| Point out security norms for your campus. Without being alarming, if it's offered by the college to escort girls home at 3 a.m., or there are emergency call stations, point one out, in a non-anxious way. It will open up dialogue between kids and their parents later on, and show your college is aware of safety issues.
I also liked when guides described the dorm room shown on a spectrum of what to expect as a freshman. If your colllege requires you to show something very high-end and atypical, you might hint that "some lucky students can eventually live here." A favorite college of mine showed a very plain, older room with this statement: Admissions wants you to see this room because it's our worst. As a freshman, your choices will be here or someplace a little bit better." I think housing is where to be very realistic, because it will only hurt someone's feelings to recall a great showcase room from a tour and then feel ripped off if their freshman room is a lot less. If it was a showcase room, the tourguides sometimes urged people to try out the bed (one at a time). |