07-02-2017, 03:58 AM
I think tours can be an excellent way to see some key aspects of colleges.
We did different tours for our two kids, with different goals in mind.
My son ended up going to where we thought - our local Big10 school.
Our daughter legitimately did not know where she wanted to go, and we ended up excluding 3-4 colleges via our first summer (her Sophomore to Junior year in high school). We then looked at another 3-4 schools her next summer.
What made the most difference for our daughter was to take summer courses at 2 different colleges.
We did different tours for our two kids, with different goals in mind.
My son ended up going to where we thought - our local Big10 school.
Our daughter legitimately did not know where she wanted to go, and we ended up excluding 3-4 colleges via our first summer (her Sophomore to Junior year in high school). We then looked at another 3-4 schools her next summer.
What made the most difference for our daughter was to take summer courses at 2 different colleges.