Juniors: It's time to start your campus visits
August 31, 2009
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.
