College Campus Tours

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The school year is almost over and your college days will swiftly be here if you haven’t made a final decision for which college you will be attending you should probably start going on college tours to see which school will suit you better.

There are many benefits to college tours:

1.     See the classroom buildings, labs, gym, dining hall

2.     Definitely as to look at the residence halls so that you have an idea of where you would be resting your head.

3.     Try to attend an orientation program for specific majors so you can be sure that the major that you want to get into is absolutely right for you.

4.   Meet with advisors so that you have a clear perspective of who will be your new “guidance counselor”

5.    Find out what services are offered to the students: career counseling, tutors.

6.  Ask about the different work-study and non-work study programs to find out if you can 

do a job on campus so that you won’t have to go to far to work.

7.  Sit in on a class so you can see how many students are roughly in a class and see if you are comfortable in that setting.

8.  Don’t forget to get the perspective on the students that attend the school! Talking to the professors and other employees may not give as much in site because this is their job! Ask the students their likes and dislikes about the school since they are ones that are attending and have the professors that you most likely will have during your college career.

9. Tour the places around campus so that you can have an idea of what the area is like around you and if things are walking distance or driving distance.

      I know a lot of colleges have opted to using virtual tours to show the school, but it’s not the same as visiting the school you have to feel like you physically are comfortable in this college that will be pathway to your career for the next 4 years.

Good luck!