• Counselors who advise incoming first-year (freshmen) international or American abroad undergraduate students
• College counselors from overseas schools
• College counselors at international or other schools in the U.S. with a significant international student population
• Independent international counselors who place undergraduate students
• EducationUSA advisors or REACS who work with undergraduate students

Please note that this tour is geared towards counselors of international students and Americans abroad. School counselors from traditional public/private schools in the U.S. are not eligible to participate in this tour unless the school has a significant number of international students.

“Agents” or “consultants” who expect commission for the placement of students and/or contracts from the universities are not eligible to participate.

IMPORTANT: Due to space constraints, we are generally not able to host more than one counselor from any school or advising office location. Please confer with your colleagues before submitting an application to ensure that only one member of your team is applying.

What IS included:
Participation in the tour is free of charge. Transportation between universities, single room hotel accommodation in Manhattan from Monday through Thursday night, daily breakfast and lunch during visits, and refreshments at the opening and dinner at the closing reception will be provided at no charge.

What is NOT included:
IMPORTANT: This is NOT a fly-in tour. Counselors are responsible for the cost and must arrange their own transportation to and from New York City. Additional hotel nights, upgraded (larger) hotel rooms, dinners, and incidental expenses, etc., will be the responsibility of the tour member.

Each 3-hour university visit will be comprised of the following:

• A meal (breakfast or lunch)
• An admissions presentation/overview
• A student panel
• A campus tour

Participants must arrive by the afternoon of Monday, July 7, 2025 for an orientation and opening reception. A closing reception will be held the evening of Thursday, July 10, 2025. Participants will check out of the hotel in the morning on Friday, July 11, 2025 and will proceed to the final university visit taking place in the morning/early afternoon (refer to the below schedule). Departure must NOT be scheduled until the late afternoon/evening on Friday taking into account travel time from the university to the point of departure.

Participants must be able to attend all seven university visits along with the opening reception on Monday and the final university visit concluding at 1 p.m. on Friday. Early departure from the tour is not permitted.

If you don’t have transportation options that would allow you to attend all mandatory events, we can assist you with booking additional hotel nights at your own expense. Tour applicants must confirm their ability to attend all events in order to participate in this tour.

Monday, July 7, 2025

3 p.m. Hotel check-in time

5:30 p.m. Meet Metro NY International Tour Committee Member in lobby of hotel to depart for opening reception (walk to/from reception)

6 to 7:30 p.m. Opening Reception at Fordham University-Lincoln Center (with light hors d’oeuvres)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

8 a.m. Meet in lobby to depart (subway)

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pace University (breakfast included; private bus between campuses)

1:30 to 4:30 p.m. St. John’s University (lunch included; private bus to hotel)

6 p.m. Anticipated arrival at hotel

Evening–free

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

8 a.m. Meet in lobby to depart (private bus all day)

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fordham University (breakfast included)

1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Fairfield University (lunch included)

6:30 p.m. Anticipated arrival at hotel (could be later depending on traffic–booking event tickets this night is not advised!)

Evening–free

Thursday, July 10, 2025

8 a.m. Meet in lobby to depart (private bus all day)

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. New Jersey Institute of Technology (breakfast included)

1 to 4 p.m. Montclair State University (lunch included)

5:30-7 p.m. Closing reception in Manhattan (tba)

7:45 p.m. Anticipated arrival at hotel/settle hotel bill

Friday, July 11, 2025

7:00 a.m. Hotel Check-Out

7:30 a.m. Meet in lobby to depart (private bus all day)

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hofstra University (breakfast included)

12:30 to 1 p.m. Closing survey

Drop off to JFK then the bus will return to the hotel

• The tour will begin on the evening of Monday, July 7, 2025 and will conclude with a morning check-out on Friday, July 11, 2025. Attendees will need to arrive in time for a 5:30 p.m. departure from the hotel on Monday for the opening reception. Check-out will take place on Friday, July 11, 2025 in the morning, prior to the final university visit taking place close to JFK airport.
• The final university visit will conclude at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025. We will offer a complimentary drop-off to JFK for those who have later afternoon/evening flight from that airport. Those who wish to pay for an additional night(s) at the hotel will be offered complimentary transportation to return to Manhattan.
• Those with flights on Friday, July 11, 2025, late afternoon/evening departing from LaGuardia (LGA) or Newark Liberty (EWR) will need to arrange for their own transportation from Hofstra or from the hotel at their own expense and must ensure that there is sufficient travel time between the Hofstra event concluding at 1 p.m. and their departure time.
• The closest airport to Manhattan is LaGuardia (LGA). Other nearby airports are Newark Liberty (EWR) and JFK. Please take into account additional time for traffic/travel from the airport to the hotel when making reservations. Regular train and bus services are also available from many of the major East Coast cities.
• As our guest, you will be required to join in time for the opening reception at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2025, and stay through the final visit taking place from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025.
• If you wish to avail of any evening activities on your own, we would suggest scheduling these for Tuesday. Receptions will be held on Monday and Thursday evenings and additional travel time can be expected on Wednesday.
• Additional travel suggestions and more detailed versions of the schedule will be posted here throughout the year.
• For those wishing to arrive early or stay later, we will be happy to offer a discounted hotel room in NYC for three days before or after the tour.

Counselors who have been emailed to confirm their place in the tour should review the Confirmed Participant Information

Dates coming soon. The tour will take place in late June or early July 2026.

Questions?
Email metronytour@gmail.com