The real issues of chatting up high schoolers, knowing way too much about UMass and that the only thing worse than Jersey Moms are alumni…welcome to the life of UMass Amherst tour guide!
When parents ask if we’re going to see every building on campus.
…and when they ask if there is a bus tour:
When you have an alum on your tour and they try to lead it.
When your fellow students on North Pleasant Street yell obscene things
When no one asks a question and it’s really awkward, but then that one parent finally does.
And their question is about “ZooMass.”
When you start giving up because there is construction on every corner of campus.
When you get a call at the Visitors Center and the question is something they could have easily Googled:
When a parent continues to tell you how amazing their kid is.
When you get a huge applause after your tour and you kind of feel like Beyonce
When a family won’t leave after the tour is over.
When you see a freshman on campus who says you were the reason they came to UMass.
When you realize the tour guides are more like family than co-workers.
If you want to know more about the crazy and wonderful life of a UMass Amherst Tour guide, then apply now! Application deadlines are October 27, 2014!
