How many places are you going to visit?

[moleculeboy]

The subject line really says it all. I think I am going to try and limit it down to three schools to visit, but that is hard because I have to take into account how well my girlfriend fits in at the schools as well.

By the way I am assuming the visits are payed for by the school....

[socialpsych]

I think there are 6 schools on my list that I'd visit if I end up getting in.

Now that I have had some acceptances from my top choices, I am withdrawing my app from everywhere else. I don't understand why I should have an application in if I'm not even interested enough to visit the school.

[t_ruth]

so far four (and I'm in at four). I will visit everywhere I am seriously considering.

[ErinM]

I'm in at three (out of five) so far; I think I'm only going to visit two of them, because the other one isn't offering me a good enough funding package. I haven't heard about funding for the other two yet, so if they both give me even less money, I might start considering the third school again. Of the two I haven't heard from yet, the one I would be most likely to consider if I get in is only about half an hour away, so visiting would be pretty easy.

[fuzzylogician]

At least four, maybe five. I'll visit every place I'm still unsure about. I'll go even if I don't get offered funding for a visit b/c I think it's an important enough decision that I need all the information I can get.

[HelloFeminists]

I'll visit as many places as the departments are willing to pay for. I don't have the money to pay for my own visits. I'm completely dependent on the goodwill / desire of others to recruit me So far I'm visiting UCSB. They've accepted me and are paying for me to come visit. I haven't heard back from anyone else yet. [Also, all the places I applied are on the opposite side of the country from where I currently am.]

[ohheygradschool]

Just 3. Maybe only 2, depending on how good the 3rd's funding offer ends up being.

[psycholinguist]

So far I'm definitely visiting two. There's one more I'd visit if I got in. Not sure about a fourth.

[miratrix]

If I get in everywhere (ha!), I'd like to visit the 3 that are far away, and only drop by the local ones on a day off if I need to talk to somebody about questions. Currently only in to one far away place and working on scheduling the visit, though.

[rising_star]

I visited every program I seriously considered (2 for MA, 4 for PhD) except the program I'm currently in.

[cc11505]

I'm visiting the two prgograms who have accepted me. I don't know what I'll do if I get in anywhere else, but if I didn't have complicated family logistics and the school were paying I'd visit!!!