Tips for Visiting Colleges during COVID-19

Although visiting colleges during a global pandemic seems intimidating, colleges are still accessible, sometimes even more so due to their virtual efforts. Some schools are offering in-person visit options with safety regulations in place. Read on for tips and a sample of schools and what they offer.

DON’T... ● Assume colleges are closed. Always check the website of a school you are interested ​ in visiting. You can find visit information usually under menus labeled “VISIT” or “ADMISSIONS” or “Undergraduate Admissions” ● Just stop by a campus. The school may not be open to visitors. ​ ● Expect college campuses to look and feel the same. You know, as in before ​ COVID-19. Everyone is operating under unusual circumstances that may or may not change by the time you arrive as an enrolled student ● Be disappointed if you can only do a Virtual Visit. Colleges are offering virtual ​ information sessions, tours, interviews, sessions with professors, students, coaches and more! You can personalize your interactions like never before.

DO... ● Check Colleges that have conducted Virtual Visits with HVRHS and visit options to their ​ ​ campuses (or keep scrolling for the chart) ● Make an appointment ahead of time! With limited capacity for in-person visits, book early! ● Check the travel advisories for Connecticut or New York residents ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Read the instructions and safety requirements for each in -person visit ● Communicate with the school if you have any questions, concerns or need anything specific during your visit ● Give yourself extra time to arrive if it’s an in-person visit ● Plan on wearing a mask and practicing social distancing if it’s an in-person visit ● Have a list of informed questions! Research the website first and ask for additional ​ ​ information you couldn’t find ● Stay home and research from your computer if you don’t feel comfortable or safe going in person. Colleges know things are different this year and not visiting WILL NOT affect your application ● Turn on your camera for online visits! College reps are people, too, and want to interact and get to know you face-to-face ● Make use of a college’s offer to chat with students and professors. Especially if no in-person visits are taking place this can help you get “the feel” of the school. On the same note, schools are offering lots of videos, tours, recorded information sessions and even Live Instragram tours! ● Follow up afterward with a thank you email or note

C olleges that have conducted Virtual Visits with HVRHS: Virtual and In-person visit availability

College Name (linked to visit Location Virtual Visit On-campus visit info)

Springfield College Springfield MA YES YES

Princeton University Princeton, NJ YES NO

Emmanuel College Boston, MA YES YES

Champlain College Burlington, VT YES NO

University of New Haven West Haven, CT YES YES

Landmark College Putney, VT YES NO

Suffolk University Boston, MA YES NO

Paul Smith’s College Paul Smith’s, NY YES NO

Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT YES YES

University of Southern Portland, ME YES NO Maine

Binghamton University Binghamton, NY YES NO

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT YES NO

Ursinus College Collegeville, PA YES YES

Western New England Springfield, MA YES YES University

University of Hartford West Hartford, CT YES YES

Syracuse University Syracuse, NY YES NO

University of New Durham, NH YES YES Hampshire - Main Campus

Merrimack College North Andover, MA YES YES

Lasell University Newton, MA YES YES

Albany College of Pharmacy Albany, NY YES YES and Health Sciences Massachusetts College of North Adams, MA YES YES Liberal Arts

School of the Museum of Boston, MA YES NO Fine Arts at Tufts University

Bryant University Smithfield, RI YES NO

U.S. Air Force ROTC Various locations Depends Depends

Manhattanville College Purchase, NY YES YES

Providence, RI YES Cancelled until Providence College October 19

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ YES NO

Florida Institute of Melbourne, FL YES YES Technology

Annandale-on-Hudson, YES NO Bard College NY

Dartmouth College Hanover, NH YES NO

Colby College Waterville, ME YES NO

Worcester Polytechnic Worcester, MA YES YES Institute

Mitchell College New London, CT YES YES

Keene State College Keene, NH YES YES

UMass - Amherst Amherst, MA YES NO

Southern Connecticut State New Haven, CT YES YES University

University of Maine Orono, ME YES YES

Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY YES YES

University of Miami Miami, FL YES YES on Oct 12

Savannah College of Art Savannah, GA YES YES and Design

Saint Joseph’s College of Standish, ME YES YES Maine Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT YES YES

Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH YES YES

Roger Williams University Bristol, RH YES YES

University of Maine at Machias, ME YES YES Machias

Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY YES YES

Gettysburg College Gettysburgh, PA YES YES

University of Maine at Fort Fort Kent, ME YES YES Kent

SUNY Oneonta, NY Oneonta, NY YES NO

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA YES NO Dartmouth

Western Connecticut State Danbury, CT YES YES University

Universal Technical Institute Various locations YES YES of Arizona

The University of Knoxville, TN YES YES Tennessee - Knoxville

Eastern Connecticut State Willimantic, CT YES YES University

Massachusetts College of Boston, MA YES NO Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Delaware Valley University Doyleston, PA YES YES

Dean College Franklin, MA YES YES

Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH YES YES

Washington College Chestertown, MD YES YES

Central Connecticut State New Britain, CT YES YES University SUNY at Purchase College Harrison, NY YES NO

Northern Vermont Johnson, VT YES YES University-Johnson

University of Maine at Farmington

Plymouth State University

Southern Connecticut State University

SUNY College at Oswego

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Becker College

University of Massachusetts-Lowell