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Unveiling the College Experience: How to Get the Most Out of Your Campus Visits

Ivy Central

Take a tour: Most colleges offer campus tours led by current students. These tours can give you a good sense of the campus layout, facilities, and overall atmosphere. Make sure to ask questions during the tour and take notes. What is the college's approach to diversity and inclusion?

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What Are Pre-Orientation Programs?

BestColleges

Pre-orientation programs help incoming students transition into a higher education environment. Through various activities, incoming students meet their peers, faculty, and staff and learn to navigate college academics and campus resources. Pre-orientation programs benefit students by: Easing the transition to living away from home.

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Sari ’25: Experience Jewish Community Through Northwestern Hillel

Office of Undergraduate Admission Blog

My name is Sari Eisen, a Campus Tour Guide and President of Northwestern Hillel. Outside of classes, Hillel, and walking backwards as a Tour Guide, I am a Senior Tutor for math and an avid explorer of. I am a junior from West Hartford, Connecticut studying Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Data Science.

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Promotional Videos for Schools: Simple Yet Effective Approaches to Video Marketing

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Campus tours. Keeping things simple, using direct cuts and built-in transitions provided by a basic video editing tool can be enough to convey what you may be envisioning. . For those on an Apple computer, iMovie is a great free option with lots of controls and transitions to explore and play with. Student testimonials.

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Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor

Admissions Village

More on this for another time, as it is quite complicated, especially this year as we are transitioning to a new FAFSA. You should take campus tours and attend information sessions. To narrow your list, you need to visit in person, if feasible, or virtually. This is the MOST IMPORTANT way to learn about a college.

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Building the College List

CTK College Coach

Take Your First Campus Tours Begin your campus tours by visiting some easily accessible locations, ideally by taking official tours. What else matters to me about my college experience? Then search for colleges that provide substantial merit aid that can bring your cost of attendance down to your budget.

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The Strategies Behind the Best College Websites

The Enrollment Marketer

Virtual tours While virtual tours have been a thing for years, the pandemic accelerated the need for online campus tours even further. What’s great about these tours is that they double as an immersive experience and a lead generator, so you can learn more about the people “touring” your school.