when my daughter was visiting colleges, I decided to give USC a "fair" shot, since some of her friends had attended, they were giving big academic scholarships, blah, blah, blah...(not that I would have ever agreed to it, mind you)
We took a drive through Columbia and around the campus one day, I asked her if she wanted to get out and walk the campus, to which she replied, "I'm good, Dad. Keep driving." In my heart, I went, "that's my girl..."