Things to remember during your visits:

1. Be on time!
2. Take a tour of the campus—preferably with a student guide.
3. Visit different dorm rooms--not all dorm rooms on campus are the same.
4. Browse in the library--determine hours and accessibility to books.
5. Eat a meal in the dining hall.
6. Attend classes.
7. Interview with an admissions counselor--dress and grooming is important!
8. Talk with different students on campus.
9. If you plan to apply for financial aid, plan to visit the financial aid office.
10. A visit to the college placement office will give you an idea of the types of positions obtained by their graduates and the graduate schools to which they apply.
11. Meet with a professor in the academic area (s) of interest to you.
12. Talk to a coach, club advisor or administrator who can tell you more about specific programs of interest.
13. Stay overnight in a campus living unit if time permits.

During the admission interview:

1. Again, be on time and make a good impression!
2. Relax and by yourself. Let the admission counselor see you as you really are. After all, you wouldn’t want them to accept you any other way, would you?
3. It’s your interview too. You don’t want to dominate the interview with your questions, but remember that you are there to interview the college as well as have them interview you. A good admission counselor will understand and appreciate that fact.
4. Keep some of your priority questions in mind. Don’t ask every conceivable question, but if there are a few very important ones, be sure to ask them.
5. It’s all right to ask about your admission chances. Hopefully you will have a copy of your high school transcript with you. Even if you don’t give the admission counselor an accurate profile of your high school record and test scores. In turn, most admission counselors will be able to give you some idea of your academic chances of being admitted...but don’t expect a definitive answer. Usually that can only come later, once the college has more complete information on you and its overall admission competition in that particular year.
6. If there are important things about you or your background and achievements the admission office needs to know, be sure to mention them. Don’t be bashful. The purpose of the interview from the admission office’s point of view is to get to know you as well as it can. Again, just relax and be yourself…and good luck!

After the visit:

1. On your way home, while your thoughts are still fresh, jot down some of your impressions of the college. Save these notes for future reference. Consider having your parents do the same, then compare notes later.
2. If questions come up after the visit, don’t hesitate to contact the people you have met.
3. Send thank-you notes to those with whom you had appointments.

Source:  FMHS College Handbook