2."Push your tour guides to tell you something that they dislike about the school. Don’t take 'I love everything' as an answer. That means their administration is telling them to hide things. No ...

October 2, 2025 - Saran Tugsjargal found herself wondering who would stand up for students like her. Little did she know that she would become that person. “First impressions are everything,” ...

For high-school seniors, their first steps on a college campus offer them a chance to look into their potential futures. Between course offerings, athletic history, personal anecdotes from the tour ...

One of the best ways to discover whether or not a college is the right fit for you is through a campus visit. Touring campus can provide great opportunities to experience life as a college student or ...

So you’ve decided to go on a campus tour. I approve: It’s one of the best college-hunting tools available to your student. First, of course, you might want to check out U.S. News' Best Colleges and ...

A couple of weeks ago, my family made a trip to the shore right outside Charleston, South Carolina. I'm going to be a junior this upcoming school year. Although I'm definitely not looking forward to ...

You probably won’t forget the first time you step onto a college campus. Whether you’re helping your older sibling move into their dorm or you’re visiting while on a group field trip during senior ...

・High school juniors and seniors should plan to visit and tour college campuses they are interested in attending. ・Explore beyond the official tour by checking dorms, dining halls, and student ...

If you’ve taken a college tour lately, either as an applicant or as the parent of an applicant, you may have noticed that at some point—usually as you’re on the death march from the aquatic center to ...

The price of gas is rising. Air travel is a mess. But this fall, many college-bound high school seniors and their parents will spend days—sometimes happily, sometimes not—exploring far flung campuses.

Last week’s break was badly needed in itself, but it also served a second purpose. While we headed west to disconnect for a while, we also included the first in-person college tour for The Girl, at ...

Editor’s Note: The Chronicle elected to grant anonymity to the tour guides interviewed in this piece, who requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation and losing their jobs. The assigned names in ...