Campus Tour Ons/Offs

notrichenough
Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:43:31 +0000

Worst: UMass. Felt like cattle. No reservations and not enough tour guides, even though it was President’s Day and they had to know there would be a lot of HS students there. We spent the entire time trying to keep up with the tour guide so we could hear something… anything. Complete turn-off. I’m sure the campus isn’t as bad as the impression that D got (she didn’t apply).

We had a similar experience, but I made S apply as a safety (we are instate). He was accepted and went to the Accepted Student Day.

It was night and day. We had a great time, a great tour, really good sessions, and it pushed UMass to the top of the list. S is having a great time there.

This is why I think you shouldn’t read too much into the tour or the tour guide. Go on the tour, but then spend an hour or two on your own exploring the campus.