Originally Posted by
flymanbeast
I am gonna be in the usa in may .And i am applying to transfer to some pretty known schools.Bard College, Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, George Washington University, University of Chicago, University of Miami, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University .
I want to visit a few of them perhaps .Whats the best way to visit some of the better ones on my list using flights and trains and buses.
They're ALL "better ones," but your list is too long. Try clumping them by region or deleting the ones that are less accessible. You can categorize them three ways:
Schools that are easy to reach via plane to major cities, taxi from airport:
Boston University (Boston)
Columbia University (NYC)
George Washington University (Washington DC)
Vanderbilt University (Nashville)
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
University of Chicago (Chicago)
University of Miami (Miami)
UNC Chapel Hill (Raleigh-Durham)
Schools that are a little more difficult to reach and require flying to a smaller, more expensive airport OR a long car ride:
University of Notre Dame (fly to South Bend, IN -- or Chicago, then drive)
University of Rochester (fly to Rochester -- or Buffalo, then drive
University of Virginia (fly to Charlottesville -- or Richmond, then drive)
Schools that are difficult to reach and require hiring a car and driving, or a long bus ride:
Dartmouth College (Hanover NH)
Cornell University (Ithaca NY)
Bard (Red Hook, NY)
The less accessible, the more time it takes to visit them. The last three will require a couple of days each. I recommend you stick to the east coast. Fly into BOS and go:
Boston University
(train to NYC)
Columbia University)
(train to Philadelphia)
University of Pennsylvania
(train to Washington DC)
George Washington University
(bus to Charlottesville)
University of Virginia
(bus to Richmond, train / bus / plane to Raleigh)
UNC Chapel Hill
(fly to Miami)
University of Miami
end trip.
That would take you about 10 days and cover 7 schools. I agree with the previous poster who said May is a funny time to be doing school visits. The campus is getting ready for graduation ceremonies and not paying much attention to admissions. Some won't even offer guided tours in this period.