Based on the description of these two on campus invitationals, they seem to be the same other then the cadet for a day is a day and half as opposed to one day. Am I correct? I already bought airline tickets for Bears Day. Changing from California is not so easy! Thanks!
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Bears day vs Cadet for a day
- Thread starter Mere2033
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At a recent Admissions Partner Briefing, USCGA said that currently they were not planning to offer any overnight visits this year, meaning the traditional Cadet For a Day would not be available. I see that they now have it on the schedule, but that it is modified so that it is still a day and a half, but you have to leave to spend the night in Chase Hall instead of spending the night in a cadet room at Chase Hall. Usually if you sign up for Cadet for a Day, you are paired up with a host cadet. You eat in Chase Hall with them, you spend the night in their room, you go to classes with them, and you go to practice with them. If they have company meetings, then you go to those too. You really get a feel of all aspects of cadet life. I suggest you reach out to your Admissions Officer and find out how long they plan to allow applicants to stay on campus for the modified Cadet for a Day this year. Are they going to let you stay to experience some of the evening activities, clubs, study sessions, etc... and just make you leave before taps? Or will you have to leave shortly after dinner? For my daughter, experiencing what life was like in Chase Hall during down-time was beneficial to her.
With a Bears Day visit, you have a regular admissions brief, a tour of the campus, and you still get to go to lunch with a host cadet and to at least one class. You can still reach out to the coaches and ask to meet with them and to attend a practice. You get some of the typical day-in-the-life, but you do not get to experience the evening/early morning visit which would include homework, company meetings, free time, etc... For either type of visit, you should just reach out to coaches, to department heads, etc.. ahead of time to try to make the most of your visit and to get as much information out of it as you can. Be prepared with questions, and if there is a particular place on campus you want to see or someone you hope to talk to, try to schedule that before you get there.
With a Bears Day visit, you have a regular admissions brief, a tour of the campus, and you still get to go to lunch with a host cadet and to at least one class. You can still reach out to the coaches and ask to meet with them and to attend a practice. You get some of the typical day-in-the-life, but you do not get to experience the evening/early morning visit which would include homework, company meetings, free time, etc... For either type of visit, you should just reach out to coaches, to department heads, etc.. ahead of time to try to make the most of your visit and to get as much information out of it as you can. Be prepared with questions, and if there is a particular place on campus you want to see or someone you hope to talk to, try to schedule that before you get there.