March 26, 2020

Virtual College Visits: How Much Do You Learn?

You’ll notice that I’ve recorded a few virtual college visits over the past two weeks. I had been scheduled to see these schools in person, starting with Tufts.  Virtual college visits are often the first impressions that college-bound students get about different schools. But you cannot limit yourself to viewing admissions […]
June 22, 2017

The Alumni Relations Office Must Be a Stop on Every Campus Visit

One thing you will never learn about from a campus visit is the relationship that a college or university has with its alumni. You should ask about this. While the schools provide alumni giving rates to U.S. News and other media, that is only one picture of how they stay […]
June 21, 2017

The ‘Kiss’ Concept for Campus Visits

I’m in Southern California, home to many professional sports teams that you might know well: the Dodgers, the Rams, the UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, for starters. But I could not forget the  Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League, a team that folded last season . The Kiss made me […]
March 22, 2016

Take Personal Campus Tours of Your Short-List Schools

Every new school profile posted at Educated Quest is based, in part, on two campus tours. I goes on the same tour as parents and prospective students.  Then I take my own tour at my own pace. Parents and students should do the same, especially when they get down to […]