<p>Hi, I am at a loss. Last Spring I bookmarked a website that I thought was affiliated w Kaplan (and marketed, subtly, some college counseling services). It contained fairly current (and easily obtainable) stats on accepted students - particularly SAT scores and, I think, ACT scores. I think the website had had a “red and white” color scheme. I have googled and yahooed and can’t find it now (I’ve lost the bookmark). I know there are lots of ways to get these stats, but this was a good site. Does anyone have any ideas?Thanks.</p>
<p>i dont know if it has red and white color scheme, but I know that it is a college counseling service thing that has great stats and info etc. but you do need a password/ID etc. <a href=“coin3 – Investing and advising technology funds and entrepreneurs”>www.coin3.com?</a></p>
<p>collegeview.com isn’t bad…has standardized test stats</p>
<p>This website is very helpful, tons of information.
<a href=“http://www.studentsreview.com%5B/url%5D”>www.studentsreview.com</a></p>
<p>Bear in mind that students review has a disproportionate percentage of “negative” reviews because very unhappy students are more motivated to take the time to post and it’s not a representative sample. That said, the issues raised in such reviews should be flagged for further investigation on your part if they’re important to you.</p>
<p>No one’s suggesting that student reviews is a perfect sample, but wouldn’t it follow that no one school should (in theory) unjustly receive the large number of negative reviews? meaning shouldn’t, once all the analysis of why its not a good sample is out of the way, each school’s reviews be relatively good representations of the student body’s feelings? </p>
<p>I guess it doesn’t really matter, but when you get down to it, if you assume there are more negative posts than each school deserves, then when you compare the approval ratings of each school the difference should be fairly representative.</p>
<p>No, dartmyth, I actually wouldn’t make that assumption. Forex–and I haven’t checked–one of the complaints that I bet there is about Smith is a lack of straight dating opportunities. My D highlighted this as an issue but in talking to current students at “prospect” parties and visiting, she decided this wasn’t a problem, and her experience there has borne this out. Now, <em>time</em> to date is a different matter.</p>
<p>Push come to shove, I don’t thing there’s any substitute for visiting a campus, observing, and talking to students yourself. On paper, Columbia had been my D’s #1 choice. After visting, she didn’t even apply. It can cut in both direction, moving a “maybe” to the top of the list.</p>
<p>Again, I wouldn’t throw out on-line reviews. But I wouldn’t be a slave to them, either.</p>
<p>Thanks, cbear, for info on collegeview.com. BTW, I noticed that Princeton Review’s website is not working. What’s up w that?</p>