My2Angels

This is a great thread! Just finished a bunch of tours with my daughter & most were good. There was one school that I was really hoping she would like (good reputation in her major), but the tour was terrible!
First, it was a very large group & there were 3 tour guides but they kept the group together and took turns speaking. This did not work well & we could not hear much of anything.
Next, they did not take us inside hardly any of the buildings... just talked about them from the outside. We did not see the library, fitness center, student union, a classroom. It was so boring!
Whenever they stopped to talk, they left us standing in the hot, hot sun. They never looked for a shady spot to give us "old parents" a rest. I thought I was going to pass out!
We did get to see a dorm room & I thought that was going to be a good thing. Turns out the dorm room was occupied by 3 very messy girls. It was a suite with the dirtiest bathroom I'd ever seen! And to top it off, one of the girls was sleeping with 50 strangers walking through. Call me silly, but I think my daughter would much rather see a model dorm room that is made up all pretty than that disaster!
You only get one chance to make a first impression with our kids! I know many of these schools have record numbers of applications & probably feel they don't need to improve their tours/information sessions, but it would be nice if they did.
Thanks for letting me rant a little!