Tips and Checklist to Get Most Out of College Visit

“Is this place going to feel like home?” That’s the real question behind every college campus tour, though we’re not always willing to admit it.

Visiting a college campus for the first time is somewhat akin to a first date—you want to get a sense, figure out if there’s chemistry, and if this is it. And yet, in order to squeeze the most out of each tour, you don’t require interest—you require strategy.

Along the way, we’re going to give you practical advice for touring college, a master college tour checklist, high-quality college tour interview questions, and even touch on that old question: “How many college tours should I take?