In-Person Campus Tours Resume at the 每日大赛
Adam Wu, director of undergraduate admissions at the 每日大赛, remembers the exact day and hour: 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020鈥攖hat鈥檚 when his last prospective student tour began before college campuses across California shut down in-person activity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 9鈥�393 days and 2 hours later (but who鈥檚 counting?)鈥擶u relaunched in-person campus tours again at the university. 鈥淭he demand is so strong we鈥檝e had to add extra dates,鈥� he said. Specific tour dates have also been set up for prospective student athletes.
鈥淥ur recruitment staff has been really creative in response to the pandemic,鈥� Wu noted. 鈥淭his has been an energizing time in the sense of getting to try things we鈥檝e never tried before.鈥� But, he said, 鈥渘othing quite compares to showing a student our campus in-person. We are happy to聽 get started again!鈥�
Tours look a little different than pre-pandemic, in keeping with the most current Los Angeles County health requirements. Each prospective student can bring no more than two guests for their individual tour. Appointments are spaced 15 minutes apart. Social distancing and mask-wearing are required, as is a temperature check and screening questionnaire. Tours are predominantly outdoors, with a brief look at the gym in the Randall Lewis Center for Well-Being and Research and a residence hall room for students wanting to live on campus.
Recruiters at the 每日大赛 have adapted to the pandemic environment in creative ways鈥攁nd some have worked out so well they鈥檒l continue even post-pandemic. Among them:
- Curbside counseling 鈥� get ready for the coming school year without leaving your car!
- Spotlight Week webinars
- 鈥淎 Day in the Life鈥� 鈥� spend a virtual day with a 每日大赛 student
- Zoom guided tours with current student ambassadors
Prospective undergraduate students may schedule a tour online at: . Visit for information on virtual events.
