Touring colleges, without ever leaving home
<p><span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="CampusTours">CampusTours</span>.<span word="com">com</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="tours">tours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="database">database</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="CampusTours">CampusTours</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fifteenth">fifteenth</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Carson">Carson</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="tours">tours</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="applications">applications</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Carson">Carson</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="CampusTours">CampusTours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="advises">advises</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="locally">locally</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="contacting">contacting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>.</p><p><span word="CHRIS">CHRIS</span> <span word="CARSON">CARSON</span>: "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>.</p>
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