There is a right college for everyone out there, and, CollegeSolved has created a new and better way to find it.
Target Audience: High school students and their parents
Website URL: https://www.collegesolved.com
Feedback sought:
- Visit https://www.collegesolved.com. Spend a minute on the home page. What are the main products we offer and are they enticing?
- Visit https://www.collegesolved.com/students and https://www.collegesolved.com/counselors. Do you understand how the services work? Is it clear who this is helping?
- How can we improve the message of our value proposition?
- Please share any additional feedback.
About CollegeSolved:
No need to read through countless books on college admissions or search multiple sites for answers to your questions. We provide a virtual-to-personal experience like no one else can. CollegeSolved has built a network of the highest quality experts who are ready to help you find the best college fit and work with you through the entire process.
As if that were not enough, now you can have a private call with a student on over 650 campuses across the US. Here is your chance to find out what the social life and academics are really like or which freshman dorm is the best (and is it really co-ed). Go beyond the campus tour and speak with one of our campus ambassadors.
What are the main products we offer and are they enticing?
The main products you offer are a college search and admission help. The products are enticing because of the way you can contact college students and read their reviews on certain colleges.
Do you understand how the services work? Is it clear who this is helping?
Yes and to me it seems this is helping future college students who are looking for a school, as well as parents looking with or for their children. However, I am unsure if the counselors on the list are all getting paid to be contacted, or if it costs money for someone to contact a counselor. That part of this site is confusing. Is it free to contact a counselor? A student?
How can we improve the message of our value proposition?
Explain in greater detail what this website is specifically for or about on the front page. Is this a listing service for students and counselors to earn extra money by helping future students and parents? Or is this simply a website to help students find appropriate colleges for them, for free?
Visit https://www.collegesolved.com. Spend a minute on the home page. What are the main products we offer and are they enticing?
This site offers searches by name of univeristy, connections with other students to hear their stories, and connections with college admissions officers to get help with admissions. This is a unique site that make finding the right univeristy for you easier. These products are very enticing.
Visit https://www.collegesolved.com/students and https://www.collegesolved.com/counselors. Do you understand how the services work? Is it clear who this is helping?
Yes the products are very user friendly and easy to use. It possible to search for students or counselers by filtering them out with different qualifications. Each profile is easily read so that you can see who exactly you will be speaking with. This greatly benefits the future student.
How can we improve the message of our value proposition?
I think the main message should be more clear. Why do I want to use this site to find a university and what makes it different from others. I would never have looked at this site closer if I hadnt been doing this evaluation. The appearance is cluttered and there is a lot of information. If you want to get someone to not just pass over this site it needs to first catch their attention, make them want to learn more about it and then hit them with what makes you different from other sites. Internet searchers are very ADHD and too much to read on one page will make them pass it right over. Have simple “gateway” home page to get their attention and then give all the information. Just a suggestion…
Please share any additional feedback.
Like I said, maybe de-clutter the page a little.