Although she led a campus tour which the writer of this piece attended, she did not contribute to this reporting. I was first introduced to UW on a campus tour last April. Stopping at Denny Field, as ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of higher education, including the college selection process. Gone are the days—temporarily—of the tradition of prospective students taking road trips to ...

This post was updated March 13 at 11:09 p.m. Shepherded by undergraduates wearing blue polo shirts, high school seniors on Bruin Walk picture themselves walking to lectures in the fall. These students ...

Drew Carter, deputy director of admission at the College of the Holy Cross, remembers campus tours before the pandemic hit. They were offered four times a day. Some of the tours attracted 100 people ...

Whether you’re just beginning your college search or you’re already working on your college applications, the pandemic has changed how most schools are doing campus visits. In addition to taking extra ...

“First impressions are everything,” according to Sonoma State University tour guide Jennifer Garcia. “For a while, I didn’t really think about how important my first impression impacts tour guests.” ...

Joining a campus tour is one of the best ways to see what SFU is really like. Our student tour guides will share firsthand knowledge of the campus and the student experience here. Visit us for an ...

A little over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, high school senior Olivia Broderick got her acceptance from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and knew she’d need a campus visit to solidify that ...

A lot has changed since I toured colleges as a high school senior in 1980. Today’s seniors are solicited on social. I’m not sure I saw a piece of targeted direct mail trying to get my top 20 percent, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover international business education. It is tempting to spend college visits daydreaming about spending your days in ...

If you have questions about what college is like, campus tour guides have the answers. You'll get a lot out of visiting colleges, but at Saint Louis University, the campus tour guides are current ...