Product Details

• Actors: The WB Stars
• Directors: Doug Imbruce
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Big Picture Media, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: December 15, 2005
• Run Time: 900 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000DZ7XWU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #336,067 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

NY Times, October 21, 2005

Guided campus tours don't always give incoming students the most complete view, a new series of documentaries could add perspective.

Product Description

Tired of traveling from campus to campus? Not satisfied with the glossy brochures and cookie-cutter tour guides?

Save time and money: visit the most popular colleges in America without leaving your house!

THE U is a new DVD series featuring uncensored video tours of the 50 most popular colleges, created by students, for students, and hosted by stars from The WB.

THE U’s college tours allow students and parents to get a true insider’s perspective on colleges nationwide. Because THE U is not associated with (or endorsed by) any college or university, our DVDs show you everything official college tours can’t (or won’t). Each tour runs almost 20 minutes and mixes candid student interviews with footage of the campus (and areas surrounding campus), dorms, facilities, classrooms, cafeterias, dining areas, nightlife, and much more, featuring unbiased coverage of: Academics, The Setting, The Scene, The Food, The Shelter, and Getting In.

There’s no better way to help your student make the big college choice. Get THE U on DVD today and discover what colleges are really like!

***Special Offer: Order any of THE U’s DVDs today and get our free eBook, "THE U Presents: The Ten Best College Admissions Essays (Secrets to Success in The Ivy League) as a free bonus gift!***

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun way to start the college search!, February 8, 2006

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tk (NY, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE U: UNCUT - College Tour DVD Box Set (DVD)

These DVDs are awesome!! So much better than the brochures from colleges that show only the best parts of the school without any of the bad stuff. I like hearing students talk about their real life on campus- the party scenes, the general attitudes (competitive or laid-back), if there are cool professors.... stuff like that. I've started considering schools I hadn't thought of before after watching these videos. And getting a whole profile of a school in 15 minutes is way easier than trying to visit all of these places. WAY MORE FUN than reading those awful books that don't tell me anything but statistics. The best $50 I've spent in awhile...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great product!!, February 15, 2006

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TJ Misny - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE U: UNCUT - College Tour DVD Box Set (DVD)

I was unsure of where I wanted to go to college, and I did not want to drag my parents to lame tours all over the USA. So I bought this box set of DVDs and it was so rad. It has insight from real students of 50 big name colleges and shows you what no college tour will: the party scene, the truth about teachers, student population, etc. I recommend this to any high school senior who wants an insider's look into what a school is like before you go.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Reality of College, February 13, 2006

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Tyresius (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE U: UNCUT - College Tour DVD Box Set (DVD)

Applying for college is not a fun process. It's a lot like shooting blindly in the dark and unless you know someone who went to a certain school (and who doesn't have a vested interest in boosting a school's rep) you generally have no0 clue what to expect. The U pulls no punches and interviews real students who aren't afraid to talk about good and bad. It talks about everything from what the professor's are like to the comfort factor to hook-up and paints a picture for you that you might not get anywhere else. If you want real answers this is the place to go.