Issue Date: August 17, 2008
Cut costs of college trips
Visiting prospective colleges is still a great way to let high school students get a taste of different schools. Yet with squeezed budgets, it's hard to set foot on every campus your student might apply to. Here are a few ways to cut expenses:
Visit only the top one or two colleges on your child's list.
Invite friends to travel with you and split expenses.
Make the college search part of family vacations. Stay with friends or relatives while visiting schools in their area.
Ask the college to put your student in touch with a current student or young alum from your area.
Check campustours.com or the college's website for virtual tours, interviews with students and student blogs.
Buy a "tour": Collegiatechoice.com has $15 one-hour DVDs with "reality footage" of your chosen school taken by college advisers. Choose among 350-plus colleges.
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