Parents and school tours

Dimnarion
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:54:47 +0000

I can agree with a lot of the sentiment behind the OP. Parents can often dominate a tour, and the student does not really get a chance to talk honestly to other students about questions they might have. But I get the parents perspective, in many cases they are giving a lot of money, and it is their child and they have an understandable investment in the process. And many highschoolers are still very sort of socially awkard, and don’t feel comfortable speaking up, or don’t understand what to ask.

I have given a lot of tours, and you speak one way when parents are involved, and you speak more honestly when it is just students. Students normally feel more comfortable asking questions when their parents aren’t around as well.

I find overnight visits to be by far the best way for a student to experience a college. However I know overnights are not always convenient for logistical reasons.