[Griffins78]

In Stanford's case, many guys say Stanford is their top choice at the moment (Peppers, now Tillery), and end up not only signing somewhere else, but soon after proclaiming Stanford #1 actually commit to other schools without ever visiting Stanford.  This is really a bit strange.

I agree. Makes me wonder if they (other schools) think they need to really turn on the screws to try to force a kid to make a decision BEFORE they visit Stanford because they know how how powerful a Stanford visit is - that once a kid visits it is hard for them to resist.

[Griffins78]

In Stanford's case, many guys say Stanford is their top choice at the moment (Peppers, now Tillery), and end up not only signing somewhere else, but soon after proclaiming Stanford #1 actually commit to other schools without ever visiting Stanford.  This is really a bit strange.

I agree. Makes me wonder if they (other schools) think they need to really turn on the screws to try to force a kid to make a decision BEFORE they visit Stanford because they know how how powerful a Stanford visit is - that once a kid visits it is hard for them to resist.