College Visits
Virtual College Tours is an excellent resource to use when you are researching colleges.
College visits can help you decide whether or not a campus is a good fit for you. They are also a way for you to demonstrate your interest in attending a school.
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Contact a school's admissions department a few weeks before you visit to schedule a tour, or go on line and register for a scheduled event
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If you schedule a visit through a different department, be sure to stop by admissions before you leave and tell them about it so that your visit can be noted in your file.
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JUNIORS are allowed 1 college visits before May.
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SENIORS are allowed 2 college visits before May.
College visits must be approved PRIOR to attending. Forms are available with Mrs. Kelley in the front office.
​To obtain approval, complete the College Visit Request Form and have all of your teachers complete their section. Turn in to your counselor for approval AT LEAST THREE DAYS prior to your scheduled college visit.
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The Process
ONE: Complete a College Visit Request Form. The form is available in the front office or you may print from this page.
TWO: Talk to your teachers about any assignments you will miss while you're out. Have each teacher sign the form.
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THREE: Bring the College Visit Request Form to your counselor for approval AT LEAST THREE DAYs prior to your scheduled college visit.
FOUR: Bring back the College Visit Request Form completed by the college you visited or a verification letter from the college you that states you were present and for what purpose.
FIVE: Return your approved College Visit Request Form and/or the college verification letter to your counselor, who will then forward to the attendance clerk. ​
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Questions to Ask on a College Visit
Before visiting a college, it can be helpful to make a list of questions that you think are important to have answered. Below is the link to the College Campus Visit Checklist provided by College Board. Copies of this form is also available in the counselor's office.
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