| Most of our tours have been great, and most of our information sessions have been dreadful. The info session reports are for another thread! My son is looking at the schools. I think most tour guides forget that they are showing their school to primarily high school juniors who have never lived away from home. These kids need to hear about those "life" aspects at the school that mom & dad will not longer manage from home. Dorm life is important, food is important, health services is important! As an earlier post mentioned, it is important to know how many students live on campus, and what weekend life is like. At big athletic schools it's good to tell us how to get tickets to the big football/ice hockey/basketball game. For many of the kids, transitioning to the "school" part of college will be fine, but the transition to the "life" part will be a challenge - and that is where the right fit comes in. Tour guides can really help a prospective student find that fit! |