<p>I can't seem to find the info online. How do I apply to become a Meridian (tour guide)? It's something that I'm really interested in doing.</p>
<p>You can’t apply until the spring of your freshman year. (Info will be posted on the campus job board.) After you apply, if you meet the requirements, there will be an interview. If you pass the interview, then there’s an audition (mock tour). Tour guide jobs are extremely competitive. Only about 10-15% of those who apply are hired.</p>
<p>I’m just curious. What are the perks of the job that make it so great?</p>
<p>There are absolutely no perks.</p>
<p>And most tour guides are required to work during the summer.</p>
<p>But the job is perceived to be “fun” and students like to be “face” of UR for prospies.</p>
<p>I don’t get it! 
It doesn’t seem like a bad job but I’d rather have a job tucked away in a lab somewhere. Different strokes I guess.</p>
<p>Or you can do both!</p>
<p>D2 has a lab job, but she also likes being outside walking around in the sunshine and chatting with people.</p>
<p>(Actually she made it all the way thru to the auditions last spring before she dropped out of consideration because her summer research/class schedule made it impossible to work the hours required to be tour guide.)</p>
<p>Well you do get some spiffy hoodies ;)</p>
<p>thanks for the info WayOutWestMom</p>
<p>I thought that it was a paid position, and paid better than most on-campus jobs. Is this no longer correct?</p>
<p>No, it’s a paid position. Not sure how the payscale stacks up against other campus jobs. IIRC, it’s above minimum wage, but lower than D2’s lab job.</p>
<p>To clear things up about the Meridian Tour Guide position…</p>
<p>Students can apply during the fall semester for the position (even freshman can apply).</p>
<p>Another group of Meridians is separately hired for the Summer Meridian position. Meridians who give tours throughout the fall and spring do not have to give tours during the summer. </p>
<p>The application process goes something like this… You Apply, then you may be asked back for a group interview. Then, if you are selected to move even further in the Meridian application process, you have to give a presentation. No mock tour required. If you’re hired, you will shadow a few current Meridians to see how the tours go, then you’ll get to give your own tours!</p>
<p>While the process to become a Meridian is selective, the admit percentage varies every year. Some years it might be 10%, but last year it was near 30% according to my friends who were involved in the process.</p>
<p>It is definitely a fantastic campus job! Be prepared to walk backwards, and to talk passionately about what you do on campus!</p>