Juniors: It's time to start your campus visits
Start looking at colleges your junior year so you can narrow your choices by the time you're a senior. Follow these tips for successful campus visits.
- Visit your top college choices while the schools are in session. You won't get the true flavor of the school during breaks or finals week.
- Schedule your visits at least two weeks in advance. Ask for appointments with an admissions representative, financial aid counselor and a faculty member in your area of interest.
- Talk to a faculty member about upper-level classes in your anticipated major. Many students change majors because they don't understand the subject matter or the degree of difficulty.
- Ask the financial aid counselor how the college may offset tuition costs and about college-based scholarship applications and deadlines.
If possible, stay overnight in a residence hall and eat in the cafeteria. Ask about the personality of each hall so you can request one that suits you.
- Check out college Web sites. You'll find admission requirements, academic and social information, and campus photos or a virtual tour.
College Profiles can help with college search: Find information about Midwest colleges in the College Profiles section at EducationQuest.org.
