Tips for Visiting Colleges During COVID-19

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 .

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