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December 1, 2022

From MSN

By Ron Lieber

December 1, 2022

In a normal year, college visits have their own distinctive choreography, from the awkward wait prior to the group information session to the backward walk of the ­trivia-­spouting tour guide.

Then there is High Point University, in High Point, North Carolina, which does an altogether different dance. You do not show up on campus so much as arrive. The security guard at the double archway main entrance has been expecting you and checks you off a list. Each parking spot has its own LED sign, and yours has your child’s name and hometown.

Out behind the admissions office check-in desk is a swimming pool, the first of five in the open air. Next, the tour, during which uniformed students drive you around in oversize covered golf carts that save you from sweating in the sun. You will visit the on-campus steakhouse. The student union has a concierge.

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