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Search for College and University "Unofficial" Information
The best way to evaluate college and university "unofficial" cultural
information, go to their website and:
- Look at the campus newspaper online. What are the issues and complaints
students have? (Bad cafeteria food? On-campus crime?) What are students'
interests?
- See if students have their own web pages and the information posted
on them. You may want to e-mail students and ask questions about
the school.
- Go to the home pages of faculty who teach classes in your major.
Look at any posted class syllabuses, do the classes they teach look
interesting? Read faculty biographies and résumés
to see who will be teaching you next fall. What are their research
interests? If you have questions, send a faculty member a polite,
short e-mail introducing yourself as a prospective student and ask
a brief question.
- Review the various on-campus student organizations to see what
they are about and their planned activities.
- Look at the alumni association pages to see what the college is
doing for their alumni.
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