What should I do on a college tour?

[chocolatecherrymint]

Or things to look out for? Thanks!

[tsbna44]

First college visit (Macalester) - How to make most of campus visit

We are doing our first college visit that isn’t the local state school! We are seeing Macalester because it’s a (relatively) close drive and checks all my daughter’s boxes: Small class size, lots of interactions with professors, good potential for research/internships, in an urban area but still a college campus, no Greek life, good bio/neuro departments, study abroad AND meets NPC calculator. Hard target/rationale reach. So we know the ‘on paper basics’ – but what do you look for on the visit? We are going on a campus tour: Basic intro talk, walk around, and students panel We have an afternoon/evening free before that where we plan to walk around the area near campus, and take a stroll around campus. How do we make the most of this limited time?

[NiceUnparticularMan]

Just adding some people simply go, follow the college’s program, and react to what happens. Others have a more self-driven agenda, but I personally think either way is fine depending on what you prefer.

[momofboiler1]

We developed a system after a few tours. Our D liked to do the general college tour in the morning, eat in the dining hall for lunch, and then do her major specific tour in the afternoon. If possible, we would also go visit the department office afterwards and walk the building if it wasn’t included in the tour. She also met with professors and sat in on classes wherever that was offered.

Our D paid attention to how students interacted with each other while they were walking around but especially at lunch.