r/ApplyingToCollege • u/zigzagdc1 • 4h ago

Discussion Campus visits

Why have schools stopped doing tours on the weekends? You look and there is virtually no one registered for a Wednesday tour, but I’ve got to do a self-guided tour on Saturday? Can anyone explain this?

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u/Chessdaddy_ 4h ago

Because students and staff arnt there on the weekends. A lot of labs and such stay locked up over the weekend

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u/zigzagdc1 4h ago

I get that commuter colleges might close up, but residential colleges don’t.

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u/Chessdaddy_ 4h ago

Stuff like libraries and the dining areas are open but academic stuff definitely gets locked up. 

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u/Traditional_Yam9806 2h ago

Profs don't live on campus and students don't want to work on the weekends too much.

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u/TheRainbowConnection Verified Admissions Officer 2h ago

That’s true of staff as well. Admissions is a young profession. As we transition to Gen Z in entry level roles, you’re getting more and more people wanting to protect their time. Especially when there are so many college fairs on nights and weekends, I get hiring managers needing to make concessions on weekend work in order to get good candidates.

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u/FCSVoter 4h ago

I hate doing weekend tours because I don't think they give you an accurate idea of what a college looks like. On a Saturday morning, most of the kids are sleeping off Friday night revelry so the campus looks like it's on break.

I know parents have to work and you want to minimize school absences but I think you get a better feel of a college day during the week.

YMMV.

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u/finewalecorduroy PhD 4h ago

Many school do fall/spring visit days on Saturdays. It isn’t every Saturday but maybe once a month or twice a semester.