Some colleges like Amherst College and Swarthmore College will fly a student out for an all-expenses paid weekend. If he is not yet a senior, have him apply to

Some colleges like Amherst College and Swarthmore College will fly a student out for an all-expenses paid weekend. If he is not yet a senior, have him apply to those weekends (or just look into them for the various schools he is interested in). A friend of mine went to at least 6 such weekends, though he is a minority student, which makes a difference.