| My daughters school gave us some great college visit tips and one entire page was a list of questions to ask the tour guide. Without listing every question on that sheet, I will edit that list and mention some that were especially useful to us in gleaning information about student life:
1. What other colleges did you apply to and why did you decide to come here?
2. Is public transportation easily accessible to campus? Do you recommend using it?
3.Are there churches within walking distance of campus?
4.How safe is the area around the campus? How safe is the campus? What safety measures are available-campus police,call buttons,escorts to dorms?
5.How accessible are your professors?
6. What is the advising program like?
7. Are some dorms better than others? Are dorm rooms wired? Do many students live off campus? If so, why?
8. How competitive is the student body? What is the attitude towards working hard?
9. Have you been in any faculty homes since you've been here? How available are your professors?
10.What's the biggest issue on campus right now? What are the big issues in national or international politics in the eyes of the students? Are students politically active?
11. What percentage of students study abroad at some time?
12. What are weekends like? Are there alternatives to the typical party scene? Do students stay on campus or go home?
13. How active is student government? What activities are popular?
14. Are the arts supported here? Are the courses oversubscribed?
15. What would you change about the school? What do you love about it?
16.Where do students come from? Is this a diverse community?
17. What kind of students do you think are happiest here? Which ones are least happy?
18.How responsive is the school to student needs and concerns? Are there adequate support systems?
Phew!
I asked these and many other questions on each and every tour we took, and yes, there was time for other parents to ask questions too!
I hope this list will be helpful to others |