I'm not an alum of Colby College, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express

I recently was introduced to a fantastic site showcasing "a student perspective on LIFE at Colby College." The site, maintained since March 2007, is run by current Colby students. The students contribute blog posts, videos, podcasts, photos and other stories related to their experiences at Colby College. They provide an uncut, real student life view.

In addition to the site, all of the aforementioned have RSS feeds. Contact information for the student contributors is also available to gather more in-depth information.



As trend followers, we know students hesitate with marketing pitches. This site -- though clearly created for recruitment -- does not have noticeable links to the main College site or the Admissions site (a few links on the bottom of the homepage, and email links on the bottom of the other pages). No mention on how to apply, visit campus or who your recruiter is. This strategy is more difficult to track (though it could be done with some stealth tricks), but is more genuine to recruits. Colby College has done a great job with this site.

Check it out for yourself at:
http://www.insidecolby.com