What is the value of college campus visits?
Our experience over the years has taught us that visiting college campuses on the mainland is a vital experience for all students, and in particular Hawaiian and international students. Colleges become a real place rather than remaining something in the abstract. For many students, visiting colleges provides motivation for improved performance in high school academics. Going whenever possible is recommended. You can include a college campus visit when you are on vacation. Students definitely get more out of the experience if it is something that they initiate or that they participate in planning. We would recommend seeing schools during the summer after sophomore or junior year. Many students will take a second college trip in their junior and senior years.
