Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 5

Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 5

By Chris Helvajian Now that it’s past May 1, it’s time to look back and reflect (or start making frantic waitlist calls if you didn’t quite make your class). In the spirit of the end of the season, I want …
Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 5

Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 4

By Chris Helvajian At this point in the admissions cycle many of you are having important conversations with students about financial aid, deciding what school is the best fit for them, and answering questions about academics. This TGHS post will...
Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 3

Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 3

By Chris Helvajian Up until now I’ve shared some true horror stories. The set I’m sharing with you this week falls on the lighter side of the spectrum. Enjoy! Little Gift It was a bright fall day and I was...
Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 3

Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 2

By Chris Helvajian I have two fun stories to share with all of you this week. These fall under the motif of surprise. As always, names and colleges have been removed or changed. Tour Interrupted In my sophomore year I...
Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 3

Tour Guide Horror Stories

By Chris Helvajian During my college-going years, I had many friends at other colleges who were tour guides and I was a veteran tour guide myself. From the hundreds of tours we led, I began curating the best Tour Guide …