Sunday, April 29, 2012

Fiske Interactive - A College Guide for the iPad

For more than 25 years, millions of parents, counselors, and college-bound students have turned to The Fiske Guide to Colleges for an independent perspective on the distinctive personalities of the best and most interesting colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.

Now, the Fiske Interactive College Guide brings you every aspect of the book—plus much more—in an app!

Check out the video! (It’s only 78 seconds long) http://www.sourcebooks.com/next/apps/fiske-interactive-college-guide.html

Fiske Interactive allows you to go beyond the book and streamline your college search with the following resources and tools:
  • Plan your college tour with built-in Google map function
  • Find school deadlines and application dates
  • Email admissions departments directly from the app
  • Browse each college website
  • Check out comparable campuses (“overlap schools”)
Fiske Interactive also allows parents and students to quickly and easily organize their top choices using lists and notes:
  • Flag schools for a second look
  • Categorize the schools you are interested in by using the “Safety Schools,” “Probable Schools,” and  “Reach Schools” list feature
  • Add notes to each school
Fiske Interactive includes the hallmark Fiske Profiles that provide a candid, authoritative look at the academic climates and extracurricular scenes of 310+ colleges and universities. The app allows you to browse through the guide with a swipe of your finger, view photos of each campus, or search by your chosen criteria, including state, campus location, enrollment size, academic program, Fiske rating, or just a keyword.

It’s the next best thing to being on campus.

You’ll quickly find the Fiske Interactive College Guide to be your most trusted, on-the-go companion, bringing much-needed calm and sanity to one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.

Fiske Interactive ($19.99) is available exclusively for the iPad.

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