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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tours can be a double-edged sword. In some ways the Covid kids had it best - no pressure to tour, no getting swayed by silly things like weather or a bad guide. OTOH I know of several kids that year that wound up at really bad fits.

Surprised on the upside: 
BU - good energy, great for a kid who wanted urban (but we are in NYC and I want them to leave for college so NYU was not on the list)
Wesleyan - thought it might be too woke, but there seemed to be a nice mix of kids. Small but not painfully so.
Williams - I thought the campus was beautiful (it was too small for DC)
Georgetown- so much great energy, you really felt that you were in the political center of the universe. Did not see issues with "garbage" that other posters have mentioned.
Pitt - the NICEST people and great energy.
Binghamton - everything about it felt really solid, and the in-state bargain is hard to pass up.

Surprised on the downside:
Penn - smug tour guide, overly competitive vibe, campus an odd jumble of construction.
Tufts - so painfully dreary and nerdy. I wanted this to be DC's ED choice and he wouldn't even apply afterwards.
Haverford - woke hell.

I did not go to the Chicago/Northwestern tour but DC loved both and is at one of those now.[/quote]

I am curious how you can tell from a visit/tour that a school is "woke hell." I feel like they all acknowledge native lands, etc...what was it about the tour that made you feel this way? (it's on our list but haven't toured yet so this is a legitimate question and not trying to start a debate).[/quote]

I always attribute that kind of "observation" to the shortcomings of the opinionator and not the institution.[/quote]

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