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Unveiling the College Experience: How to Get the Most Out of Your Campus Visits

Ivy Central

Take a tour: Most colleges offer campus tours led by current students. These tours can give you a good sense of the campus layout, facilities, and overall atmosphere. Make sure to ask questions during the tour and take notes. What is the college's approach to diversity and inclusion?

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Discovery Days at Franklin Cummings Tech

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

Each event is three hours long and includes hands-on activities related to one of our academic programs, engaging campus tours, free lunch, and prizes. Discovery Days are held on our campus at 41 Berkeley Street, Boston.

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10 Steps to Help You Decide Which College To Choose

Strategic College Consulting

Compare Financial Aid Packages : Evaluate the financial aid packages offered by each college, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. Visit the Campuses : If possible, visit the campuses of the colleges you are considering to get a feel for the campus environment, facilities, and community.

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10 Things to See and Do on a College Tour

Brand College Consulting

That should give high school students enough time during freshmen, sophomore and junior years to visit several different college campuses, take the official college tour, and narrow down their preferences and final college list before senior year. One popular site is Campus Tours.com ; another is E Campus Tours.

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Is Duke the ‘Harvard of the South?’

Educated Quest

I recently visited Duke to take a student-directed campus tour. But it is structured more like a larger university with undergraduate schools in architecture, business, engineering, liberal arts and public health as well as a School of Professional Advancement that grants degrees to working adults.

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Fostering College Success: Family Privilege Eludes Students Aged Out of System

BestColleges

At the same time, some schools require that students live on campus as undergraduates in order to earn certain scholarships. "I While government scholarships, grants, and tuition waivers can assuage much of the cost of college, housing is rarely covered. Housing is also a monumental expense.

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New College Network Focuses on Students From Rural Communities

BestColleges

The STARS Network features a broad range of institutions, from Ivy League private schools like Brown University to major land-grant public institutions like the Ohio State University.