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Having a more robust college search function could be an add-on service. If the search function could help narrow down by class sizes, popularity of majors (or # of students going on to graduate educations in a field), plus the likelihood of merit aid, Greek life, etc, then I think it could be of value to families. Adding in the college’s merit and honors college deadlines (as well as just app deadlines) would be cool For more ideas related to the search tool, the post below expands upon it.

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@fiftyfifty1 is very kind, but I am just a random person who likes researching, and don’t have some of the very specific knowledgeable expertise that some others (like @aquapt) have about an array of particular programs at schools. I will note part of my researching techniques, though, which might help in the development of a better college search tool. I usually start with College Navigator (linked by @ucbalumnus in post 3). That can help in finding schools by: size, major, location, admissions rate, etc. One of the time-consuming parts of looking in College Navigator at the majors is looking to see the number of students in a major, because this can denote relative strength in a department (either by percentage or number of students) as well as whether there would be sufficient coursework in the major (or whether there are so few students in the major that the major could be at risk of being eliminated or having slim offerings). This is one of the ways that some of the under-the…

If I was a parent or student, I could see paying $5-10/year for access to the super-search tool. It’s an amount that doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it can really add up if it becomes popular.