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Anonymous wrote:

Not sure if it would help but are there kids from your school that have gone there and willing to talk about it with your ds or would admissions be able to find a student ambassador etc that would be willing to spend some time answering questions/talking about the school?

It’s sort of crazy when you think of these events that define a generation - all these seniors will have had a national pandemic that closed schools and restricted travel and that’s their normal for anyone that's class of 2020.

For my son yes. But everybody loves their own school so now they are all tied for #1 instead of a week ago when their was a clear #1.

It could be one of those thing where there isn’t a wrong decision and he can do well at any of them. There might be some decider like he wants to be further or closer to home, the cost, which is stronger in his major or better if he doesn’t have a major. My dd recently had to pick between high schools and everyone that talked about their school loves their school. But there were different reasons why they loved the school. My dd felt the smaller class size, closer commute and ability to participate in athletics (as someone that isn’t athletic) gave one school the edge. She didn’t have as high on her list the strengths/reasons why people picked the other school - but again not to say if she ended up there she couldn’t be happy.

I chose my university sight unseen due to financial limitations. I don’t think it’s a requirement to visit and to live every em aspect of the campus, just as we don’t love every aspect of our local towns or houses. Your kids (especially Juniors) will be fine, whether they get to visit prior to matriculating or not.

Everyone is super sad that everything was canceled.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does it matter if 11th grade? Bigger problem 12 graders have May 1 decision deadline and many have not seen schools at all and have to decide by May 1

Yes. This. I have a similarly difficult ds who only wanted to visit schools he was accepted to (didn’t see the point of visiting multiple schools until he knew they were realistic options). Now top choice is a plane ride away and we can’t visit. We had plans to visit in a couple of weeks but are canceling. He will be fine - he understands it’s a pandemic. But 11th graders have plenty of time.

Not sure if it would help but are there kids from your school that have gone there and willing to talk about it with your ds or would admissions be able to find a student ambassador etc that would be willing to spend some time answering questions/talking about the school?

It’s sort of crazy when you think of these events that define a generation - all these seniors will have had a national pandemic that closed schools and restricted travel and that’s their normal for anyone that's class of 2020.

For my son yes. But everybody loves their own school so now they are all tied for #1 instead of a week ago when their was a clear #1.

This is such a good idea re: sourcing local students who currently attend the schools under consideration. I'm going to have my child reach out to Admissions to ask if there are any local current students willing to answer questions about the school.

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Anonymous wrote:What does it matter if 11th grade? Bigger problem 12 graders have May 1 decision deadline and many have not seen schools at all and have to decide by May 1

Yes. This. I have a similarly difficult ds who only wanted to visit schools he was accepted to (didn’t see the point of visiting multiple schools until he knew they were realistic options). Now top choice is a plane ride away and we can’t visit. We had plans to visit in a couple of weeks but are canceling. He will be fine - he understands it’s a pandemic. But 11th graders have plenty of time.

Not sure if it would help but are there kids from your school that have gone there and willing to talk about it with your ds or would admissions be able to find a student ambassador etc that would be willing to spend some time answering questions/talking about the school?

It’s sort of crazy when you think of these events that define a generation - all these seniors will have had a national pandemic that closed schools and restricted travel and that’s their normal for anyone that's class of 2020.

Anonymous wrote:What does it matter if 11th grade? Bigger problem 12 graders have May 1 decision deadline and many have not seen schools at all and have to decide by May 1

Yes. This. I have a similarly difficult ds who only wanted to visit schools he was accepted to (didn’t see the point of visiting multiple schools until he knew they were realistic options). Now top choice is a plane ride away and we can’t visit. We had plans to visit in a couple of weeks but are canceling. He will be fine - he understands it’s a pandemic. But 11th graders have plenty of time.

What does it matter if 11th grade? Bigger problem 12 graders have May 1 decision deadline and many have not seen schools at all and have to decide by May 1

I definitely sympathize. We're all allowed to be sad about the things we're missing even though we know it's the right thing.

I'm really thankful I dragged my son to some college tours in spring break last year when he was a sophomore so at least he's seen the main state schools that are of interest. But, I'd been looking forward to an upcoming open house at his leading choice to help him decide if he wants to do ED there. But, I realized we'll have a week or two in August after colleges start and before HS starts where we can, I hope, fit in the schools he wants to see.

I sympathize-I hope some trip even if smaller works out later in the spring or summer!