Comments on: Don’t be Fooled by the Glossy Brochures: Schedule a College Campus Visit http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/01/2010/dont-fooled-glossy-brochures-schedule-college-campus-visit/ The Blog About Preparing For College Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Going Away to College? Google Buzz Could Keep You Connected! « My College Guide http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/01/2010/dont-fooled-glossy-brochures-schedule-college-campus-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Going Away to College? Google Buzz Could Keep You Connected! « My College Guide Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:36:48 +0000 http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/?p=552#comment-1576 [...] new ones!) across the oh-so many social networks.  Even before you ever get to college, those campus visits, financial aid forms, and college applications are enough to keep you [...] [...] new ones!) across the oh-so many social networks.  Even before you ever get to college, those campus visits, financial aid forms, and college applications are enough to keep you [...]

]]> By: byron http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/01/2010/dont-fooled-glossy-brochures-schedule-college-campus-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 byron Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:19:18 +0000 http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/?p=552#comment-1193 Very good points made here! I agree with the importance of the college visit. However, when visiting a college, be prepared for your admissions sales pitch. As admissions become more of a competitive process with colleges going all out in their recruiting, some admissions "advisors" are being trained as sales people and their pitches can be overwhelming. To get a better feel for the college, I recommend that on your campus visit you try to talk to random students to hear what they think. As you talk to students be prepared for strong opinions from extreme supporters or distracters and try to take each person's perspective for what it is - the experience of one person. However, often you can get a much better feel for what the college is really like from 'regular' students than from the catalog, your admissions rep, or the volunteer campus tour guide. Happy college shopping! Very good points made here! I agree with the importance of the college visit. However, when visiting a college, be prepared for your admissions sales pitch. As admissions become more of a competitive process with colleges going all out in their recruiting, some admissions “advisors” are being trained as sales people and their pitches can be overwhelming.

To get a better feel for the college, I recommend that on your campus visit you try to talk to random students to hear what they think. As you talk to students be prepared for strong opinions from extreme supporters or distracters and try to take each person’s perspective for what it is – the experience of one person. However, often you can get a much better feel for what the college is really like from ‘regular’ students than from the catalog, your admissions rep, or the volunteer campus tour guide. Happy college shopping!

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