Tips on your visit to a university\college campus:
- Contact the admissions office at least a week before your visit. This is important if you
want an interview or to get a student-guided tour.
- Attend an information session such as an open house.
- Allow plenty of free time to stroll around the campus.
- Eat a meal in a campus dining hall.
- Attend at least one class in an academic area of interest.
- If you play a sport, try to arrange a meeting with the coach.
- Pick up recent copies of the student newspaper and alumni magazine.
- Talk to as many students as possible. Ask lots of questions.
- Take notes on your impressions of each college. Take photographs.
This list appeared in USA TODAY on July 19, 1995
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