You might have heard that you should only visit a college when school is in session, that visiting over the summer doesn’t give you the same feel as when the campus is alive with students. That’s true. But it can also be unrealistic advice to follow, especially if you’re traveling a good distance to see the school. It’s not easy to leave your classes and activities behind for 2 or 3 days to visit colleges. So is it worth doing summer visits?
I think visiting a college during the summer is better than not visiting at all. Before you do, call the office on campus that schedules tours and make sure they’ll be offering them. And keep in mind that you might not be able to sit in on a class, tour a dorm, or take advantage of some of the other deeper exploration you might be able to do if the school were in session. Truthfully, a lot of teenagers don’t enjoy turning a campus browse into a 4-hour test drive. So if you’re interested in a school and you have an opportunity to visit over the summer, do it. Don’t write it off just because the school isn’t in session.