Hello - new to this wonderful website. My D1 is a junior in high school in New York state. We are starting our college visits with a couple of Northeast road trips in March but are a little overwhelmed already with both where to go and what to do once we get there.
On where to go:
My daughter has a couple of ideas of what she might want to major in, but they are kind of all over the place (computer science, genetics, actuary, etc.). She is leaning towards mid-sized colleges with pretty campuses but near a city or cool college town. I work at a college and we are eligible for Tuition Exchange scholarships so I have been working off of that list and thinking of University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Fordham, University of Delaware, etc. But she has done really well in the tests she has taken so far (32 ACT last year, 1490 PSAT in Oct 15) so I was thinking if we could get merit scholarships that would be even better (then her younger sister could use the tuition exchange if needed). Do you have any suggestions for colleges to visit? We are not expecting to receive much in financial aid.
On what to do once we get to a college:
Do you normally visit only one college per day? Our time will be fairly limited (a few 3-day weekends) so I wanted to make the visits as efficient as possible. Are there things you think can be skipped on tours, or things that should not be missed? Any tips?
Thanks!
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