<p>^^Good point. I can’t imagine how seeing the inside of an empty classroom could possibly help a student decide whether to apply.</p>
<p>In one of the classrooms at Yale, there is (or at least used to be) a portrait of Civil War General Sherman. That might affect the decision of students from Georgia.</p>
<p>Did you leave from them the visitor’s center or the admissions office. They have slightly different tours, one focusing more on student life and one a bit more a history.</p>
<p>i think the best way to visit a campus is to stay with a friend who goes there. Obviously, not everyone knows someone everywhere. But use the resources you have.</p>
<p>Yes, seeing an empty classroom is pointless. But sending a tour guide through lecture halls is impossible.</p>
<p>i guess i lucked out with my tour. my tour guide asked us if we were especially curious about the history of yale and all that. haha no one said anything, so we basically skipped the boring stuff. i loved my tour guide. sorry you didn’t enjoy your tour, though.</p>
<p>Hey, last time I checked, it was called a tour. </p>
<p>a brief trip through a place, as a building or a site, in order to view or inspect it: The visiting prime minister was given a tour of the chemical plant.</p>
<p>[tour</a> definition | Dictionary.com](<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tour]tour”>TOUR Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com)</p>
<p>I think if you arrange an overnight, you will like it better
Otherwise you could apply to “many fine colleges out there”</p>
<p>Not said in any sort of bad tone at all</p>
<p>Our generic Yale tour was only moderately interesting, coming on the lower end compared to other schools’ tours. The separate tour on science and Engineering was much more useful, as we went into a lecture hall and saw some labs.</p>
<p>At some other schools, regular tours included some classrooms and labs, and we appreciated that. For one school, it was an opportunity to show that some buildings that looked old actually had been modernized nicely.</p>
<p>hey OP, the tour you described sounds exactly like the one I took recently(last weekend)
right down to the facts the guide told us. Was he blond, did he say he was missing his other tour guide partner, and was the tour over a hundred people, cause if so it was the same tour.
i guess the date would help narrow it down too lol, i went the 20th</p>
<p>Galless: I went on the 29th. Haha, sounds like we had similar tours, but, alas, they weren’t the same. </p>
<p>Bulldog: Maybe not a bad tone, but a rather snide one, no? I’m pretty sure I know what “tour” means. All I’m saying is that the tour was very focused on showing off, at least compared to the other tours that I went on. </p>
<p>And I plan on applying to all the other fine colleges out there. The vibe I got from the students at Yale wasn’t all that great. When we were filing into the library, a group of Yalies who looked pretty damn pleased with themselves shot our group some pretty contemptuous looks and even made comments about how annoying it was that we were blocking them, even though they were in our same position not too long ago. </p>
<p>But I’m not going to make a big deal of this. Yale isn’t for everyone, and I just may be one of those people.</p>
<p>Over a hundred people? Whoa! I wouldn’t have had too high an expectation w/that either. And I went there! LOL</p>
<p>Lol, I understand you now
I think you should have mentioned that little fact about the tour and the Yalies
I know that you shall be happy there. Many of them probably do that to boost their ego
it helps them… sad
forgive them
forgive the school too
I think if you arrange an overnight, it shall be well</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the tour not being too exciting. Of all the reasons I chose to come here, the tour and info session were just about the last thing that could have convinced me. If you are admitted, I STRONGLY recommend you come to Bulldog Days (basically the days for admitted students). You will meet tons of current students and prospective students, sit in on classes, go to a lot of fun events, and really get a feel for what life at Yale is like. It was a million times more helpful to me in making my decision than any tour or info session. And if you’re just deciding whether to apply, don’t let a disappointing tour stop you! Just some advice for the future - the best way to get a feel for a school is to visit when class is in session and talk to students (not just your tour guide) after you’ve done all the “official” part of your visit. Almost anyone will eagerly take the opportunity to convince you of Yale’s amazingness and why should want to come here! Anyway, hope this helps a bit, and best of luck! Feel free to message me if you have any questions.</p>
<p>same here
feel free to message</p>