Choosing a college is one of the most important and expensive decisions of a student’s life, however up until now, most students have chosen a college by a) looking a school’s own website, which is basically a marketing brochure for the school, or b) if they have the money (which not everyone does) by visiting a school and going on a pre-packaged one-hour tour, which also doesn’t really tell them what they need to know. There has to be a better way.
The millions of high school students and families who conduct their college research on Unigo have told us they want even more access to the amazing college students who contribute reviews to our site. So we’ve introduced this new service letting prospective students have real time chats – via video, audio and text – with current students to find out what it’s really like to live and learn at their school. We match prospective students with current students who are just like them, so a prospective student interested in English can speak with an English major, or an African-American student can connect with someone who can speak to the African-American experience on campus, or an athlete can find out what it’s like for student-athletes on campus.
This is a whole new way to search for colleges. This is also a whole new way for college students to make a lot of money from their dorm rooms, helping others by talking about what it’s really like to go to their school.