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river, you're right that my gf will be moving with me. That is why I was thinking that bringing her along on the trip to chicago would be a good thing.
To river and rhyme both, idealy I would love to visit once classes are in session but I am planning to apply to both Chicago and Kellogg Rd 1. I noticed that last year the first "GSB Live" event was September 28 (this year's dates have not been released yet from what I can tell) and classes start on September 22 at Kellogg. Visiting at the end of September would be cutting it pretty close to the October Rd 1 deadlines for the schools. If you two were in my shoes would you try to squeeze in the early fall visit, go forward with the lesser summer visit, or just wait to make my first visit when I come for the self initiated Kellogg interview?
Thanks so much to you both for your advice and input. You have been a huge help!
last year, i didnt visit until the sept 28 gsb live event. it was close but still gives you almost 3 weeks to incorporate the visit into your essays. i had already written most of my essays so it wasn't too hard to weave it in. the most important thing is that you get to interact with students and sit in on a class. if you can do that before the gsb live event, then that may be the better choice, since the live event itself isn't that helpful.