Maximizing College Visits

• Develop a rating scale- to measure one school to another
• Talk to an alumnus before you visit a campus
• Speak with a department head
• Dress appropriately
• Ask for directions—frequently
• Scan the school newspaper
• Check the bulletin boards around campus
• Eat in the cafeteria
• Look for signs of crime prevention
• Make sure you get the interviewer’s name and send him/her a thank- you note
• Bring a steno pad or small note book to each college interview
• Keep a journal
• Enter each interview with a goal
• Avoid one word answers
• Have a campus map