Questions to ask when making a visit to a college campus, on the topics of: college graduation track record, academics, academic perks, financial aid, academic support, student life, and outside opportunities. Author: Lynn O’Shaughnessy, author of The College Solution and writer for a CBSMoneyWatch college blog.
A checklist to help students make the most out of their visits to college campuses. Topics covered include: gathering information, exploring the campus, checking out campus media, and asking questions while you're there. Presented by BigFuture, a college planning website from the College Board.
Gear Up Washington: Go on a tour!
Gear Up Washington Statemaintains a guide to Washington State higher education institutions offering in-person and virtual tours. Updates are posted on their website here: Visit a Campus
Explore your post-high school options. Hear directly from college staff about apprenticeships, on-the-job training programs, community college certificates, and two-and four -year degree programs and schools in Washinaton State. Includes contact information and links to virtual admissions and virtual tours. Maintained by Gear Up Washington State.
Use the site to find video tours, photorealistic interactive campus maps and GPS-ready mobile walking tours of colleges and universities you are interested in visiting virtually. Search by state or by college or university name.
Links to virtual tours and videos from universities and colleges in the United Kingdom, so you can see what it's like on campus and what facilities are available. Presented by UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, the UK's shared admissions service for higher education.
Take virtual tours of colleges all over the United States and even a few schools in Canada and abroad. Use filters to narrow your search by institution type, school size, location, campus setting, selectivity, and more.
This article gives advice for students and their families on how to make the most of their college visits. The campus visit is one of the most important and enjoyable parts of the college application process. Students can use this time to begin to clarify their criteria by visiting schools of all sizes and types, and parents can see firsthand what they will be getting for their investment. Author: Brennan Barnard is the director of college counseling at The Derryfield School in Manchester, N.H. for The New York Times.
