<p>So, I've never heard of someone taking pictures when they visit a college, but doesn't it seem like a good idea? This may sound stupid, but do colleges allow you to take pictures when you go for a tour? I'm going to the Cornell New York State Scholars program thing on sunday, and it will be the first college I visit, so i'm sort of excited but don't really know the procedure very well. So basically my question is whether or not we can take pictures and whether or not I would look really stupid doing it. Thanks.</p>
<p>There was a girl who was taking pictures when I toured BC. Apparently she and her mom were on a huge college tour so it helped her remember details about the schools. So if you think it'll help you go for it, I can't think of why any college wouldn't let you.</p>
<p>My guess is for schools that really <em>fit</em> , you will have no trouble remembering everything about them. Others, well, if they aren't a good fit, then IMO you don't have much interest in applying to them anyways.</p>
<p>i wouldn't do it on the tour.....unless the camera is silent. i would take them later when your by yourself. the tour is a good way to meet some other perspectives.</p>
<p>rather than a camera, buy a cheap tape recorder (or digital recorder, so you can store the recordings on your computer). Then, after each college visit, tell yourself what you just saw. Describe your impressions of the campus, the classes, the people, your gut feeling about whether you'd be happy there. Give details such as "cafeteria was big but everyone sat at tables by themselves". 6 months from now when everything is a jumble in your mind you can go back and review what you said right when it happened. By putting in details you'll bring the trip back to life. </p>
<p>Pictures help too, but I think the voice recorder will capture a lot more of your impressions and thoughts than a picture will. Have you ever looked at a picture taken 5 years or so ago and wondered "who are those people, and why did I keep this picture?"</p>
<p>We took pictures on all our tours and saw many others doing the same.</p>
<p>I took pics at all the schools we visited that my S showed interest in. This way when he made his final choice he had pics to share with family & friends.Many other parents & kids were doing the same thing.</p>
<p>Are you joking? Of course take pictures! Going on college tours is essentially like "sight seeing" - and you won't remember very much of it unless you capture it!</p>
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This is wrong. You can visit plenty of college and not be able to keep them all straight, even if some of them are a "great fit." Take pictures.</p>
<p>I've been on many tours but I'd second the rec for a quiet camera. On a tour of UMass there was a mom and daughter who BOTH had cameras and it was really annoying. Constantly clicking, beeping, and our tour guide having to wait for them to finnish taking their pictures... I got pretty peeved about it. What I'd recommend more is to sit down right after your tour and mark up the brocures with all your ideas and impressions.</p>
<p>My daughter makes me or my husband take pictures on all the college visits. We usually just use a disposable camera, which are easy to pack and don't make much noise. Daughter finds this (1) keeps mom and dad from asking stupid questions and embarrassing her during the tour and (2) reminds her of certain aspects of a college that she may have forgotten several months later. We ALWAYS try to take several pictures (unobtrusively) of actual students in the student union, the library and the student cafeteria - those are great for reminding her about what the students were like. One tip: many campuses and school buildings look surprisingly alike so we've found it helps to separate out the pictures as soon as possible and keep them in envelopes for each school. Otherwise, you may find yourself in a few months saying "Hmmm...is this Beloit or Yale?" LOL!</p>