college tours

[davemchine]

How many colleges did you or your child tour before enrolling in one? It's that season at our house.

[DeusxMac]

Two and seven.

[Lizabeth]

The one I went to...

[Acer]

3 or 4

[Ombligo]

1 - he got his choice, so didn't bother with the 3 others he applied too. I was happy because it was the most affordable city to live in of the four.

[Racer X]

After the word got around, they stopped letting me tour the sorority houses. Very unfair. They discriminated against me because I have no daughters. I aughta sue!

[DinerDave]

2 College Fairs

3 Applications

2 Tours

3 Acceptances

Attended and graduated from the most expensive school

Dave

[Michael]

We did 4 tours.

The university that my kid ended up going to was a bad experience with her first tour. The tour guide was on his phone through much of the tour because it was NFL draft day and he was getting reports from friends. It really turned off my kid and she wasn't interested in the place. My wife and I thought the university was actually a good fit so I called the Registrar and told him we had a bad experience and asked for a redo with his best guide. He was very apologetic and set us up again a month later. It was magic and our kid loved the place and signed up. The difference in the 2 guides was pretty amazing.

[Buzz]

I did one (1960's), Baby Buzz went to more than are easily remembered (late 2000's/early 2010's), over twenty, and ended up a college he didn't want to go to, and then didn't put in the effort to transfer, but at least he's gradgadated now.
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[mattkime]

i'm open to hearing otherwise, but I suspect that college tours exist to confirm existing choices by parent and student.