Visiting Colleges in the Summer
暑期旅行已逐渐变成了很多家庭夏天外出休闲的一部分，对于打算远赴美国留学的你来说，直接飞到地球的另一端去参观自己的兴趣院校也许是个不错的选择！但如果正巧赶上学期结束或是其他不可抗因素，这趟游学岂不变成了“走马观花”？
暑 期 美 校 之 旅
纽约大学 NYU 陶森大学 TU 密西根理工大学 MTU
的招生官们对此给出了自己的独到见解，
Shawn Abbott Lauren McCracken Jenny Mileski
不如在出行前看看他们的这些小Tips再做判断吧~
#1
校园观光 = 外出度假
Many families visit several universities over the course of a few days, experts say. Big urban schools like NYU tend to have robust summer sessions with a lot of students on campus, so teens and their families can get a good idea of what the campus is like during the fall semester.
对于经济条件允许的家庭来说，随时都可以去到其他国家或是环游世界参观院校是很棒的一件事，但大多数人只能利用假期时间出行。据纽约大学招生官Abbott介绍，像NYU这种坐落在大都市的院校，会有很多暑期课程可供选择，学生和家长可在此过程中更加了解一所大学。
Families who can visit colleges during the school year may benefit from a little advance planning. Visit colleges and universities in cities during the summer and focus on smaller, rural or suburban liberal arts colleges during the school year, Abbott said.
很多家庭会在外出校园参观之前就做好计划，比如在夏季去到各大城市的综合类大学院校，而在学期过程中集中去一些在城郊的文理学院。
#2
你所看到的，并非它往常的样子
暑假期间，很多美国大学的师生也会选择外出旅行或是其他。因此当你去到校园参观时，也许没法看到平日里热闹的校园团体活动，或是师生互动的授课场景。
During the summer, campuses were quiet but the family had more time to roam and explore the universities, Stauffer says.
Paul Stauffer是两位女孩的父亲，过去五年里，他带着女儿们参观了将近15所美国院校。虽然暑期校园有时会比较空荡，但Stauffer一家同样可以在美丽的校园里漫步或是找些趣事来做。
#3
暑期之旅体验更好
Lauren McCracken encourages families to look at summer tours as an opportunity to narrow their college list before they finalize their top choices.
位于马里兰州的Towson University是一所历史悠久的公立大学，其官方发言人Lauren McCracken认为，利用暑假参观校园值得鼓励，因为这可以让学生充分了解夏季校园的景观以便秋季或其他时间再来时，能获得不一样的观感并作对比。
Families should also make sure they're taking the time to visit the surrounding areas，NYU's Abbott says. "You want to walk around the neighborhood, you want to walk around the town so you can get a picture of what your life will be like in that geographic setting."
除了参观校园，NYU的Abbott还建议大家可以借此机会了解一下校园的周边地区，以便获获得更加全面的认识。
#4
夏季专享福利，与招生官见面
It may be easier to speak with admissions staff in the summer than certain times in the school year. Admissions officers are usually buried in applications from November to March and may have less flexibility for meetings, Abbott says.
与学期中相比，美国各大院校会在暑假期间安排招生官，前来参观的同学和家长所提出的问题便有机会得到解答。因为从每年的11月到次年的3月，招生官们都会因为处理各种申请文书而变得非常忙碌，根本没时间与大家见面。
#5
冬季再来？ 或许也不错~
"Winter is a big part of Michigan Tech and who we are," says Jenny Mileski, assistant director of admissions at Michigan Technological University.
密西根理工大学的招生办助理Jenny Mileski说，冬季同样也是MTU校园文化的重要组成部分。
Families have the opportunity to chat with faculty from academic specialties, do a thorough tour and sample some of the campus amenities whenever they tour Michigan Tech. But students who visit in the winter get to witness the spirit and culture of Michigan Tech in a way that students who only visit in the summer won't.
如果说夏季参观校园是一个不错的选择，那么对于MTU的师生来说，相比于任何时候都可以实现的学术交流、校园游览等等，冬季更能彰显其大学精神和校园文化，而这些是夏季参观无法体会到的。
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