Are college tours for high school juniors a waste of time and money? Not always. For one of GC's friends, the endless delayed flights, frigid temperatures, redundant info sessions and 8:00am wake-up calls were well worth it. This student, whose love letter to Wisco showed up on my Facebook page (because I am "friends" with one of the commenters), has, remarkably, already discovered his dream college. And he wants to make sure at least one of his friends attends as well.
Maybe he was brainwashed by a cute tour guide or a chill frat party….but even if so, I just might want to hire him as my publicist, after he gets his degree from UW, of course.
Here is his slightly-edited Facebook pitch, a fast-paced dialog between him and another one of GC's close friends, who was also on the circuit:
- Outdoor Enthusiast dog ur gunna love wisco
- 30 minutes ago ·
- Team Captain maybe idk
- 23 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast i was just there. i promise there is noone who will like it better than u21 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast more fortune 500 ceos than harvard buisness21 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain im not looking at it lol20 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthsiast you should really try to dude i promise u will love it20 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain maybe idk lol19 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast its u dog19 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain haha… idk ill check it out19 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast dude u dont understand i hung out with a fool that was a 21 year old version of you18 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain thts dope ill check it out18 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain like what do u want me to say haha18 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast COMMIT17 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast were going there together17 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain idk dude bc and still have to see NU and Vandy17 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain and I liked GW16 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast the fool i was with got into northwestern, vandy, duke and chose wisco16 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain thats chill idk if ill do that if that happens but i love ur advice dog thanks ill check it out hahah15 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast haha where have u looked so far15 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain liked virginia, bu, nyu, north carolina…loved BC and GW14 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast You liked NYU? And why wud u go to BC?13 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain i love boston and u still have that sport/campus life feel…11 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast wisco has the same thing9 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthiast seriously9 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast it blew my mind9 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast the chillest teams9 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain im glad u liked it…8 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast im telling8 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast u dude u will love it u must see it8 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast the basketball and foot ball stadiums are like right on campus8 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusaist the town is so chill, feels like ny7 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain lol we'll see7 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast everything is walking7 minutes ago ·
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Team Captain so ur probably gonna go there?7 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast i mean well see still have alot to see6 minutes ago ·
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Outdoor Enthusiast but as of now yes6 minutes ago ·
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LIKE! At least one young man has found his academic nirvana. At least someone is engaged. And at least for one family can reap the benefits of this college touring madness.