Wisetrips Travel Blog

Being a junior at Bellarmine College Prep , Alex wanted to explore Santa Clara University  as a possible college for engineering or finance. He registered for a 9:00am tour on February 29 (leap day)! We arrived on time, parking in the garage near the Stephen C. Schott Admission building. Once registered, we were seated in a large conference room where Randy Wang , the undergraduate …

For Inna's Birthday dinner, I made reservations at Evvia - one of our favorite Palo Alto restaurants. Our dinner started with two glasses of sparkling wine and "Tzatziki & Pita." We also ordered some freshly picked crimini mushrooms. The mushrooms were incredibly delicious and one of our all-time favorites. Being conservative, I ordered "Moussaka" …

Since Alex, a junior in high school, will be graduating from Bellarmine College Prep next year, we decided to tour well-respected colleges and universities in Southern California that he is considering applying to. Our plan was as follows: Date College / Activity Tour Time Hotel Location Feb 15…