<p>The one official tour I went on, I purposefully went in the dead of winter because I wanted to see if I could handle the cold. It was a dreary and absolutely frigid day, but I loved it there and would have been happy to go, but ultimately didn’t for reasons that had nothing to do with the tour. And, in hindsight, the tour wasn’t that good-- it was a Saturday morning and almost all the buildings were locked, we saw nothing but the outside area, the cafeteria, the commons area, and a dorm. The school I did attend, I was committed to before I ever saw it and was perfectly happy there. The two were polar opposites in just about every way imaginable. The only school I’ve been to that I really didn’t like had obvious crime and security issues.</p>
<p>I kind of feel like if you are so up-in-the-air that something like a rainy day could affect your impression, perhaps you are applying to too many schools or scheduling visits too early in the process for them to be very productive. Your main impression should not be formed by a tour, one should already have a pretty good idea before they ever see the school, imo. The tour I went on, I already knew I liked the school and that it would be a good fit, I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t anything I missed… like just how cold -20F is :P</p>