Visiting grad school on drive home?

[turbidite]

Hi all,

 

So I'm graduating this coming week and will be driving back home shortly thereafter. The grad school that I will be attending this fall is on the way back which is great because it means I can drop off my stuff at my apartment as well as potentially visit the school/dept. Since my advisor is not set at the moment, I was wondering if it would be worth it to contact the department chair and schedule a brief meeting/tour. Is this an appropriate thing to ask or should I just hold off until orientation? If it matters, I am going to be a MS student, not PhD.

[TakeruK]

It's definitely appropriate to ask and if they say no, it's no big deal!

[rising_star]

I would definitely asked! And I'm impressed that you already have your apartment!

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You've probably already done it, but I would not contact the department chair. Chances are he does not know who you are. Contact the grad secretary instead.