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 to share some stories that relate to the three stages of...
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 highlight some of the...
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 about 15 minutes into my tour when I stopped under a tree to...
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 was asked to give a tour to a rather large group...
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 Horror Stories. I revisit these stories in this...