Most students like to do their due diligence before selecting a college or university as their school. But it’s often hard to find the best sites to look for good college reviews. Depending on what you are looking for, we’ve put together a list of the best college review sites that we could find online.

StudentReview – This is the leading site for student reviews. Not all of the reviews are great but there are enough reviews for most schools so that you can get a good feel of what students think. Keep in mind that when a student reviews a college, the student is most likely motivated to do so and this can skew their perspective. But, if enough students think badly or positively about a school it can be enough information to form an opinion.

US News & World Reports – These are professional rankings which include lots of statistical information. The reviews aren’t always representative of what you care about, but they will help you pick from only the best.

MyNextCollege Reviews – We love the forums here and the insight they provide into colleges in various states. Definitely worth checking out.

College Reviews by Teens – Looking for reviews from your peers? College reviews by teens is a fantastic place to get real reviews from real people just like you.

The Seattle Times published a useful article outlining 10 steps to get the best financial aid package when going to college. The tips were both helpful and practical and we suggest that you read through the article if you are currently deciding which school to go to and trying to work out the financial aid situation:
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College Crunch has released it’s annual list of the best online colleges. If you are considering an online education, you should definitely check this list out. It’s the best list we’ve seen online.

Here are there top 3 online colleges of 2009:

1. Devry University
2. University of Phoenix
3. Capella University

To see the rest of the rankings, click here.

In this post we asked Are College Rankings Reliable? and while people disagree on the answer to that question, there is no disputing that college students find such rankings reliable. Sure, the difference between and 1-10 might be indiscernible in actuality and thus the choice might be better left to some campus visits. Nonetheless, the schools in 1-10 are going to be great schools.

Anyway, we say this only because we like rankings. We think rankings cause colleges to strive for excellence. And while rankings aren’t perfect, they are useful. They serve a purpose.