My son's experience was much the same as others. Wedrove to all of them. We paid our own way eccept we usually had lunch sometimes with the coach.
He went to several schools more than once. The first was usually a day trip in fall. Then an over night over the winter. And again in the late winter or early spring for a scholarship honors day. He would go to the campus and compete with other students for scholarships. These scholar days are held at many D3's.