vermilion Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I arranged an appointment with my guidance counselor this morning and told her about my stress about my full course load this year and how I was worried about applying to college and all that oh-so-fun stuff. She told me I should call the admissions department of my first choice schools and arrange an interview as well as touring the campus and talking to students. She said that the college will then open a file on me or something and it'll give me peace of mind about my chances. I thought this was odd because I'm only a sophomore and it seems to early to be visiting schools. AND I don't even know who I should call or when or if they'll be irritated that some brat's bugging them. Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnelianButterfly Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 My uni likes to have any age of people look. I did my college visits junior and senior year, which was a waste of time since I was only interested in one school. Good things to look for is the arrangement of the college, how far are the dorms from campus, what are the accreditations of the program you're interested in, what specialties are offered. I was interested in engineering and had 3 schools on my list 2 had the specific program I wanted, 1 didn't, it was a high ranked school, but not what I liked. The other 2 came down to distance from my family, cost, and rank of their programs. I also considered the school's national and international reputation so that when I have my degree it will be worth while no matter where I want to go for a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vermilion Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 Thanks CarnelianButterfly! But how did you arrange this? I know I could just visit them, but what about actually talking to someone in admissions and telling them I'm interested in their school so that they'll keep a file on me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose2summer Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Ask if you can have a meeting with the dean of admission in your department of interest. You can call and see if that's possible, that way they can put a face with a name. Good luck. Hugs, Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vermilion Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 Ask if you can have a meeting with the dean of admission in your department of interest. Dean of admissions? That sounds like a really high up position! Wouldn't they get irritated because they're really busy? Sorry! I know I keep on asking questions but I'm not used to calling colleges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose2summer Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well, they will either agree or not, but it's at least worth a shot. Many deans are more than happy to meet with students, especially at smaller institutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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