local admissions rep a question, and opening the school’s emails.

We visited a school two times, and they still rejected our kid despite high stats. A friend’s kid with a 3.3 GPA was accepted because they had a skill the school wanted.

You never know.

My dc has gone on 2 week-long trips with her school to visit colleges, some of which she's applying to and consider demonstrated interest. Will these schools have records of her visiting their school? Or should she visit them again on her own to show DI?