As juniors and/or seniors many students would like to take a college visit to look at a particular institution that they may attend following high school. We encourage daily students to make informed decisions; therefore we support the practice of planned college visit(s). The practice of non-planned college visits will be counted as an unexcused absence.
The procedure to follow for planned college visits is as follows:
All college visits must be preplanned and organized through the office of the counselor, usually at least one week in advance of the visit.
Students when preplanning a college visit should go to the counselor and discuss where they want to go and the reasons for their visit.
If the counselor approves the college visit the counselor will help the student make appropriate arrangements for the visit.
All classroom work must be made prior to the student going on the college visit or the work will be given a grade of zero.
Campus Visit Questions
School Programs:
Number of credits needed to graduate
Number of credits needed in major/minor
Class size
Type of equipment used in major
Percentage of returning freshmen
Percentage of freshmen graduating in four years
Freshman class size
Do grad students teach undergraduates
School policy on class attendance
Honor code
Are students advised on which courses to take
Do you need two years of foreign language for admission
Minimum ACT or SAT
Minimum Rank in Class
Application Deadline
Do they have the major that I am interested in?
Dorm & Social Life
What do students do for fun
What happens on weekends
What percentage of students leave campus on weekends
Intramural program on campus
How do you choose freshman roommate
Does college provide housing for all four years
Are dorms quiet for studying (quiet hours?)
Anything to know about housing her that would help me make my choice
How many students assigned to a room
Bathrooms public or private
Are there co-ed dorms—by floor, wing, ec.
What services are provided in dorms:
Laundry
Air-conditioning
Kitchen
Linens
Are telephones in each room? Optional?
Any eating facilities in dorm
Are cars allows
Fraternities/Sororities
Honors Groups
Dining
What kinds of dining facilities exist on campus
Mean plans (how many meals/week)
Cost
Options
Your opinion on meal plans
All you can eat/choice of entrees
Vegetarian (i.e., salad bar)
Alternative eating facilities on campus
Can students use microwave in room
Financial Aid
What financial assistance is available; federal, state, local, private, institutional
How does school select financial aid recipients
How does school determine our financial aid
Procedure and deadlines for submitting applications
“Financial aid package” - - how determined
College work study - - is recommended for freshmen, kind of job, hours, pay raise, duties
Who to contact, phone number, location (Financial Aid Office)
Which financial aid form do you use
What percentage of students receive financial aid
When do students learn of financial aid package
Tuition and fees
Room and board cost
Are there special scholarships available
Others: (academic mostly)
Annual increase in cost for last four years
Does college have installment plan for payment
Any other financing options
What differentiates your school from other institutions
What is the endowment
Any cutbacks in faculty numbers or departments in the last three years
What is distinctive about education here
What is most popular major on campus
How easy is it to get classes you want
Faculty turnover last three years
What percentage of faculty are full-time, part-time