Question by cjustin_2006: What percentage of college undergrads visit the college they end up in?
For reasons irrelevant, I haven’t visited a single college yet, and I’m a senior who is seriously behind in applying – I haven’t applied to a single school yet. I’m getting there. What do you think is the percentage of college undergrads who visit the college they end up in? If you actually find a statistic please please post the link here.

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Answer by Carmen
I do not know any statistics but I can tell you that visiting colleges, if possible, is realllyyyyy recommended!!!

I would say that people who do not visit their intended colleges beforehand are the ones that end up transferring. It is important to visit to make sure that college is a good fit for you, has the resources you need to be successful and have the program that you want. You REALLY need to research your intended program area for that college to make sure it is what you want.

I did not do that and I regret it. I chose my school because of nostalgia. My school is a big, well known, Big 10 school so I assumed that automatically meant that all their programs were amazing. I was wrong. Though my schools is very good school, the particular program I am in, is not one of their better programs. If I had known that, I would have chosen a different school.
I know a lot of people who have transferred because they did not do the research on the school beforehand.

So if possible, try to visit the colleges you are planning on applying to.

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