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UNT's Eagle Ambassador-led tours are one of the best ways for prospective students to learn about UNT and experience it first hand. We updated our tours website recently and added some great new videos, including a rousing video that captures the spirit of Mean Green athletics. Learn more about university tours and watch UNT's virtual tour videos.

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When: Check back soon for more details. Who: Future UNT students (Freshmen & Transfer), parents and guests Why:

• Be our guest at UNT Preview, a university-wide open house like no other.
• We mobilize our whole campus - Academic Departments, Admissions, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Housing, first-year programs and so many more – to make sure you leave with all your questions answered.
• Join us for food, fun, information and the most comprehensive single-day visitor experience we offer!
• This event is designed for high school students, current college students looking to transfer and their guests, but all are welcome at UNT Preview!

If you have questions, please email us or call 940-565-4104.

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Preview parking information

• Program your navigation app to go to UNT Wooten Hall.
• Free, permit-less parking will be available in Lots 36-40, 54, and 55 only.
• Proceed up Highland Street to the event check-in on the South Lawn of the University Union.

UNT Preview Parking Map

NOTE:   We will have signage and volunteers in yellow vests guiding Preview Day attendees to their parking destination and to the event.

Denton ("Little d") is the quintessential small Texas town with a big heart. At UNT, we love being a part of the Denton community – and we know you will, too. After all, you won't spend all of your time on campus! While you're here for Preview, you can   find a place to stay   and get to know one of the best College Towns in the Nation.

Downtown, more commonly known as "The Square," is a favorite spot among Dentonites with its many unique shops and restaurants. Whether it's discovering literary gems and antiques, enjoying delicious ice cream or hearing local performers play their music on the courthouse lawn, there is something for everyone in Little d.

We encourage you to discover   Denton   for yourself and learn more about this vibrant North Texas community! Check out the Discover Denton calendar for the full list of events, spotlights and happenings in our community during the UNT Preview weekend.

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What is UNT Preview? UNT Preview is a free, open house event designed for high school juniors, high school seniors, and transfer students who want to learn more about UNT and what we have to offer our students. It will also give you the opportunity to attend sessions led by staff from academic departments, tour campus, learn about admissions, housing, financial aid, scholarships, and much more. If ever there was a day to explore UNT and learn about all things Mean Green, it's UNT Preview!

How should I prepare for UNT Preview? Explore our UNT Preview website where you’ll find helpful information on how to register, take a look at the schedule of info sessions, and other tips that will help you be prepared when you arrive and ready for the fun!

Can an academic advisor evaluate my transcripts at UNT Preview? Unfortunately, transcript evaluation will not be offered at UNT Preview. However, you will have a sit-down credit evaluation with an academic advisor from your major once you have been admitted and attend   Orientation !

Will there be anyone I can talk to about scholarships and financial aid at UNT Preview? Yes! The UNT Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Office (SFAS) will provide information sessions to cover the basics of the financial aid, how to complete the FAFSA, and scholarship opportunities at UNT.

Can I go to UNT Preview in lieu of Orientation? UNT Preview is   not   an Orientation session. All new students are required to attend a New Student Orientation prior to their first semester at UNT. Please visit the   Orientation website   for more details.

Where can I ask questions to help me navigate during the event? Everywhere! Look for the bright yellow vests — these are our friendly UNT student volunteers here to guide you through your UNT Preview experience. You can also ask and faculty or staff member for assistance — just look for a green polo, green name tag…you get the idea.

Why should I come to UNT Preview? Here are just a few of the reasons why you want to be at UNT Preview:

• Get the inside scoop on UNT’s   admission   process.
• Learn about   scholarships and financial aid .
• Meet other students and start making friends.
• Tour   our expanding campus.
• Learn about our   15 residence halls   and   student meal plans .
• Attend sessions for your academic interests and major.
• Explore the opportunities of   UNT’s Honors College .

Did we miss something? Email us at   [email protected]   to get your question answered.

Find out what UNT has to offer. Watch our videos.

YouVisit is a virtual reality platform that allows users to explore a variety of immersive experiences, including college campus tours, travel destinations , and events. By using YouVisit, users can virtually visit a location from the comfort of their own home, getting a feel for the atmosphere, culture, and facilities of a particular place.

One of the main benefits of YouVisit is that it allows users to experience a location in a way that is not possible through traditional means. For example, users can visit a college campus and walk through residence halls, academic buildings, and other facilities , getting a sense of what it would be like to attend school there. This can be especially useful for students who are unable to visit a campus in person due to distance or other constraints.

YouVisit also offers a variety of travel experiences , allowing users to virtually visit destinations around the world. This can be a great way to explore a new place and get a fee l for what it’s like before deciding to physically travel there.

In addition to college campus tours and travel experiences , YouVisit also offers virtual reality experiences for events and conferences. This can be a great way for attendees to get a sense of the atmosphere and layout of an event, and can also be useful for event organizers looking to showcase their offerings to potential attendees.

Overall, YouVisit is a valuable tool for anyone looking to explore new places and experiences in a virtual setting. Whether you’re a student considering college options, a traveler planning your next vacation, or an event organizer looking to showcase your offerings, YouVisit can provide a unique and immersive way to learn more about a particular location or experience. Contact us today to get a quote on our virtual tour services all across the United States!

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How to Choose Colleges With Virtual Tours

A guide to some of the tour sites that aim to help students feel as if they are walking around campuses without leaving home.

By Donna De La Cruz

With college campuses closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, free virtual tours have grown in popularity . High school juniors hoping to begin college in the fall of 2021 are not able to visit campuses in person, but they and their families have many ways to explore their options while staying safe at home.

Here is a guide to some of the tour sites that aim to help students feel as if they are walking around campuses. They can visit as many colleges as they like, without the cost of a road trip or the aching feet.

If you are just getting started on the college admissions process:

The National Association for College Admission Counseling provides information from more than 1,000 colleges and universities on changes to admissions processes resulting from the pandemic. The tool lets students get an overview of resources available at each institution, including links to virtual tours offered, said the association’s president, Jayne Caflin Fonash. “If someone only wants to know about schools in a certain state, or is only interested in finding out about standardized testing policies for the fall, they can drill down to get that information,” Dr. Fonash said.

StriveScan is offering the Strive Virtual College Exploration program through May 8 to take the place of in-person college fairs. Students get advice on how to write a college essay, apply for financial aid, and the chance to ask questions to officials from more than 450 colleges from 45 states and 13 countries — Canada, Britain, Ireland, Italy, France, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Belgium, Australia and Mexico. All sessions are taped, allowing students to download them. StriveScan’s president, Dan Saavedra, said more presentations will be held in the coming weeks, including one focusing on STEM schools and another on small, private liberal arts schools.

If you are ready to start touring:

There are several websites that allow students to tour and compare schools. These sites offer interactive maps, photos, videos and testimonials.

CampusTours offers tours of more than 1,800 schools in the United States as well as tours of schools in the United Kingdom, Canada, China and France. Its advanced search feature allows students to fine-tune details they are searching for, such as how much tuition they want to pay. About 100 schools offer insights from enrolled students during parts of the tour on campus life, the company’s president, Christopher Carson, said. CampusTours is also working on a feature to allow students to ask questions while they are on the tour that are sent to college officials, he added.

YouVisit offers tours of more than 600 U.S. schools. The tours offer prompts that pop up asking students for input that is sent to college officials to respond, an attempt to replicate the questions and answers that come up during in-person tours. YouVisit also offers students to tour using “virtual reality” tools. “There is nothing that replaces that in-person experience that makes a student fall in love with a campus, but the goal of a virtual tour is to do as much as it can to replace those moments,” said Emily Bauer, vice president for agency services for EAB, the education research and technology company that owns YouVisit.

If you want to attend a Historically Black College or University:

The Chicago HBCU Alumni Alliance is offering virtual fairs in which nearly 50 H.B.C.U.s give students information on admissions, programs and scholarships. Videotapes of the events will be available on the alliance’s website in the coming weeks. The alliance’s president, Danielle James, said more virtual fairs are planned for the summer.

StriveScan also featured presentations from several H.B.C.U.s.

Other virtual tour sites include:

YoUniversity : Students can click on tabs such as “safest campuses,” “most diverse campuses” and “top academic colleges,” as well as “best campus food” and “coolest dorms.”

CampusReel : Students enrolled at colleges can upload their videos to this site for sharing, after being vetted. Students or parents must register to join.

If you want to take a gap year:

The Gap Year Association offers videos on what it means to take a gap year and is building a new student membership platform — a nominal fee will be required to join — that will give students access to weekly calls to learn about gap year opportunities, said the association’s executive director, Ethan Knight. The website also offers information on accredited gap year programs and counselors.

If you want to play sports in college:

Virtual tours, like the ones at YouVisit , can put students in the stands or on the playing field to get a simulated experience of being an athlete there. CampusTours has a feature that lets students find sports offered at various schools.

After you’ve narrowed down your list:

This is the time to start making personal outreach to schools, Mr. Carson of CampusTours said. “You can’t rely on virtual tours to tell you everything about the institution, you need to reach out to the schools themselves.” Traditionally, students have been told that some colleges rank in-person visits as a show of “demonstrated interest.” This year that could take different forms, like emailing professors and admissions officers or attending Zoom meetings. “Demonstrated interest is very valuable,” Mr. Carson said. “Make personalized phone calls and write emails.”

How to Make the Most of Touring Colleges Virtually

Now that COVID-19 has closed college campuses, experts walk us through how to choose a school online.

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Right now, in an alternate universe, high school students are traveling the country looking at prospective colleges. In any ordinary year, juniors would be touring schools over spring break and seniors would be preparing for admitted students weekends. Even admissions officers would be flying around the nation, attending college fairs and speaking to high schoolers unable to travel. But in the era of COVID-19, these journeys are some of the millions that have been cancelled.

In a recent Scoir survey , 80% of high school juniors and 84% of parents surveyed reported that campus visits are extremely or very important to their college selection process—so, what now? T&C spoke with college admissions experts to get advice for students and parents alike on how to virtually visit and choose a school.

Evaluate Yourself Before Evaluating A School

Before scheduling a virtual tour, it's important to figure out what kinds of colleges you may be interested in. Jennie Taylor Tucker is the CEO and founder of Pointer , an app designed to inform students about the admissions process and help them customize their search to fit their needs. Her biggest piece of advice for prospective students is to use this time at home to self-evaluate.

"This moment actually provides an opportunity to take pause and reflect on who you are as a person," Tucker suggested. "This is such a challenging process under normal circumstances, and in this moment, so much of what I think students should be doing is thinking about who they are and what makes them tick. The more self-aware they are, the better their college exploration will be."

Many college counselors ask students to make lists of qualities they'd value in a school. Aaron Fulk, director of college counseling at Marin Academy, a prestigious independent school in Northern California, asks students to take this questioning a step further.

"I think this is an opportunity for our students to actually do the search process in a more thoughtful way," Fulk said. "An important thing for our students is to articulate why they want to go to college. Many of our students and parents often scoff when we ask, but a lot of students can't answer that."

From there, Fulk asks students to figure out what they want out of college, and then explore online resources through that lens. This is also how students should be approaching the task of putting together their wishlist of schools.

Adam Lips, Director of College Counseling at Stanford's Online High School, does not see virtual counseling as an impediment to the process, having worked with students via video conference even before the pandemic.

"Initially, it’s finding places that are a good fit for the student, and then when they're applying, it’s helping them put together a strong application," Lips said. "I think that all of that can be done extremely effectively in an online environment. I don’t think you have to give much up at all. "

Where To Look

Once you've listed a few schools of interest, the next step is to go to a college's website. While these websites are large and overwhelming, there are specific areas targeted to prospective students.

Whitney Soule, Dean of Admissions and Student Aid at Maine's Bowdoin College, suggests beginning with the school's admission requirements. She also noted that many schools that usually mandate standardized testing are relaxing those requirements this year (Bowdoin, for one, is test-optional).

"It's very important to be looking to see how colleges are responding to what would normally be their admission requirements, both curriculum-wise and through standardized testing, so students can feel secure about what they’re going to have available at the time they apply," Soule said.

Financial aid is another incredibly important factor to consider as you're researching your potential schools. Most institutions have a calculator online where students can input their information and get an estimate about the cost of attendance. Soule noted, "[Students] really should be exploring financial aid as much as they should be exploring what the college is like."

Next on the website, take a look at the school's curriculum. Especially for seniors trying to decide between schools, Fulk asks his students to dive deeply into requirements and course offerings: "[What] always shocks me, the longer I do this job, is the number of students that are going to leave for college in five or six months and have not looked up the curriculum."

Finally, investigate what's important to you. Look at the website pages and social media accounts for potential majors. Research extracurricular options that interest you. Explore housing options. Make sure you're thoroughly examining whatever aspects of college you, personally, value.

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Feel (almost) like you're on campus.

There are a number of ways to explore campus or speak to students and admissions officers online. From online campus tours to Zoom information sessions, colleges are more virtually accessible than ever.

Though this year may be disappointing for some students, Soule noted that tens of thousands of students nationwide each year are unable to visit colleges before attending, so schools have already been trying to provide more virtual options. "It’s important to keep in mind that the lack of opportunity to visit is a new issue for some families and a familiar issue for a lot of families," she pointed out.

When looking at schools virtually, first join the mailing lists of colleges of interest. That way, prospective students will learn about upcoming virtual programming and options via email, which is particularly crucial in this admissions cycle.

"Recognize that college admissions are creating a lot of content very quickly to try to accommodate the lack of in-person exposure," Soule said. "The best way for students to have access to that content is to get onto the mailing lists of colleges they might be interested in."

Once you're informed, there will likely be plenty of virtual options available. YouVisit offers free virtual campus tours of over six hundred colleges and universities. All of our experts advised that students attend online information sessions through the schools' admissions offices. And many schools are offering live chat services on their websites, where prospective students can be connected with an admissions officer or student, similar to a customer service experience you might find while online shopping.

Our experts also recommended a number of other online resources and websites, including Niche , College Confidential , Campus Reel , and individual schools' social media accounts. All of theses sources will provide more information about each school, and many also feature photos and video which enable students to get a sense of the campus. Students can also use Google Maps to look at a school's surrounding area, Tucker says: "Are there things in your day-to-day now that you want to carry over to your college experience? Does that environment have similar things?"

Experts' Picks: Online Resources

YouVisit offers virtual campus tours of over 600 colleges and universities. Many tours are accompanied by student guides, providing their commentary on the school.

This site allows you to search colleges based on the qualities you value like cost, major, selectivity, or religion. Niche also provides student reviews and comments.

Google Maps

Tucker recommends students use Google Maps to explore the area surrounding a school of interest. Use the satellite view to explore a college's landscape, especially if you can't get there in person.

Pointer helps students take control over their college process and find a school that is the right fit for them, through school profiles, personality quizzes, scheduling help, and self-reflection.

Information sessions with admissions officers should also be a part of your virtual college visit. Knowing the constraints of social distancing, colleges are giving students greater access to their faculty and staff than ever before.

"Schools are trying to be mindful of this moment and be as flexible, adaptive, and empathetic as possible to students," Tucker said. "So, there are resources on a school-by-school basis that are available in a way that they wouldn’t be normally."

All of our experts agreed that the best way to get a real sense of a school is to talk to as many people as possible, whether you connect with alumni from your high school or ask a school's admissions office to connect you with current students and faculty. "It’s not just browsing a website. It’s interactive; it’s a human being who has a personality and a smile and gestures and is answering questions in real time," Soule said.

Students can tell a lot about a college based on how they're treated, Lips noted. He asks his students to "make direct contact with people who will give you a good sense of what’s going to be available to you [at this school], and then also how helpful and welcoming the people from those offices are, too."

A major part of the college search has always been finding a school you connect to personally, as well as academically. That does not change, even though today's search process is different.

Keep Some Perspective.

Make no mistake—this is an incredibly difficult time to be applying to college. With mounting uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus, colleges are unsure how and in what form the fall semester will take place, and some current seniors are considering taking a gap year to avoid the possibility of beginning college online.

"I’ve definitely had many more students thinking about delaying," Lips said. "In any year, I think it’s a great idea. Particularly this year, if the college gives that option."

While 89% of Scoir survey respondents said they had no intention of delaying enrollment, those figures may change as we learn more about the impact of COVID-19. Lips also noted that possible deferrals could have rippling consequences, including lower college admittance rates for the class of 2021, since fewer spots will be available if many current seniors defer admission.

With standardized test dates being cancelled and high schools moving to pass/fail grading systems, there are numerous other complications to consider. But despite all of these hiccups, it's important for students to keep everything in perspective.

To that end, Fulk recommended students put more of an emphasis on wellness in their college plans—for instance, an incoming freshman might plan out five things they will do to build community once the semester begins.

"Wellness is actually a far better indicator of success and persistence and graduation than even standardized testing or high school GPA," Fulk said. "We’re trying to talk to our students... more about how you are going to find your community as quickly as possible, and how are you going to find people that you can connect with and trust."

"Your primary concern needs to be your personal health and well-being. You need to do what’s best for you," Lips said. "Even though people are skeptical of the colleges and cynical about the admissions process, I think [the colleges] try to be reasonable and are going to be accepting and understanding."

Finally, remember that you are not alone. The whole world has been turned upside down by the coronavirus and everyone is handling it in their own way. Students will react differently, but remember that everyone applying to college right now is going through the same problems.

"I try to remind our juniors that every junior in the country is going through this," Fulk said. "They shouldn’t feel like they're behind—certainly they can have all sorts of emotional responses to this. They can be frustrated or angry or disappointed, but it should be unifying. Everyone is experiencing this together."

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YouVisit Campus Virtually With New Online Tour Experience

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 3, 2014)  — The University of Kentucky is proud to launch two brand new virtual tours — one of the main campus and one of residence halls — through the YouVisit platform . The YouVisit tours provide both prospective undergraduate and graduate students an up-close and engaging view of the university.

"Our community is continuously becoming a more diverse, global society," Kelley Bozeman, marketing director, said. "We wanted to give students from across the Commonwealth, country and world a way to experience our campus, even if they are unable to travel to Lexington."

This project was a collaborative project between the UK Office of Public Relations and Marketing and Enrollment Management.

The online tours simulate an actual campus tour. Each of the tours is led by a campus tour guide who narrates the visitor through the tour much like they do on a campus visit. Cassidy and Arayo, both UK Visitor Center tour guides, take visitors to the site on a tour of campus and residence halls, describing each tour stop and giving fun information about UK, academics and campus services along the way.

The main campus tour guides you through the campus, Rupp Arena and Downtown Lexington, the Arboretum and Keeneland. The second tour gives you a personal view of the many residence halls on campus.

"We felt it was important to include parts of Lexington with the campus tour," Bozeman said. "Lexington is a great college town and is part of what makes UK so special. We selected a few locations to highlight that are favorites of our students."

Viewers are able to watch videos and view 360-degree panoramic shots that connect to each stop to give them an even more exclusive look at the university. The website also provides text-only subtitles for each stop of the tour. Interested students can also schedule a campus tour and apply to the university from the site.

"We know that students spend a lot of time online researching prospective institutions," Bozeman said. "YouVisit allows students to check out UK as they are researching schools and gives them a great sampling of what our campus is like. We also anticipate students using the site to review campus as they make their final college decisions. The University of Kentucky is an amazing place to spend your collegiate years and we're excited to offer YouVisit as another tool to help in the college selection process."

The online virtual tours provide translations in both Spanish and Mandarin to accommodate  interested international students. They are also mobile-friendly and work on any mobile device including smartphones and tablets. The tours will be able to help keep prospective students informed and aware of the many new innovations going on at UK.

"The tour will be updated on a yearly basis, but we will continuously add supplemental photos and videos to the site," Bozeman said.

The YouVisit tour platform, along with seeblue.com and applyuk.com , are innovative ways that the University of Kentucky is utilizing to share our "see blue." story with prospective students.

"Visiting seeblue.com, our YouVisit campus tour and applyuk.com, along with following our social media accounts, should give a prospective student a good idea of what life would be like as a Wildcat," Bozeman said.

View the University of Kentucky virtual tour at the YouVisit website at www.youvisit.com/tour/uky .

Let us share our "see blue." story with you. Connect with "see blue." on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and Tumblr . Visit steller.co/seeblue to see why our students, faculty, staff and alumni love being a Wildcat.

Share your UK experiences with us using #seeblue.

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Discover Worcester State University.

Visiting campus is the best way to get to know Worcester State University. Whether you attend a campus tour and information session, drive through on a self-guided tour, or enjoy a virtual tour from the comfort of your living room, you will discover the very best that Worcester State has to offer.

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Experience Worcester State’s beautiful, residential campus in-person by taking a student-led guided tour. When offered, an information session will help you learn more about academics, social life, and the admissions process. The University’s student tour guides and staff are eager to show you around!

Campus Tours: Schedule Your Visit

You are welcome to take a self-guided drive-thru tour of the residential campus. Worcester State’s 58-acre campus is open and easy to navigate by car.

Following the main roadway through campus, you will be greeted with the modern architecture and historical sites that make Worcester State beautiful. Enter campus through the South Entrance where you can stop at the information kiosk near the Learning Resource Center to pick up admissions materials. An audio narration is available via Soundcloud . As a thank you for visiting, you can sign up to receive an undergraduate application fee waiver when you complete the drive-through tour!

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If you are a senior in high school or a potential transfer student, you can request a one-on-one in-person or virtual meeting with Worcester State’s admissions staff. Virtual meetings will take place over Zoom and can be used to answer all your questions, including if you are an admissible candidate, prepare preliminary transfer credit evaluations, and offer academic advice. To schedule an individual appointment with an admissions counselor, email the Admissions Office at [email protected] or email your counselor directly.

Note: Admissions counselors will be traveling frequently during the months of September and October so appointments will be offered on a limited basis. Please contact your counselor directly to determine their availability.

Are you a teacher, school counselor or college program coordinator looking to arrange a group information session for your students? The Admissions Office offers virtual information sessions as well as on-campus information sessions with a campus tour by request for groups. The office can accommodate requests on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10am and 1pm. To initiate a request please fill out the Group Visit Request Form or email Chris Dooley at [email protected] for more information.

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If you have not had a chance to visit campus, the Worcester State undergraduate admissions representatives schedule visits to high schools, attend many college fairs, and hold transfer-student information sessions at community colleges around Massachusetts and neighboring states throughout the year.

Here, you will get an overview of Worcester State and answers to any questions you may have about academic programs, student life, and residence halls.

Get directions to campus . You will find visitor parking spaces near the south entrance of the Shaughnessy Administration Building.

Meet Our Tour Guides

Katherine M.

Class of 2025 She/Her/Hers

“I choose to go to Worcester State because of its small class sizes and strong student body!  Worcester State fosters an atmosphere of success for its students, with many different opportunities accessible for everyone. Also, it is in a great location with lots to do in the surrounding area!”

Want to learn more about Katherine? Join her tour Wednesdays this fall at 3pm!

Class of 2024 She/Her/Hers

“I chose Worcester State because it had a great education program and it was close to home. It was also the same school my mom had gone to for nursing and I loved it ever since! The number of different resources and opportunities that are at my disposal is another reason I chose Worcester State. It’s such a great community and I’ve definitely learned a lot in my time studying here to become a teacher.”

Want to learn more about Camara? Join her tour Mondays this fall at 1pm!

“When I first toured Worcester State I was immediately drawn in. I loved the lively school culture, the glass buildings, and the educational opportunities they had to offer!”

Want to learn more about Ella? Join her tour Tuesdays this fall at 1pm!

Class of 2024 He/Him/His

“I chose to transfer to Worcester State for the small class sizes and tight knit community here on campus.”

Want to learn more about Tyler? Join his tour Thursdays this fall at 3pm!

“I chose Worcester State because I visited here with my friend when I was in high school. I had no idea it even existed before that visit! When I visited, I had this gut feeling that this would be where I went to college. I came back to take a tour, and I fell in love with the campus atmosphere! I also chose this school because of the affordability and the size.”

Want to learn more about Theresa? Join her tour Mondays this fall at 3pm!

“My favorite class at Worcester State so far has been PH-152, Philosophy of Love and Sex. My favorite memory from campus life has been winning the soccer intramural game with my team.”

Have questions for Chantel? Email her at [email protected]!

Michaela O.

“I chose Worcester State for its welcoming community, closes proximity to home, and the amazing nursing program. Worcester State made me feel like I was at home even before I made my decision, and they continue to make campus feel like home every day!”

Want to learn more about Michaela? Join her tour Fridays this fall at 11am!

“I chose Worcester State because I love the small school feel! On campus, I’m involved with the Christian Fellowship, Haitian Student Union, French Club, and I’m a Residential Assistant. My favorite memory on campus was the late night breakfast!”

Have questions for Rebecca? Email her at [email protected]!

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Virtual YouVisit Offers a 360-Degree Online Look at UH Campus

By Chris Stipes

The easy-to-use YouVisit provides prospective students, alumni and the current UH community a convenient and immersive way to explore campus from anywhere in the world.

“Imagine visiting the University of Houston — all the buildings, labs and popular gathering places that power the Powerhouse — from anywhere in the world.” 

Now, thanks to virtual reality, you can step inside M.D. Anderson Library or stand on the 50-yard line of TDECU Stadium all from the comfort of your couch. Launched last fall, the YouVisit virtual tour enables prospective students, alumni and the current UH community to explore campus like never before across all major devices, including desktop, 

Featured prominently on the UH homepage, the narrated tour is split into two segments — a University Tour, which includes the Student Center, athletics facilities and multiple residence halls among its 17 stops, and an Academic Tour, which includes each of our 15 academic colleges and the interdisciplinary Honors College. 

“For those of us who know the University well, our striking facilities, amenities and attractive landscaping in the middle of the nation’s fourth largest city will come as no surprise. My hope is that our virtual tour will reach new audiences and establish a lasting connection,” said Lisa Holdeman, UH vice president of marketing and communications. 

So far, that’s exactly what’s happening. 

In just the first month following the tour’s launch, more than 10,000 virtual visitors from 91 countries and more than 50 states and territories — California, New York and Florida leading the way — took the tour. Nearly 20% either scheduled an actual campus visit, applied online or requested more information about the University. The new tour, also accessible on the UH Go mobile app and on the YouVisit website, is proving to be a valuable tool for reaching and recruiting new students. 

“The virtual tour allows us to make an instant connection by bringing everything our amazing campus has to offer right to a prospective student’s front door. We hope it will spark their interest to come and take an actual tour or even apply,” said Mardell Maxwell, executive director of UH admissions. “It expands our reach and engages students here and abroad who perhaps weren’t even considering UH, and that’s very positive because we have a terrific story to tell.” 

Loaded with a supplemental collection of photos and videos, the tour not only highlights prominent facilities, but also the numerous resources, academic programs and fun facts that make UH a Tier One public research institution. For example, did you know that the Conrad N.  Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management has a one-of-a-kind wine lab or that the College of Optometry is the only U.S. optometry college featuring an on-site surgery center educating students in pre- and post-operative patient care? 

That’s all in the tour, which is available in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Hindi. But no matter what language is being spoken, the basic message is the same: 

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