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RoswellGAHokie
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In my day you picked a school sight unseen and prayed to God you liked it

when you got there. Kids today are spoiled!
Posted: 08/23/2023 at 10:17 AM ET
(In response to this post by Happy Dog)

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Those of you with kids in or past college. How many schools did you visit
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/23 08:36 AM ET
Son got recruiting letters from Ivy’s cause of Board Scores. Did a trip to
DonHo-kieHi • 08/23/23 10:15 PM ET
I went to 2, ex-SO went to 2. Daughter visited 1 on her own (school flew
VermontHokie • 08/23/23 12:47 PM ET
And as a special response to you, my daughter's #1 at the moment is UVM
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/23 01:08 PM ET
Ha, this is one of the others we might visit
North Main Hokie • 08/23/23 02:01 PM ET
Look into the flights a little more. SHOCKINGLY, when we were on campus
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/23 05:01 PM ET
I’m having a flashback
North Main Hokie • 08/23/23 10:40 PM ET
5...both ended up going to the same school however....**
Hokebury • 08/23/23 12:31 PM ET
2 or 3 for each child**
vtlee • 08/23/23 12:05 PM ET
3-4 per kid, all in-state except one**
WestyHokie • 08/23/23 12:01 PM ET
Kinda forced my oldest to visit several
Hokie Fiji • 08/23/23 11:46 AM ET
No official visits, just unofficial away football game visits. Nothing
UEMcGill • 08/23/23 11:46 AM ET
none
MrBayAreaHokie • 08/23/23 11:32 AM ET
We're in the midst of this and are up to 10-12
North Main Hokie • 08/23/23 10:57 AM ET
Only to the extent that misery loves company! :-)**
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/23 11:35 AM ET
We did 11 schools scattered over 3 states. VT was the winner**
Sportn • 08/23/23 10:55 AM ET
11. My daughter (HS Class of 08), gave us a list of the 15 schools
HokiesChemicals • 08/23/23 10:50 AM ET
1**
Hokerer • 08/23/23 10:39 AM ET
3-4 for 3 kids. **
Va AandM • 08/23/23 10:31 AM ET
6**
MAHokie69 • 08/23/23 10:28 AM ET
With my oldest daughter, just 1 – JMU . . . (more)
Chesapeake_Hokie • 08/23/23 09:57 AM ET
About 5 each but daughter's were during covid
Happy Dog • 08/23/23 09:44 AM ET
In my day you picked a school sight unseen and prayed to God you liked it ◄
RoswellGAHokie • 08/23/23 10:17 AM ET
2, but she knew where she wanted to go
Tafkam Hokie • 08/23/23 09:38 AM ET
7 we didn't do VT my son said he'd been there a hundred times.**
vthhhi • 08/23/23 09:32 AM ET
I ask because my daughter has been to 14 this summer, and it seemed
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/23 09:27 AM ET
I’ll bet she can’t decide on major either! Sorry. **
DonHo-kieHi • 08/23/23 10:16 PM ET
Yes. That is excessive.
Beerman • 08/23/23 10:30 AM ET
you have been WORKED
bigbadbird • 08/23/23 09:45 AM ET
Yeah. Seems like a senseless waste of money that could have gone to, you
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/23 10:07 AM ET
Our twins visited six between them. **
RoswellGAHokie • 08/23/23 09:23 AM ET
4 for the first, 2 for the second, and 2 (so far) for the third with at ...
vt90 • 08/23/23 09:17 AM ET
Only VT but she did a volleyball camp at UVa**
No Clue • 08/23/23 09:17 AM ET
3 or 4 ish... per the 2 kids**
Tuckahokie • 08/23/23 09:09 AM ET
At least 8. My son and I made a grand tour when he was on spring break.
Galenahokie • 08/23/23 09:08 AM ET
4**
HokieJamie • 08/23/23 09:01 AM ET
3 with both. uVa, JMU and VT. Both decided on VT**
RhinoVT • 08/23/23 08:59 AM ET
we would drive through as many as we could on trips and that were close
bigbadbird • 08/23/23 08:56 AM ET
4 - he knew what he wanted to do and the area he wanted to be in
Vienna_Hokie • 08/23/23 08:56 AM ET
Probably 5-6 per kid. **
GreenvilleVT • 08/23/23 08:52 AM ET
Me and two friends visited the three schools we had already picked out. VT,
dolph • 08/23/23 08:49 AM ET
1**
FfxStationHokie • 08/23/23 08:39 AM ET
probably about 7 through sports "prospect camps", but 3 seriously**
JoesterVT • 08/23/23 08:39 AM ET