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Not OP but I know lots of people that applied to colleges they never visited. With that said, I also know lots of people that visited lots of colleges, doing a

Not OP but I know lots of people that applied to colleges they never visited. With that said, I also know lots of people that visited lots of colleges, doing a road trip or something spring break during high school. I didn’t and honestly don’t know why someone would.

chrisseaton 8y ago
I can't understand why you'd uproot your entire life and move to somewhere for at least four years and set the tone of your social and professional life, based on somewhere you couldn't even be bothered to visit.
- screye 8y ago
  Might be the other-way around. Apply to many universities that interest you, and then go visit the ones that give admits.
- bluGill 8y ago
  Getting away from your comfortable home is a good thing. Once you have agreed to leave everything you know and move it doesn't matter where you go. Visiting local schools is important because you need to ensure that the details work. Can you get from your parents home to class during rush hour? Can you get from class to your weekend job? If you are going far away from home though, who cares. What you can do in Fargo North Dakota are very different what you can do in Maui Hawaii, but either way you there are plenty of things to do. You will find out when you get there. If forced to either you will find something you like that you didn't know before. You will meet new friends.
  - chrisseaton 8y ago
    You can have very different lifestyle in different communities. Moving blind to somewhere you have no understanding of is a recipe for unhappiness when you find it doesn’t suit you due to climate, politics, economics, etc. For example moving to a college and realising you can’t get anywhere in the area without driving and you’re a walking person.
    - bluGill 8y ago
      Only if you are so closed minded that you cannot learn to enjoy something different. I know many such people, they wouldn't go to any college not close to home. I also know many people who have moved to different countries blindly and had the best time of their lives because they can enjoy something new. Either way visiting campus isn't really required, either you are cut out for anything or you already are not cut out because it isn't close to home.
      - chrisseaton 8y ago
        I think you think I’m arguing to go to college at home - nobody here said that you’ve imagined it. You’re arguing you’ll probably be fine wherever so don’t bother yourself to learn anything about the community you’ll be joining before you go. I’m saying do research into where you want to be. How can you argue against informing yourself?
        bluGill 8y ago
        I'm not arguing against all research (though this is obviously not clear). I'm arguing visiting campus and the town are not useful research in general. You should research your proposed school to make sure that you can get the type of education you want: that is why you go to a school, to get an education. If you can get the education you want, that is important. Note, if you are disabled in some way you might need to research campus and town are accessible to your needs. Most people don't have this consideration.
- plorkyeran 8y ago
  I visited the colleges which I hadn't visited pre-application after I got accepted, and that wasn't unusual in my social circle. Applying to ten schools sight-unseen is cheaper and takes less time than visiting a single non-local school, so it can be more efficient to wait to evaluate a school until after you find out if it's even an option for you.

chrisseaton 8y ago

I can't understand why you'd uproot your entire life and move to somewhere for at least four years and set the tone of your social and professional life, based on somewhere you couldn't even be bothered to visit.

screye 8y ago
Might be the other-way around. Apply to many universities that interest you, and then go visit the ones that give admits.
bluGill 8y ago
Getting away from your comfortable home is a good thing. Once you have agreed to leave everything you know and move it doesn't matter where you go. Visiting local schools is important because you need to ensure that the details work. Can you get from your parents home to class during rush hour? Can you get from class to your weekend job? If you are going far away from home though, who cares. What you can do in Fargo North Dakota are very different what you can do in Maui Hawaii, but either way you there are plenty of things to do. You will find out when you get there. If forced to either you will find something you like that you didn't know before. You will meet new friends.
- chrisseaton 8y ago
  You can have very different lifestyle in different communities. Moving blind to somewhere you have no understanding of is a recipe for unhappiness when you find it doesn’t suit you due to climate, politics, economics, etc. For example moving to a college and realising you can’t get anywhere in the area without driving and you’re a walking person.
  - bluGill 8y ago
    Only if you are so closed minded that you cannot learn to enjoy something different. I know many such people, they wouldn't go to any college not close to home. I also know many people who have moved to different countries blindly and had the best time of their lives because they can enjoy something new. Either way visiting campus isn't really required, either you are cut out for anything or you already are not cut out because it isn't close to home.
    - chrisseaton 8y ago
      I think you think I’m arguing to go to college at home - nobody here said that you’ve imagined it. You’re arguing you’ll probably be fine wherever so don’t bother yourself to learn anything about the community you’ll be joining before you go. I’m saying do research into where you want to be. How can you argue against informing yourself?
      - bluGill 8y ago
        I'm not arguing against all research (though this is obviously not clear). I'm arguing visiting campus and the town are not useful research in general. You should research your proposed school to make sure that you can get the type of education you want: that is why you go to a school, to get an education. If you can get the education you want, that is important. Note, if you are disabled in some way you might need to research campus and town are accessible to your needs. Most people don't have this consideration.
plorkyeran 8y ago
I visited the colleges which I hadn't visited pre-application after I got accepted, and that wasn't unusual in my social circle. Applying to ten schools sight-unseen is cheaper and takes less time than visiting a single non-local school, so it can be more efficient to wait to evaluate a school until after you find out if it's even an option for you.