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| | Label: Big Picture Media, Inc.
Salesrank: 139318
Released: December 15, 2005 |
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Media: DVD |
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Tired of traveling from campus to campus? Not satisfied with the glossy brochures and cookie-cutter tour guides?
Save time and money: visit the most popular colleges in America without leaving your house!
THE U is a new DVD series featuring uncensored video tours of the 50 most popular colleges, created by students, for students, and hosted by stars from The WB.
THE U’s college tours allow students and parents to get a true insider’s perspective on colleges nationwide. Because THE U is not associated with (or endorsed by) any college or university, our DVDs show you everything official college tours can’t (or won’t). Each tour runs almost 20 minutes and mixes candid student interviews with footage of the campus (and areas surrounding campus), dorms, facilities, classrooms, cafeterias, dining areas, nightlife, and much more, featuring unbiased coverage of: Academics, The Setting, The Scene, The Food, The Shelter, and Getting In.
There’s no better way to help your student make the big college choice. Get THE U on DVD today and discover what colleges are really like!
***Special Offer: Order any of THE U’s DVDs today and get our free eBook, "THE U Presents: The Ten Best College Admissions Essays (Secrets to Success in The Ivy League) as a free bonus gift!***
THE U: UNCUT - College Tour DVD Box Set Reviews:
AMAZING!! 
2006-06-21 -
I just got these DVD's in the mail and what a godsend! I've been stressing about college for a few months now in preparation for applying in the fall and I must say that this has been my best purchase so far.
I can't afford to go visit a lot of the schools around the country but the U's DVD's have helped me get a sense of what the campuses really are like without having to pay hundreds of dollars on airfare! Seeing it on film versus campus catalogs really makes a difference.
The best part is how this is a no holes barred look at college life by students. They tell you all the dirt the college admissions people don't want you know about: what the parties and academics are really like. My brother looked at the video about his school and said they characterized it perfectly.
I'm so so glad I bought the series. It's a fun way to narrow down college choices - which for me was oh so important - and it really helped give me a much better sense about which school would be the perfect school for me. now i only have to get in....
these DVD's are a must have for anyone applying to college in the fall! If you are choosing between this and other guidebooks, buy this. it's more fun, hip, and honest than any of the books I've been reading this summer. you won't regret it!
Box set
2006-05-19 - I loved the box set because it told me what the printed handbooks told me and so much more. The handbooks are useful in their own right, but they don't cover all aspects of college life like these DVDs. The DVDs offer insights into Greek Life, student body and academics that would be impossible to convey in writing alone. How can you get a sense of a college's social scene from a couple of sentences in a book? You can't.
Rather than spitting numbers at you, one useful feature of the DVDs are the "UNCUT" and unedited interviews of students and faculty. Students and professors, reveal the gory details that admissions officers don't want you to know about; one particular student described his school's locale as "dirty and industrial," an accurate description.
This box set did 4 things for me. It narrowed down my choices, helped me better understand what college is about, made me want to research more, all while keeping me entertained.
If you're looking for an upbeat, interesting and informative way to get through the arduous college selection process than this "College Tour DVD Box Set" is a must have.
What a great product!!
2006-02-16 - I was unsure of where I wanted to go to college, and I did not want to drag my parents to lame tours all over the USA. So I bought this box set of DVDs and it was so rad. It has insight from real students of 50 big name colleges and shows you what no college tour will: the party scene, the truth about teachers, student population, etc. I recommend this to any high school senior who wants an insider's look into what a school is like before you go.
The Reality of College
2006-02-14 - Applying for college is not a fun process. It's a lot like shooting blindly in the dark and unless you know someone who went to a certain school (and who doesn't have a vested interest in boosting a school's rep) you generally have no0 clue what to expect. The U pulls no punches and interviews real students who aren't afraid to talk about good and bad. It talks about everything from what the professor's are like to the comfort factor to hook-up and paints a picture for you that you might not get anywhere else. If you want real answers this is the place to go.
Great, incredibly helpful tool
2006-02-10 - I found it incredibly refreshing. TheU's DVDs really helped me with my college search; I was able to save a boatload of money and time by just picking up the DVDs instead of going to visit these places. They're very well produced and include pretty much all of the most popular schools in the country. They were invaluable tools in helping me to decide to head to Princeton.
The best part of it is the fact that they really give you the whole picture of all the schools; they include all the stuff I really wanted to know. The party scene, the social scene, the various clubs nearby, how the campus food is--it's all on there. GREAT production, very professional, the hosts from the WB are good.
Overall, if you're a student or a teacher or a parent, or, even a student in college who is maybe thinking of changing, I'd definitely recommend TheU's DVDs.
