A college tour provides prospective students the perfect opportunity to look beyond what a college advertises on its websites and social media. Tours are a chance for them to talk to and learn from the people who work, teach, or study on campus. It is how students can get a real picture of what the environment and culture are like of a college.
Keep your ears and eyes open when on a college tour. You can learn so much by looking at the right things and talking to people. To help you make the most of your next tour, we have prepared a list of important questions to ask during college tours.
There are almost 30 questions on this list, so you can’t really ask all of them on a single tour. You need to go through the list and ask the questions that matter most to you.
Questions To Ask During College Tours:
- – What makes this school unique?
- – Are some majors or departments thought to be better or more popular than the rest?
- – What is the average size of the classes?
- – Is the college accredited?
- – Is the class more lecture-style or discussion-style?
- – How many classes are taught by a professor, and how many by teaching assistants?
- – Are professors accessible and contactable out of class?
- – What is the four-year graduation rate?
- – What is the freshman-to-sophomore retention rate?
- – How much freedom do first-year students have in selecting courses?
- – Are you happy being a student/teacher at this school?
- – What’s your biggest complaint about this college?
- – Are there any areas where this college could improve?
- – How diverse is the campus?
- – What are this school’s strengths?
- – Are there any special support services available for students with special needs?
- – How do these support services work, and is there any additional cost associated with them?
- – What tutoring and counseling services are available on campus, and how do you access them?
- – What are the options for getting to and from campus, both for short trips into town and longer trips to get back home?
- – What are the housing options available?
- – What is the cost of housing?
- – Is on-campus housing easy to come by?
- – How good are the library and research facilities?
- – What happens if a student has a medical emergency?
- – Is there a hospital or clinic on-campus?
- – How much does it cost to attend each year, including books, tuition, fees, housing, and meal plans?
- – To put it another way, what is the total all-inclusive cost?
- – Is your ability to pay the full cost of attendance a factor in whether or not a college will accept your admission?
Some Questions for Student Social life and Extracurricular Activities
- – What percentage of students live on campus?
- – What percentage of the student body is on-campus on the weekends?
- – How do freshmen students make friends and meet other students?
- – What activities do students do in their spare time, both on campus (sponsored by the school) and in the community?
- – What are the most popular extracurricular activities on campus?
- – Are there any student groups or organizations that are active on campus?
- – Are any intramural sports available on campus?
- – Do sports play a large role on campus?
- – Is there a Math/Chess/Music/____ club?
- – Where is the main meeting/gathering place for students?
Wrap Up
Take this opportunity as a golden chance to know all about the college you want to study in the future. We hope the questions mentioned above proved to be of any help!