I've narrowed down the list of schools I'm considering to 10 or so, but I need to narrow it further to 6-8, and a sub group of 4 or so to apply to in round 1. I live in CA and have no problem visiting the schools here (Haas, Anderson, Stanford) before October, but looking at my schedule and vacation time at work, traveling further before then is going to be a big challenge. I've never even visited most of the cities where the schools I'm considering are located.
Does anyone have any advice for researching schools from a distance? Were there any books or websites that are particularly helpful? I know BusinessWeek has all sorts of quantitative data, but I'm looking for more of the "squishy" factors - how collegial the students are, what the general feel is on campus and how the business school fits in, etc. I'm also wondering about how the CA networks are for some of the non-CA schools, as there's a good chance I may want to return here if I go to school elsewhere.
Does anyone have any advice for researching schools from a distance? Were there any books or websites that are particularly helpful? I know BusinessWeek has all sorts of quantitative data, but I'm looking for more of the "squishy" factors - how collegial the students are, what the general feel is on campus and how the business school fits in, etc. I'm also wondering about how the CA networks are for some of the non-CA schools, as there's a good chance I may want to return here if I go to school elsewhere.
