jamesdean wrote:
I need help from the Chicago students and applicants. I think I am almost done with my Chicago application. But because of circumstances at work, I will not be able to visit Chicago this month. I have not attended any info session for Chicago either. So, should I delay my application just so I can say that I have attended an info session and have visited the school? Or is applying to R1 more valuable to my admit chances than whether or not I have visited the school and info session?
If the application is complete, its complete. They aren't going to admit you because you visited, nor will they deny you because you didn't. If it is something that keeps you up at night, then just throw in a sentence about how excited you are to visit campus in December (or whatever). The only difference is that, in my experience, a visit usually gives you a lot of valuable material to write about - but if you feel your essays are done, then submit em and be done with it.