As summer arrives, many college-bound high school students and their parents are wondering if it’s worth visiting campuses while college students are on summer break. Families have taken the time to thoroughly research colleges, so understandably, they want a productive college visit. In this article, we will highlight why summer college visits hold immense value, Read More

Most parents will join their children on their visits of prospective Colleges. How involved should they be on those visits? Here is a short list of what parents should and should not do when with those children on those visits courtesy of US News & World Report: Don’t Micromanage If your child will be going Read More

If this spring break is going to be your first stroll on a college campus since your own graduation day, here are four tips to avoid some rookie-parent campus visit mistakes. Remember, this is about your kids, not you. Your priorities for safety, class size, spacious dormitories and nutritious food may not be exactly aligned Read More

Basic Questions to Ask on College Visits Why differentiates this school from other colleges? Are you happy being a student (teacher) at this school? What are this school’s strengths? If you had to say, what’s your biggest complaint about this college? What is one area where this school could improve? How accessible are the professors, Read More

My campus visit mantra is: “It is worth more than two hours of your time if you might  spend four years of your life there.”  I am a strong advocate for visiting colleges early and often. Nothing validates a student’s research more than getting out there and visiting the  campus, or “trodding the sod,” as Read More

Here are a few tips for your students on what to look for during a campus visit and how to make their college decision a little easier. It’s a daunting task trying to decide on the college or university where you should spend the next four years. Everyone always says that “college is the best Read More

The college process is hectic, stressful, and time consuming for everyone. I knew I did not want the limited time I had left with my kids to be consumed with talking about test scores, essays, and grades, or worse, riding in silence on our college journeys. Traveling with kids always presents opportunities to learn more Read More

This Fall many of your students will begin visiting colleges to try and find their best fit. The college tour/visit is one of the best ways students can get a feel for what the College would be like and also find out if it feels like the place they would like to call home for Read More

One of the best ways for your students to determine if a college will be a great fit for them is to visit it while they are in High School. However, between flights, rental cars, hotels and food, the cost of visiting multiple colleges can quickly add up. To help with this issue, Creditcards.com created Read More

I took my nephew Spencer on his first college tour this fall. Spencer loves to cook so it was fitting to visit the Culinary Institute of America. Spencer was excited to get out of school early that day. The hour and a half drive to Hyde Park, New York was special because we don’t usually Read More