Our Google-enhanced site search (at the top right corner of each page) has been nonfunctional for the last few days, but it’s fixed now.
It might come in handy if you’re doing something like searching for ‘UCLA’ but can’t find it in our college list because our built-in search just isn’t that good yet (but we’re working on that).
Example:
Go to ‘Browse Colleges’
Search for ‘UCLA’
Results: 0
Now type UCLA into the search at the top of this page, and you’ll be whisked to the right place.
As of today, we’ve introduced the +/- symbols next to each university’s name on the university profile pages. This allows you to add and remove schools from your list in even more simply than before. Try it out and tell us what you think.
I’m happy to introduce College Comparisons to MyChances.net. We’ve always had a list of ‘Peer Schools’ – schools that share many applicants with School X (whichever school you’re browsing). We’ve gone beyond that now, though. When you visit School X’s page, you’ll be able to see:
* Which schools students prefer more (e.g., if students get into both School X and School Y, they commonly attend School Y)
* Which schools students consider equally (e.g., if students get into both School X and School Y, they sometimes go to one and sometimes to the other)
* Which schools students prefer less (e.g., if students get into both School X and School Y, they commonly attend School X)
Hopefully this will help you broaden you college search and discover some new schools that you weren’t previously aware of. As always, good luck with the application process!
We’ve got two new tools for you to use on the site now. The first is “Browse Colleges”. With this tool, you can browse (and search) through the list of thousands of colleges to see stats on your favorite schools.
The second tool we have for you is “Search Profiles”. This allows you to search through the profiles of current members to see how you compare.
To access both of these tools, click on the “College Menu”. As always, if you have any questions or comments, make a comment on this blog or a note in the forums.
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