You Know your on an Admissions tour when...

College Search & Selection
1

<p>Ok. After 3476736 admissions tours and sessions, almost EVERYthing "unique" or "humorous" said is basically replicated at the next school..It's quite funny.</p>

<p>Like every school mentions that one kid who sent in the highest number of recommendations when they talk about how many the require. And they always assure that that one kid got REJECTED.</p>

<p>And when you tour the lake, you can see the campus myth coming on- If you kiss on the bridge you are DESTINED to fall in love! And the only way to break the myth is by throwing the other into the lake.</p>

<p>And every school emphasizes their newsweek ranking for something random.</p>

<p>I know there are more, for fun list some, or if you've had the same experience the same thing mention it.. :)</p>

2

<p>Every single school we visited told the story of the student who wrote the great essay, but put the wrong school.....it got really old after a while....</p>

<p>Also, the "canned" answer about whether it's better to get "A"'s in honors v "B"s in AP's....yea, we all know, get "A"'s in AP's.....haha....</p>

3

<p>Yeah, they all use Princeton Review rankings. I made it a point to ask, "Did you get these reviews from PR or something??" he replied, "Yes." :P</p>

4

<p>Honor codes. Every tour guide seems to think that the campus honor code was discovered, invented, or patented at his school. "We have take-home tests, people leave their doors unlocked and their laptops lying around, I feel soooooo safe here, yada yada yada...." Hmmmm, I wonder if any colleges are starting to rethink their honor code systems in light of that recent survey about cheating and theft in high school. :p</p>

5

<p>Blue light security alarm systems. Whichever firm is manufacturing those must be making a killing.</p>

6

<p>"The Greek scene really isn't that big. You'll be fine if you don't want to pledge." HaHa</p>

7

<p>"Anyone can start a club at this school. All you need is 5 friends to join you."</p>

8

<p>"We look for students that have taken the most rigorous courses in their HS."</p>

9

<p>i think most tour guides (who are adcoms) will mention their favorite essay of all time...usually it will be something completely random and hilarious that the writer will eventually tie back into a life-changing lesson. </p>

<p>I also remember one person (an adcom) tell a story of the kid who had recs from almost every teacher ...didn't mention if he got in or not.</p>

10

<p>Every college takes a holistic approach to admissions.</p>

11

<p>"We have over 300 hundred student organizations on campus, but if you don't find one that suits you interest, just grab three friends and you can make a new club. We have a tea tasting club and a duck feeding club. The school pays for the feed!"</p>

<p>I would rather they contribute a bit to the 50,000 dollar price tag.</p>

12

<p>EITHER:
"We're in a really tiny town so we have a definite 'college-campus' feel going on, but Metropolis is only X miles away so you have all the access to internships and city life!"</p>

<p>OR:
"We're in Metropolis so you have all the resources of city life and internships, but the neighborhood we're in has a 'college-campus' feel because of the indie coffee shops and bookstores!"</p>

<p>END BOTH WITH:
"You get the best of both worlds!"</p>

13

<p>"The food is pretty good and they offer a bunch of different things :)."</p>

14

<p>TOUR GUIDE: "Oh, guys, warn me if I'm going to walk into someone/something...sometimes I do that, one disadvantage to walking backwards."</p>

<p>"Our library has [insert huge number here] books and it's open 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK!"</p>

<p>"Don't forget to go to the information session after this tour!" <---info sessions are so unhelpful, and all the same!</p>

15

<p>"Diversity is our watchword. We strive to give our students a culturally inclusive experience here." Those are usually the 95% white schools.</p>

16

<p>hahah^ i think the club thing is the most hallarious..so true!</p>

<p>"The professors here really care and are open..One time the X professor invited all of his students to dinner. I even had a couple of my professors number on my cell phone."</p>

<p>(ANY campus LARGE or SMALL)- "Our campus is big enough to offer many oppertunities, but small enough so that you feel like you know and sense the community. If you want to see your friend they are there, but if you are looking to meet new people, you can do that too."</p>

17

<p>"There is no minimum cut-off for standardized test scores, which are only one part of the overall application ... If a student's SAT scores are below ____ range, the student would be well advised to consider retaking the SAT, or alternatively to take the ACT."</p>

18

<p>The parents ask all the questions</p>

19

<p>Tour guide: " Any questions?"
<em>no response</em>
Tour guide:"Either you really guys are quiet, or I'm really good!..I'll go with the second!"</p>

<p>I wonder what a "talkative group" would be like!??</p>

20

<p>Yah, every tour guide "If no one asks any questions, it's going to be an awkward hour of me talking"
which is almost immediately followed by an awkward hour of no one talking haha.</p>

<p>Every school seems to be the most diverse on the planet
Every school is the perfect size </p>

<p>One truly unique thing comes to mind when I think about the tours I did, and it was my Northeastern tour. Just as we finished, the guide was literally saying "and I love the people here, everyone always seems so friendly and great"</p>

<p>This kid wearing his boxers covered in like, satanic symbols drawn in magic marker walks through the center of our group chanting in what I assume was another language (or maybe just complete nonsense). Twas quite the show, and I definately haven't seen that one elsewhere haha</p>