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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a tour guide in college for the admisisons office tours.  I really do recommend it.  We went into dorms and classroom buildings that weren't generally open to the public, and as a tour guide, I had several training sessions to make sure I was knowledgeable (or knew what I didn't know and where to point them)  
They usually aren't too long, and well worth the time, I think.
A college visit isn't like visiting a new country for two weeks.  You have a very limited time to get a whole lot of information.  There's nothing to be gained by discovering the secret-hidden-gem-of-a-cafe-down-the-street if you aren't allowed to see the main dining hall.[/quote]Fortunately, you understand the importance of being knowledgeable before presenting a tour.  We have been on numerous tours.  The absolute outstanding was done by a finance major at UPenn who was not only knowledgeable about Wharton, he knew the in and out of the Nursing school and all the other schools.  He was a wealth of information including campus and city history.  This young man, however, is the exception to the rule.

The worst tour was at Yale where the young woman spent a good 30 minutes standing on the steps of a building discussing and quizzing about her favorite ice cream and that of the students in the crowd.  I realize she was trying to create a festive environment, but after 20 minutes even the students were anxious to move on.

Usually large info sessions afterward are broken into groups in the immediate vicinity.  We move around discretely listening to the introductions and then quietly move to a group that has a well-versed guide.  We have done it four times.  But we still appreciate everyone who has volunteered their time to conduct tours.[/quote]

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