What's it like to attend this school?
Beyond the data
Making your college decision? There’s a lot of data out there to help you decide—from ACT cumulative midpoint to early decision acceptance rate, from research funding per student to TOEFL requirements. And that’s barely scratching the surface.
Problem is, you can get buried in the numbers, and never find out the one thing you really need to know:
What’s it like to attend this school?
That’s where we come in. At College Scoops, we go beyond the data to focus on the authentic college experience, using up-to-the-minute info and unique perspectives—not from college admissions departments, but from real students.
Virtual or in person, we've got you covered
Here, there... or anywhere.
Visiting a new college? Don’t waste time with printed maps, or with campus tour guides who show you only what they want you to see. Our interactive guides are optimized for smartphones, and super-simple to navigate, so you can discover all the sights worth seeing—on your schedule—with just a few taps.
Then again, maybe you’re finding it somewhere in between “difficult” and “impossible” to visit many of the schools on your list. Using our interactive virtual tours, you can explore the campuses of hundreds of colleges and universities from wherever you happen to be, via any desktop, tablet or mobile device.
From application to graduation—and beyond
Something for everyone
College Students
Get tips to make college living better. From where to live to where to get the best pizza, we’ve got you covered.
Parents
Get info on self-guided tours and where to eat and stay. Help your child decide where to go. Know they made smart choices.
Applicants
Get the inside scoop on life at college. Decide where to apply, get self-guided tours, pick the school for you, and come prepared.
Educational Consultants
Get authentic insights from college students and parents to help your families save time, energy, and stress planning a college visit.
It’s time to get schooled.
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Our guides are just the beginning
Building a community
Our interactive guides get rave reviews from parents, students, educational consultants and admissions counselors.
But for us, it’s more than just the guides. Our mission is to bring these groups together—to create a community where we can share ideas and insights, so that everyone benefits.
So we’re constantly adding new content to our site that’s available to everyone—not just members:
Podcasts
Weekly podcasts connect you to the best and the brightest in college admissions specialists and educational consultants, with topics ranging from post-graduation employment to navigating wait lists, gap years, college essays, and more.
Videos
Student-created videos on our YouTube channel offer honest and unfiltered perspectives on the colleges and universities most in demand in 2021.
Articles
Regular blog posts covering a wide range of topics, many authored by educational consultants and other college experts, offer unique insights for both parents and students.
We believe that when you give a little, you can sometimes get back a lot. And with the way our community is growing, we think we just may be on to something.
Plans & Pricing
Monthly
Pay as you go- A monthly membership gives you all the benefits of our annual plan, but allows you the convenience of paying as you go.
- Monthly membership plans auto-renew each month, and can be cancelled at any time prior to the following month.
Annual
Best value- An annual membership is our best value by far, saving you over $20/year when compared to our monthly “pay as you go” plan.
- Annual membership plans auto-renew each year, and we’ll send along a friendly reminder a few weeks prior to renewal.
Student
Budget-friendly option*- Our Student option provides a way for college students to enjoy the benefits of membership—at a price that fits a typical student’s budget.
Just like our standard monthly plan, you can sign up now and cancel anytime.
*Pricing available only to students with a valid school-issued .edu email address.
Monthly
Pay as you go- A monthly membership gives you all the benefits of our annual plan, but allows you the convenience of paying as you go.
- Monthly membership plans auto-renew each month, and can be cancelled at any time prior to the following month.
Annual
Best value- An annual membership is our best value by far, saving you over $20/year when compared to our monthly “pay as you go” plan.
- Annual membership plans auto-renew each year, and we’ll send along a friendly reminder a few weeks prior to renewal.
Student
Budget-friendly option*- Our Student option provides a way for college students to enjoy the benefits of membership—at a price that fits a typical student’s budget.
Just like our standard monthly plan, you can sign up now and cancel anytime.
*Pricing available only to students with a valid school-issued .edu email address.
FAQs
You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers. Here are some of the most frequently-asked questions about College Scoops regarding our plans, pricing, products and services.
For a complete list of FAQs, just click here.
Many colleges offer virtual tours on their own Web sites. What makes your College Scoops guides different?
As we like to say, our guides are made by students, for students, and are created with real, authentic input from our student ambassadors themselves. In addition, parents also provide their own perspectives for our Parent Scoops.
Besides, we know that applicants aren’t just looking at one school, and tracking down info across multiple colleges’ Web sites gets old pretty fast. So think of us as a “one-stop shop” for virtual campus tours and info.
Are you affiliated with any/all of the colleges, restaurants or hotels you feature on your site?
The information on our site, whether it be podcasts, videos, blog posts, or our interactive guides, comes from real students at these colleges, and is not subject to any editorial control by the schools. This allows us to give you the “real” scoop on the colleges you’re most interested in checking out.
Additionally, neither we, nor our student ambassadors, have any affiliation with the restaurants, bars, hotels, or any other establishments mentioned or recommended in our interactive guides.
What happened to the eBooks you used to sell?
Our eBooks have evolved into our new interactive Guides. By making each guide completely Web-based, we’re able to check and update links, addresses and other info in real time, something that was just not possible with our PDF-based eBooks.
What content is available to non-members?
Non-members are welcome to explore our blog posts, podcasts, student videos and other free content, and are under no obligation whatsoever to purchase a membership.
Although our interactive guides are restricted to members only, we do provide a free sample guide, so even non-members can experience the unique insights and student recommendations that are part of each and every guide on this site.
What else is available to me, if I become a member?
In addition to the content available to all visitors, members gain access to our full collection of interactive college guides, featuring self-guided campus tours, tips on transportation and parking, students’ favorite dorms, and area hotels recommended by parents.
Our guides also highlight the best places to eat and drink, both on and off campus, along with recommended excursions in the surrounding area for students and their families.
Members also receive discounts when purchasing membership plans for friends, family or clients, and we’re always thinking of more ways to reward our members for their loyalty.
What if I want to buy a membership for someone else? How does that work?
When purchasing any of our membership plans, just click the “Gift” button while checking out, and you’ll be prompted to provide the name and email address of your intended recipient. He or she will receive a special code allowing them access to their own memberhip on our site.
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