Shadow Days

After all the open house events, information nights, school tours, and interviews, the best way for kids to evaluate a school is to spend a day on campus. This year schools are being creative to allow for safe shadow experiences. Prospective students are matched up with a current student for an individual tour. If school is in session, they go to classes, share time during breaks and lunch, and get an insider’s tour of the campus, experiencing firsthand what it feels like to be a student at that school.

Things to know:

• Typically, shadow days can be scheduled anytime from October to May. • Visitors are often required to respect the school dress code. • Visiting students are usually allowed to shadow a current student they already know, as long as the request is made in advance. • If prospective students do not know any current students, the school will assign one based on interests in academics, extracurricular activities, etc. • Shadow days are just for students; no parents allowed.