Does the school give academic credit for AP/IB high school courses?

Can I apply to the school early decision or early action?

What are my study abroad options?

Which academic programs on campus are the most popular?

What activities and services are available to help students get settled (academically and socially) during their first year?

How much time do students typically spend on homework?

How much writing and reading are expected?

What is the average class size of introductory classes?

How widely used are teaching assistants on your campus?  Do they teach a lot of the freshmen classes?

What is the average class size of upper-division courses?

Is the teaching innovative, discussion- and project-oriented, or is it mostly lecture-oriented?

(Ask students) How easy is it to meet with faculty?

(Ask students) Are you able to register for the classes you want?

What opportunities are there for undergraduate research?

How many students participate in undergraduate research?

Is there a culminating senior year experience?

Do you have an honors college?

Do you have a learning community or other freshman experience?

What type of tutoring program do you have?

How do you provide academic advice to students? •Are all freshmen assigned to an academic advisor?

Do you have a writing center and how do I access it?

(If this applies to you) Are there any special support services if you are a special needs student (ADD, ADHD, LD, etc.)? How do these support services function and is there any additional cost charged for these services?

What is your four-year graduation rate?

What is your five-year graduation rate?

What does it take to graduate in four years?

What percentage of freshmen return for sophomore year?

What is the total cost of attending the college?

What types of financial aid does the college offer and how do I apply?

What is your average financial aid package?

What is the typical breakdown of loans versus grants?

What percentage of financial need does the school typically meet?

What is the average merit award?

What percentage of students receive college grants?

What is the average college debt that students leave with?

What work-study opportunities are there?

What kind of dorm choices are there?

Can students choose which college dorm they live in?

What amenities (air conditioning, refrigerator, bathroom, etc.) do the rooms have?

How many roommates are assigned to a dorm room? What is the process for handling conflicts or incompatibility between roommates?

How are roommates chosen?

Where do most freshmen live?

What percentage of student live on campus?

How long are dorm accommodations guaranteed?

How many students live on campus?

What services (such as transportation and shopping) are available locally?

What is there to do on weekends? Do most students stay or leave campus on weekends?

What percentage of the study body belongs to a sorority or fraternity?

What activities are offered to students?

What clubs do you have on campus?

Do the rooms have access to internet?

What kind of sports equipment does the campus have? Is it well-kept?

How is the quality of food in the cafeteria or dining hall? How are the sizes of the portions? Is it healthy or fast food? Are there meal plans?

Do fraternities and sororities dominate the social life?

Does the college have intramural sports?

What events (speakers, movies, festivals, etc.) does the college host?

What services are offered by the campus health center?  

What academic and emotional support systems are available to students? Do you have a counseling center? Is there tutoring help available?

What medical services are available on campus? Where is the nearest hospital?  Does the student health center refer students to the local hospital? Is it nearby? How large is it? How are students billed for medical services? Is student health insurance available?

How safe is the campus?

Is there any kind of shuttle service between classroom areas, the library, the student union, and the dorms? How late does it run?

Can students bring a car to campus?

If there is no transportation, are there stores for supplies and groceries within walking distance

Are the dorms spread through the campus or clustered in one area?

Is there any security system to bar outsiders from entering dorms?

What is college campus safety like? Does it patrol the campus regularly? Can students request escorts to their dorms late at night? Are there emergency call boxes throughout campus? What kind of training do campus security personnel receive?

What security measures are in place in the dormitories? How is access to the dorms controlled?

Can students have overnight guests? Are there rules about visitation by members of the opposite sex? Are there any single-sex dorms? How about substance-free dorms?

Are on-campus jobs available?

How many students at the college get internships?

What percentage of students study abroad?

What type of career services do you have?

Do most of the college's students get good jobs after graduation? Do many apply to graduate school? Do they have a high acceptance rate?

Why Did You Choose this School?

Do you feel that your professors really care about you and the other students? Can you get help when you need it?

Is there anything you don't like about this school? What do you like best?

What are the top three issues that concern students here?

What's the best class or most inspiring professor your tour guide ever had? Why? How well does he know his professors, and how did that happen?

What's the most impossible class to get into on campus? Why? Is it because the class and the professor are so darn wonderful, or because it's difficult to get the classes your child will need? Does that vary by major

How many hours per week do you spend in class? How many hours do you study?

Do you feel safe on-campus? Off-campus?

Is the community welcoming of students?

What do you like best about this college? Worst?

How did the staff members interact with students? Were they friendly or authoritarian?

Do most of the students seem like you, or are they completely different?

How would you feel about being in a classroom with these students? Sharing a dorm with them?

Do the students try to make you feel at home? Were they helpful in answering your questions? How did they interact with one another?

Does the campus seem like a good size for you?

Are the dorms single-sex or co-ed? How do you feel about that?

Are the dorms too quiet? Too noisy? Too crowded? Not enough action?

How large are the rooms? Is there space to study? Have time to yourself?

Does it look like there is much to do outside of campus?

How easy is to get to places off campus? Are there places within walking distance?

Do you feel comfortable and safe?

Are there places to get extra furniture, like bookcases, for your dorm room?

Is there a supermarket nearby to stock up on snacks and soda?

If you move out of a dorm after freshman year, what are the options in apartment complexes or buildings?