bigserve wrote:
I didn't have any vacations days left in the application season to visit schools. now I am done with all my applications(columbia, mit, chicago, wharton) in R2.
I definitely have the time now to visit the 4 schools I applied. Would this help my chances of getting interview invites?
I visited every school that I applied to. Wharton specifically states on their website that it doesnt help your chances at all. I would take that at face value. The other 3 it wont hurt you to visit. I asked several admissions members (albeit none from MIT, Chicago, Columbia) before round 1 if it still mattered to them that I visit after I submitted and it would still be viewed favorably. The answer was a resounding yes. I actually made time to visit before submitting, but they still enjoy having you after at it may help you at one of your schools.
I cant comment on how it works. I dont think I was the best candidate MIT had, but I visited the school and got an interview. Not sure if that is correlated at all or not.