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Student then Parent: College Visits - A Seller's Market

The following is an excerpt from the First College Visit series on Handshake 2.0 sponsored by SmartCollegeVisit. Dr. Manisha Singal grew up and studied in India before coming to the United States. She offers her perspective on college visits then as a student and now as a parent. Click the link below to read the post in its entirety.

 A Seller's Market

From Manisha Singal for First College Visit, a series of first college visit stories by business professionals sponsored by SmartCollegeVisit.

Would you believe it, but I never did have a college visit for myself! 

In India, during my time, colleges chose you, and only if you had really high marks (GPA) and if you went there early enough to stand in line and get the right form filled up!

The reputation of the college was a good enough proxy for a "visit"...there was no recruiting and no incentives to attend....it was purely a seller's market. Nevertheless, I got admitted to St. Xavier's College in Bombay (Mumbai now) which was a feat and a source of considerable pride for my parents.

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This story is the second post offering insight on the college visit experience written by people coming from countries outside of the U.S. All posts related to travel to the U.S. and college admissions for international students can be accessed by clicking on the word "International" in the category cloud in the sidebar.

Returning to your Roots on a College Visit

Sometimes, a college visit is like a homecoming. This proved true for Alexis Avila on his college visit--a return to Ann Arbor, Michigan. His story appeared on Handshake 2.0 as part of the continuing series of First College Visit stories by business professionals. This series is sponsored by SmartCollegeVisit.

Read: A Microcosm of the World At Large by Alexis Avila 

Alexis Avila is Founder, Director of Prepped and Polished: Tutoring, College Counseling, Test Prep, (formerly TUTORrific Academic Services), providing tutoring, college counseling, and test prep in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

A First College Visit Story: WSU

The excerpt below appears courtesy of Handshake Media. It is from the First College Visit series on Handshake 2.0. To read the complete article, click on "more on Handshake 2.0" to read the full text.

The Wheat Fields Were Amber Waves of Grain - Handshake 2.0

Growing up in suburban Seattle, I wanted to get out into the world on my own, yet within driving distance of home. Washington State University was 285 miles away and seemed to fit the bill. Over a long weekend, a high school senior classmate and I drove over to Pullman to check it out. An older friend had offered his floor for us to sleep on.

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