<p>just got back from princeton and it was a bad tour.</p>
<p>still applying for ED, but it sucked. i took a ton of pictures... Frist hall is nice. i never knew a place in the middle of I-95 between nyc and philly is so remote.</p>
<p>what didnt you like about it? its known as one of the nicest campuses. the remoteness?</p>
<p>I didn't have a particularly good tour either. My group was too big (50 people) for me to hear the guide, but I still enjoyed the campus. </p>
<p>What was so bad about it though? I think it gives you a good impression of the campus. If you have questions, you can just ask CC :p</p>
<p>When I was there for April Hosting, we got a pretty crappy tour too</p>
<p>The tour doesn't really cover the interesting parts of campus and really only pton students are going to give you the REAL tour.</p>
<p>well, for one the tour guide had little to say... it was a fourth year student!</p>
<p>i think it's just cause they know that they don't have to sell Pton because they will fill it.</p>
<p>University of Virginia = most informative about their school</p>
<p>I didn't enjoy my tour either (save getting to see the gorgeous campus). I went while they were testing people to become tour guides, and it was the first tour mine had given...and...I couldn't really understand her. I think she was saying some good things, but...who knows?</p>
<p>it doesn't matter.</p>
<p>the admission info session owned. the guy had so much to say. it was amazing. the weather was also beautiful.</p>
<p>amnesia- our experience was different. Our info session was the worst ever. Our tour guide was good, but the group was too big and it was hard to hear. The info session was packed- standing room only. The admissions person leading it was young and I knew more than she did! She gave out some wrong info about the Writing SAT II etc. We left in the middle of it to go get something to eat. Besides that, I got yelled at for trying to take my coffee drink into the building.</p>
<p>aha.</p>
<p>we had the meeting in the huge room where the board of trustees meet. basically, in the main room in nassau hall...</p>
<p>the admissions guy was class of '05 and was great.</p>
<p>i just felt that the tour lady wasn't passionate and said "basically" a lot!</p>
<p>Wait, there's an admissions officer from the class of 2005?</p>
<p>That's kinda scary...</p>
<p>But I guess it could be good...since you'd know what the university's needs are....</p>
<p>Any thoughts on this people?</p>
<p>Ah, well, I remember when we toured Columbia, the student guide showed us John Jay Hall and said, "I'm not sure who John Jay was. I think he gave the university a lot of money."</p>
<p>I believe a few years ago at Harvard, the admissions office decided to start paying their own tour guides instead of relying on student volunteers. We have had several excellent Orange Key guides at Princeton, but I get where Harvard is coming from.</p>
<p>The best thing about the volunteer guides is that you can corner them after the tour and get a student's honest response to your questions. </p>
<p>On another visit, take the architectural tour. It's very interesting.</p>
<p>lol, momofwildchild, they're very protective of nassau hall, hence the no coffee rule? </p>
<p>I had a good info session and a bad tour so I guess it always balances out.</p>
<p>Here you go, turns out the Orange Key students have just put up an online tour with 100 pictures and all sorts of info. <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S11/94/62C31/index.xml?section=announcements%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S11/94/62C31/index.xml?section=announcements</a> It's not bad. Doesn't show Wilson or Butler, of course. ;) But at least you can see the inside of Nassau Hall while holding onto your cup of coffee.</p>