<p>I can't speak to the overall quality of the source, Campus Splash, or the methodology used to create the list, but there are some great blogs listed. My goal isn't to promote the validity of the list, only offer a link to some great blogs.</p>
<p>The</a> 25 Best Admissions Office Blogs of 2011 | CampusSplash - College News and Tips.</p>
<p>I was surprised MIT wasn’t on the list. It was the best blog (IMO) in 2007 when my oldest was applying.</p>
<p>If anyone has other schools blogs they are fans of please post links. That may be helpful to parents who are starting the process. Following admissions blogs to several target schools is really helpful. There’s so much good information!</p>
<p>Aside from the admissions office itself, some of the schools my family members attend (ed) ,Oberln and Cornell, also have student bloggers, that post about their various goings-on. These can provide additional insights about student life at these schools. At Cornell these blogs can be found under the title “Life on the Hill”.</p>
<p>[Here’s</a> a massive list of admission blogs](<a href=“College Lists Wiki / Blogs - Admissions-related”>College Lists Wiki / Blogs - Admissions-related). These are broken up by the type of blog (admission officer, student, college counselor). </p>
<p>The list is the collaborative work of a few admission officers. There may be blogs on there that aren’t updated as often as others. I just checked some that I added to the list and the links are dead. I’ll try to update it in the summer. :)</p>
<p>Hey Blueigunana!</p>
<p>I’m one of the editors of CS, thanks for the mention of our Top 25 list! The methodology is pretty straightforward, we read a TON of these type of blogs, and these are the ones we love and think aren’t just PR office rehashes. </p>
<p>DM if you have any questions :]!</p>
<p>PS Dean J, that list is awesome. </p>
<p>Allen</p>
<p>Thanks Dean J! The time admissions offices take to communicate with applicants and their families is very appreciated!</p>
<p>I just spend a little more time clicking links on the list and I fear that many (most?) are either dead or go to blogs that aren’t being updated.</p>
<p>I intend to make a massive update one of my summer projects. I think it’s important to have this info cataloged.</p>
<p>By the way, [the</a> College Lists wiki](<a href=“College Lists Wiki”>College Lists Wiki) is a great resource if you’re looking for schools with certain majors, programs, or attributes.</p>
<p>BTW, if you go to the Top 25 list above and click on the UVA blog, you get some great shots of Dean J’s very photogenic dog. :)</p>
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<p>As a current dawg, I’m <em>almost</em> ashamed to admit that UVA’s blog was by far my favorite. Not only is DeanJ helpful, but those dawg photos are so cute!</p>
<p>Go dawgs ;)</p>
<p>Agreed. CavDog is adorable!! :)</p>
<p>If you are a fan of twitter you can follow many of the deans there. We follow a couple that just crack us up. After 14 hours of reading applications it’s amazing they can keep a sense of humor!</p>
<p>If you click on the Johns Hopkins blog, there is a post about “The Good, Bad & the Ugly” of College Confidential!</p>
<p>It’s interesting, too, that a few of those best blogs actually have some active admissions officers on here who are very accomodating, as well. I think it’s a smart move, on both accounts.</p>
<p>Worcester Polytechnic</p>
<p>[In</a> Our Words…|WPI Admissions Blogs](<a href=“http://wp.wpi.edu/admissions/]In”>http://wp.wpi.edu/admissions/)</p>
<p>Happened to read it the day they sent out EA letters. That was nice.</p>
<p>Many WPI students go on trips abroad to complete projects as part of the WPI curriculum. The stories are really interesting. Makes me wish I could go.</p>
<p>RIT keeps theirs pretty up to date, as well:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/[/url]”>http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/</a></p>
<p>Now, if I could get my son to take an interest in reading a few of these!!</p>
<p>Totally agree. It’s a free and easy way to get the word out for schools. I also think Twitter is super useful from this perspective. But they need to not be cookie-cutter tweets/blog posts. Personal (i.e. dog pictures) always works best.</p>