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It's definitely a new approach but not a new idea: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ This really is a great domain (probl

It's definitely a new approach but not a new idea: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ This really is a great domain (problem area, not uri) for a wiki though.

brianlash 18y ago
I was thinking the same thing. I used collegeconfidential.com to pick students' brains when I thought I wanted to transfer back in 2005, and I know it was around for at least a few years before that. You're right though in that this is a new approach, if not a wholly original idea. The presentation needs work (that's been mentioned elsewhere here) but I think they've got the right idea about the next "big thing" in the admissions guide market.
kobs 18y ago
CC was a huge time sink for me back in high school.
- eru 18y ago
  CC? Compiler Construction?
  - eru 18y ago
    So my guess was wrong. What does CC mean?
    - ntoshev 18y ago
      In this context, college confidential. See great-grandparent.
      - eru 18y ago
        Ah, ok. Obviously. Thanks.
andyking 18y ago
This sort of thing would be great if it was cloned or expanded to cover UK universities. There have been an increasing number of really ropey institutions and courses popping up over recent years and many students don't realise they're in such a university (get 'em in, take the fees, put them through the least rigorous process possible, print them a degree in something like "e-Music" or "Film, TV and Radio Studies") until they're quite heavily invested. A site where people could frankly and honestly say "this course was worth doing for me because" or "I feel that I made the wrong decision coming to this uni because" would be brilliant at a time when uni education here is becoming more expensive and people are starting to have second thoughts over whether it's worthwhile. At present, the most popular such site in Britain is a simple vBulletin forum. There's a gap there if someone wants to run with it!
- seano 18y ago
  I made a little site along these lines a while back but other stuff came up and I never got around to finishing it. I've just put it up here - http://www.yamooki.com http://www.yamooki.com - if you want to take a look. Never got around to adding a review feature, I'll do that and hook it up with Facebook Connect when I get a spare couple of days. That (FB Connect) should make some interesting things possible, like being able to add as friends those users who have shortlisted same course as you, male/female ratios etc.

It's definitely a new approach but not a new idea: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ This really is a great domain (problem area, not uri) for a wiki though.

brianlash 18y ago

I was thinking the same thing. I used collegeconfidential.com to pick students' brains when I thought I wanted to transfer back in 2005, and I know it was around for at least a few years before that. You're right though in that this is a new approach, if not a wholly original idea. The presentation needs work (that's been mentioned elsewhere here) but I think they've got the right idea about the next "big thing" in the admissions guide market.

kobs 18y ago

CC was a huge time sink for me back in high school.

eru 18y ago
CC? Compiler Construction?
- eru 18y ago
  So my guess was wrong. What does CC mean?
  - ntoshev 18y ago
    In this context, college confidential. See great-grandparent.
    - eru 18y ago
      Ah, ok. Obviously. Thanks.

andyking 18y ago

This sort of thing would be great if it was cloned or expanded to cover UK universities. There have been an increasing number of really ropey institutions and courses popping up over recent years and many students don't realise they're in such a university (get 'em in, take the fees, put them through the least rigorous process possible, print them a degree in something like "e-Music" or "Film, TV and Radio Studies") until they're quite heavily invested. A site where people could frankly and honestly say "this course was worth doing for me because" or "I feel that I made the wrong decision coming to this uni because" would be brilliant at a time when uni education here is becoming more expensive and people are starting to have second thoughts over whether it's worthwhile. At present, the most popular such site in Britain is a simple vBulletin forum. There's a gap there if someone wants to run with it!

seano 18y ago
I made a little site along these lines a while back but other stuff came up and I never got around to finishing it. I've just put it up here - http://www.yamooki.com http://www.yamooki.com - if you want to take a look. Never got around to adding a review feature, I'll do that and hook it up with Facebook Connect when I get a spare couple of days. That (FB Connect) should make some interesting things possible, like being able to add as friends those users who have shortlisted same course as you, male/female ratios etc.