501 colleges · 30-minute conversations
What they don’t tell you on the tour.
Book 30 minutes with a current student at the colleges on your list. They answer as themselves, not for the admissions office.
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“I transferred in, so I can tell you what both first years felt like.”
Get a student’s view of everyday college life.
A 30-minute conversation
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How it works
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Tell us which colleges you’re considering
Choose up to five colleges and share your interests, questions and timing. We’ll use those details to look for a relevant student.
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Review the student and proposed time
We contact a student about your request. After they respond, review the proposed student and time before confirming.
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Have your 30-minute conversation
Bring your questions about classes, campus life and the choices on your list. Use the meeting link provided for your conversation.
There’s a student here who was you last year.
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Andre P.Junior · Pre-Health, first-gen“Ask me about the chem sequence before you commit to it.”
First-genPre-healthWorks on campusBook 30 min · $49
Sofia L.Senior · Business + Spanish“I was in a sorority for two years and then wasn’t. Both sides.”
Greek lifeStudy abroadBusinessBook 30 min · $49
Ty W.Sophomore · Undeclared“Came in with no idea what I wanted. Still figuring it out, happily.”
UndeclaredAthleteHonors dormBook 30 min · $49
Bring whatever you’re actually wondering.
Dorms, money, workload, whether people actually leave on weekends. Pick a topic below, or ask your own.
All forty questions, on one page →- “What do you wish you knew before choosing this school?”
- “How hard is it to change majors?”
- “What is campus life really like?”
- “How did you decide where to enroll?”
- “What should I pay attention to during my visit?”
- “What is the workload actually like?”
- “Which dorm would you pick again, and which would you avoid?”
- “Is the dining hall still fine by week three?”
- “Where do people actually eat late at night?”
- “What did you bring that you never once used?”
- “Do sophomores stay on campus or move off?”
- “What is laundry and package pickup really like?”
- “What does a normal week in your major look like?”
- “Are professors reachable outside of class?”
- “How hard is it to add a minor or double major?”
- “Which intro course thins the herd?”
- “Did you get the classes you wanted as a first-year?”
- “When do people in your major start applying for internships?”
- “Is Greek life the whole social scene or one slice of it?”
- “How did you find your closest friends?”
- “What is there to do if you do not drink?”
- “Is it easy to meet people outside your dorm floor?”
- “Which tradition is actually worth showing up for?”
- “Does the campus empty out on weekends?”
- “What do you spend in a month beyond tuition?”
- “How easy is it to get an on-campus job?”
- “Did your aid package change after the first year?”
- “Are textbooks and lab fees a real cost here?”
- “Is a car necessary, or a liability?”
- “What did your family not think to budget for?”
Colleges
Explore 501 U.S. colleges.
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAExplore college
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYExplore college
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJExplore college
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAExplore college
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CAExplore college
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAExplore college
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MAExplore college
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDExplore college
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTExplore college
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAExplore college
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNExplore college
Rice UniversityHouston, TXExplore college
University of ChicagoChicago, ILExplore college
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYExplore college
University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAExplore college
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILExplore college
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHExplore college
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIExplore college
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAExplore college
University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CAExplore college
University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MIExplore college
Duke UniversityDurham, NCExplore college
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PAExplore college
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CAExplore college
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