Jane Elliot Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Where would I find a good list of questions to ask at a college visit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Ds had no idea what he wanted to major in. I always asked how the school would help him figure it out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Good thinking, Sue! I hadn't thought of that. Dd is set on her major, but I'll keep that in mind for my younger kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 First, don't ask questions that are available on the college's web site, like "do you offer major X"? Ask to talk to a professor in her major. See if you can sit in on a class in the major. Ask the prof. where last year's seniors are now. Ask to talk to seniors in the major. What are the seniors doing outside of class? Ask how the students "find their tribe". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 One strategy is to sit down later in the day after your first tour and discuss what did they tell you that you were glad to hear--class size, cost of sports tickets, type of food in cafeteria, size of computer lab...what ever it may be. Then discuss what didn't they tell you that you would now like to know (tread carefully since this question isn't meant to be a criticism for not asking questions)--hours the library is open, student internship opportunities, special meal plans for athletes, fitness center classes, Greek life, off campus housing...the options are wide open. Sometimes your reaction to that first tour will prompt a list of questions for all future tours. Also, remember that parents typically want info on admissions (especially homeschool specific info), financial aid, internship and job placement, professor accessibility, and academic programs. What our kids are often, but not always, to shy to tell us is that they want to know about dorms, cell phone/wifi reception, social life, sports, clubs, dining hall food, proximity to other schools, where the best coffee and pizza are found, etc. I took a point of view that all the questions my kids asked and all the other kids asked were information--all the answers gave us information about the school and the students, no matter how irrelevant dad thought the tour guides' opinion on coffee shops was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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