The Point: "Get to know your top college picks without stepping foot on campus." Collegeclicktv.com allows prospective students to do just that by hosting thousands of interviews with current students about majors, Greek life, dorm conditions, food, etc.
Makes the Grade: A
Entertainment Factor: Each video interview is unique, and that itself spices up this educational site with an extra ounce of interest. No interview is conducted in a stuffy classroom setting or cooped-up office. The University of Minnesota's bit consists of a conversation with a professor of a scuba class. Almost all videos are held outdoors and they take full advantage of the respective school's campus environment. Essentially, no interview seems like an interview. Perhaps it's quite the opposite of what some may have endured during the admissions process? If so, Collegeclicktv.com is your bliss.
Easy Street?: This site is definitely navigable and organized. A constantly changing stream of videos lines the the home page, and videos are tagged with keywords like "dorms" "majors" or "diversity." Search the college of your choice in the upper right corner. Although not all schools are included on this Web site, the site does offer some general college information filed under links like "best test-prep" and "best college tips" to coincide with the more laid-back video interviews.
Hot or Not: Collegeclicktv.com serves the college application process on an interesting, unique and non-intimidating platter.
What better way is there for the homebound to "visit" their top schools than to watch video feed online? Because it provides upcoming classes with accessible and understandable information, Collegeclicktv.com is pretty hot.
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