<p>Is it possible to tour a campus without going on an official college tour? I wanted to visit two schools in the same state one weekend but their official tours are too close together, time-wise. I've decided that it would be more beneficial to take one's official tour over the other's but I also want to see the other's campus. Would it be weird for me to wander around the campus or is this done generally?</p>
<p>Sure. Wander away. </p>
<p>You could always call the Admission's office and ask...?</p>
<p>Not strange at all. Some admissions offices even have a box outside the office with info to take for a self-guided tour (for times when the admissions office isn't open). We've seen this at Tulane and Bowdoin.</p>
<p>OK, good. Thanks!</p>
<p>It's definitely not weird to wander off on your own.</p>
<p>If you're not visiting during a busy time of year, Admissions may be able to find someone to give you an unscheduled tour - call or e-mail and explain your situation. Or you could post to a student group online (check Facebook or LiveJournal) and see if there's a student who's willing to show you around.</p>
<p>Yeah, Ive always wondered about this too. I would really like going to college's open houses but a lot of the schools I am interested in don't have one. I don't think I would feel comfy being in a tour with me, my parents and some tour guide. Thats a little too personal. </p>
<p>So when it says call to make an appointment are there going to be other people in my tour group or just me?</p>
<p>Normally tours aren't that small, especially in summer. I've toured approx. 15 colleges, and I've never been on a tour with just the guide, my parents and I. </p>
<p>But no, it's not considered odd at all. I've walked off a couple of tours because I decided I wasn't interested in the school (i.e. Clemson). Just say goodbye and move on.</p>
<p>If a college is in a city, you can check out the city as well and make it a family vacation!</p>
<p>If you're interested in a particular department within the school, you can also try calling/e-mailing them and see if they're willing to give you any sort of tour. I hated getting tours from music majors when I was going to be in engineering, so once I was a student I gave a lot of personal tours to prospective materials engineering students and their families. In addition to the typical things they saw on the normal campus tour, I was able to take them into labs where a key was needed and describing what all the machinery and tools were used for.</p>
<p>Thanks guys--I'll call the school and see what they can do.</p>