{"id":17520,"date":"2023-09-06T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=17520"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:12:17","slug":"why-you-should-visit-colleges-during-your-junior-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/why-you-should-visit-colleges-during-your-junior-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should visit colleges during your junior year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s your junior year of high school, and you’re eagerly awaiting all the treats your senior year has to offer \u2014 prom, senior privileges, graduation and college decisions! But try not to put off college visits<\/a>, tours or interviews to your senior year. Exploring your college options during your junior year will give you more time to find the college that is perfect for you.<\/p>\n Here are three reasons why you should visit colleges during your junior year.<\/p>\n Are you not quite sure what your ideal ‘dream school’ looks like? Don’t worry! If you start visiting colleges during your junior year, you’ll have plenty of time to figure out what you do or don’t like. You can visit plenty of different kinds of schools \u2014 large, small, private, public, conservatory or vocational. Your options become limitless!<\/p>\n Maybe you already have an idea of which colleges you’d like to apply to. Visiting them early can help you narrow down and categorize your choices. You can get a better feel of which schools might be a reach to get into, which ones are in your target zone or which ones are good safety schools. You’ll also get a better feel for your favorites, and can spend more time on the applications for those schools.<\/p>\n1. Get a better sense of what you’re actually looking for in a college.<\/h2>\n
2. Get a better sense of what colleges are looking for in students.<\/h2>\n