'Walkaround' visits

Parents Forum
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<p>Northeastern is extremely convenient to the T (Green and Orange lines). Here’s a preview online tour - [World</a> Series Way](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/campustour/world.html]World”>http://www.northeastern.edu/campustour/world.html)</p>

<p>If you have time, I recommend the Info session and tour (each 1 hour or so). If you are still confused about co-op after the tour, PM me… it sounds confusing at first, but it’s a great thing.</p>

<p>Merit money seems good there, especially if NMF.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone-- it’s BC and Brandeis we’re looking at-- we will blunder around and see what we can find…any suggestions specific to those colleges would be great!</p>

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<p>Oh, BC is one of the prettiest campuses that we toured! My cousin attended years ago, and she loved it. My son has a good pal there now. It is also easily accessed via the T. </p>

<p>We definitely enjoyed doing tours and info sessions on college campuses where possible. At BC we were only able to do the tour, but we were mostly there sightseeing since it did not offer engineering. At BC and most campuses… my advise is to wear comfortable shoes!</p>

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<p>BC is a great campus. When we visited we actually saw some people doing their own tours.</p>

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<p>if you are going to be in Boston anyway, then its fine. I would go back for an official tour at any school that looks appealing. Downside of visiting without a tour on a saturday is perhaps not getting the full vibe as when students are in classes.</p>

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<p>Barrons, wow, you’ve been to 400 campuses? I know you loved Wisconsin, but which of those 400 would you have liked to attend if Wisconsin had not been an option?</p>

<p>Gwen, be aware that BC’s campus is sort of difficult to grasp…there are 5 distinct sections, 4 of which are contiguous, but each of which seems like its own little world:</p>

<p>Upper Campus…undergrad dorms of a Tudor-ish style to fit in with the large homes around it.</p>

<p>Middle Campus…the neo-Gothic section where almost all the academic buildings are.</p>

<p>Lower Campus…modern-looking buildings with various functions, including most of the sports facilities.</p>

<p>Brighton Campus…large plot of land recently acquired and giving BC a great opportunity to expand.</p>

<p>Newton Campus…a former women’s college that BC acquired in the 1970’s…now houses the Law School and some freshmen dorms.</p>

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<p>Gwen- in case you haven’t seen this, here is the Brandeis Self-Guided Tour: <a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/visiting/SelfGuidedTour.pdf[/url]”>http://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/visiting/SelfGuidedTour.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>D is a sophomore there - feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions for me or for her.</p>

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<p>The only day we were available to visit Tulane was a Sunday, when no tours were being given. The night before, I e-mailed three Tulane students whose blogs appeared on the Admissions office website and asked whether they might be available to do an unscheduled tour the next day. I heard back from all three and we ended up taking a tour with one of them. He was the best tour guide we’d ever had and it was great having a relaxed, personalized view of the campus. He took us in as many buildings as he could, showed us dorm rooms, and invited us to his a cappella rehearsal.</p>