Virginia Private College Week — Meet your tour guides

The Gold Key Guides at Randolph College invite you to join them for a campus tour during Virginia Private College week. The special event is just around the corner, and it’s your opportunity to get to know great colleges in Virginia while saving money on your college applications.

From July 30 –August 4, Randolph and 24 other members of the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV) will open their doors for daily tours. Prospective students who visit at least three of the participating colleges during the week can then apply to three CICV colleges without an application fee.

Reserve Your Spot Now!

You can claim your place in one of our Virginia Private College Week tour sessions online. For more information, email the admissions office at admissions@randolphcollege.edu or call 800-745-7692.

During Virginia Private College Week, Randolph College will hold two informational sessions and tours each day—one at 9 a.m. and one at 2 p.m.

Now, without further ado, let’s introduce you to the Gold Key Guides. These Randolph students will be providing the tours during Virginia Private College Week, so we asked them to tell you a little about themselves.

Name: Sara Reed ’15
Hometown: Azusa, California
Majors: Biology and Dance
Minors: Chemistry
Favorite spots on campus: The Riding Center and the organic garden. “I love animals!”

Name: James Lindsay Potter ’15
Hometown: Lynchburg, Virginia
Majors: Classics (concentration in Archaeology) and English Literature.
Favorite part of tour: Lipscomb Memorial Library, and talking about Randolph traditions such as the Odd-Even rivalry.

Name: Julia Kim ’14
Hometown: Wonju, South Korea
Major: Economics
Minor: Studio Art
Favorite part of tour: Seeing people’s expressions when they learn about the Even Stairs and Odd Stairs tradition.

Randolph College welcomes visitors for Virginia Private College Week

Virginia Private College Week participants chuckle as Will Dede ’14 leads them on a tour of the Randolph College campus.

Randolph College welcomed many families for campus tours and information sessions on Monday, the first day of the Virginia Private College Week 2011. Visitors got to take in the beautiful campus and learn about the excellent liberal arts education every student receives here.

During Virginia Private College Week, 25 colleges in the state open their doors to rising high school juniors and seniors, as well as college students interested in transferring. Sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, the program helps prospective students learn about the diverse educational opportunities offered by private colleges around the state.

This week also helps you save money: Visit three participating colleges this week, and your application fee will be waived by any three colleges belonging to the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV).

Here's How You Participate:

1. Decide which colleges you would like to visit.
2. Organize your travel plans. Driving directions are available on individual college web sites.
3. Pick up a passport at the first college you visit, after completing the tour.
4. At the end of each tour, have the college stamp your passport.
5. Mail your completed passport to CICV to receive your fee waivers.

Randolph College will feature tour and information sessions at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. through Friday, July 29. On Saturday, July 30, we will offer a 9 a.m. session and tour.

For more information at Randolph College’s program for Virginia Private College Week, please visit: www.randolphcollege.edu or call 800-745-7692 or 434-947-8100.you can go ahead and register online for one of our tours!

For more information about CICV, including a list of participating colleges and , please visit www.virginiaprivatecolleges.org.