Giving the Web the New College Try
Posted April 2nd, 2000 by glodotorg
A recent survey of 10,000 high school students found that college Web sites ranked third on their list of most important sources of information about a school, surpassed only by a campus visit and a conversation with a current student. Many of the university sites feature virtual campus tours, course catalogs, student testimonials, listings of scheduled academic and extracurricular activities, and e-mail links to professors. Educators believe university Web sites are important and efficient communication tools that will eventually replace traditional brochures and guidebooksvisit there now