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I have a general question and hoping someone who has been through the application experience can help me.
Most schools have an admit weekend in the last week of April - are these weekends typically for students that have decided to enroll? Seeing as its only a couple days before the deposit deadline, I would imagine yes, but at the same time what if there are multiple schools you want to visit before making the decision that have admit weekends on the same dates? Should you try to visit BEFORE the admit weekend, and if so, does it really give you the best experience given you're not going to be meeting other students, partaking in social events, etc? Obviously I would email the schools and see what events they have going on that I could try to attend but just wondering if anyone has any general advice if they have been in the position of visiting and choosing between 2 or more schools, and how you recommend cramming it all in the one month they give you to make that decision.
Admit weekend is for all admits. I would attend if possible. The schools will pull out all the stops. At Booth we had a string of awesome events with night life mixed in, met a TON of current students and had housing tours. They'll be a great benefit in narrowing down a choice last minute or even helping you plan next steps if you've already decided.
What if you're deciding between two schools that have admit weekends at the same time? I mean, I guess there's not much you can do about that, but it doesn't seem fair to compare a visit to one school during a non-event weekend where there's not much going on, versus going to another school during an admit weekend. Is this just a go-with-your-gut type situation?