Standard Campus Tours Weren't Built for You
You've booked the official tour. You'll join 25 strangers, follow a rehearsed route, and hear the same polished talking points every other family hears. You'll see the pretty quad and the shiny dining hall. But you won't see the research lab your future engineer is dreaming about. You won't get to ask a real student what the workload is actually like or what the greek life culture is like. That's where Campus Maven comes in.
Our Mavens (tour guides) tailor your tour to your specific set of interests. They'll take you beyond the official tour, answer your questions honestly, and give you the genuine feel for campus life that only someone who actually lives it can offer.
Campus Maven was founded on a simple idea: the best person to show you a college campus is someone who actually calls it home. Our Mavens (student-tour guides) take you on a private tour tailored to your academic and extracurricular interests, creating a personal experience that feels like spending an afternoon with someone who knows campus inside and out.
We know that choosing the right college is a big decision. Our Mavens take you and your family into the classrooms, club meetings, and communities that actually reflect the college life you're imagining. Our hope is that by the time your tour ends, you leave with something genuinely useful whether it is a clearer sense of whether a school feels right for you, honest answers to the questions that actually matter, or maybe a little less uncertainty about the road ahead.
What is Campus Maven?
How Campus Maven Works
Step 1
Find Your Maven
Browse our community of Mavens across universities and find the guide who feels like the right fit for you. Each Maven profile includes their major, extracurricular involvements, and a little about their campus experience. Not sure who to choose? Fill out our Matching Form and we'll pair you with the perfect Maven ourselves.
Step 2
Share Your Interests
Before your tour, complete a short interest form so your Maven can build an experience around what matters most to you. You'll also have a brief pre-tour call with your Maven so they can get to know you and make sure every stop on your tour feels intentional.
Step 3
Explore Campus
This is where it all comes together. Sit in on a club meeting, peek inside a real dorm room, visit the department you've been curious about, or simply walk the campus the way students actually do every day. Your Maven will show you the school through the eyes of someone who genuinely lives there and answer every question along the way.
Want to Learn More?
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute chat with our team members to learn more about Campus Maven.
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Our Offerings
The Maven Discovery
2 Hour Visit
A focused, private tour built around your interests. Your Maven will take you through the campus spaces that matter most to you whether that's specific academic facilities, student activities, or residence life. The perfect discovery overview to a campus for families in the early stages of their college search.
$150
The Maven’s Dive
3 Hour Visit
With the Maven’s Dive, your Maven can cover more ground whether it be by sitting in on a club meeting, visiting multiple departments, or simply taking the tour at a pace that leaves room for real conversation and deviation. The Maven’s Dive is ideal for schools that are high on your list.
$200
The Maven Experience
4.5 Hour Visit With Lunch
The Maven Experience is our most immersive tour, designed for families who are seriously considering a school and want a deep picture. Spend a half day exploring campus with your Maven, then continue the conversation over lunch at a student favorite spot, the kind of place you'd only know about if you actually went there. By the time the tour is over, you'll feel like you walked in the Maven’s shoes.