Maximizing College Visits
Many families are not knowledgeable as to where to start the college search process with their children. We present this list as a general starting point.
Maximizing College Visits:
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Maximizing College Visits:
- Have a campus map
- Develop a rating scale- to measure one school to another
- Talk to an alumnus before you visit a campus
- Speak with a department head (send a thank you note when you get home)
- 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 if interviewed by admissions
College Planning Services offers you unlimited consultations to help you develop your customized plan.