College Visits

One common summertime activity for many students and parents is making college visits.  We are lucky that there are a large number of colleges all within a short drive of Central Ohio and each college that you have the opportunity to visit will help shape your view of what it is that you do (or do not) want in a college.  Additionally, while traveling this summer for family vacations, don't forget to stop by the local colleges and explore their campuses.  It is always beneficial to see a variety of different college environments to get a feel for the options available to you in the future.  I strongly encourage you to see big schools, small schools, rural schools, urban schools, and suburban schools - the more variety you can get the better you will be in the long run.  And no, your visits don't have to be just to the colleges that you are seriously considering for the future - any campus that you visit will help to provide you with a broader view of college which will help in the long run because it will make the process of evaluating the colleges you are actually interested in considering easier.

To assist students with the college visit process, the WKHS Counselor website has resources and information to help you.  Here is a link to the main college visit page:  http://www.wkhscounselors.com/index.php/college-visits

But once you are on that page, be sure to check out the sub-pages that are in the menu bar on the right side where you will find additional tips for making your visits and a lengthy list of questions that you can ask students and staff on the campus as well as ideas on things to reflect on yourself as you tour the campus.

I am also going to ask that you please be sure to take a picture of you somewhere on campus for me to have for the Oh The Places You'll Go board!

Here is also an article that gives suggestions about questions you can ask on college visits:
https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2010/10/19/36-questions-to-ask-on-a-college-visit