Brian's blog is a bit different from other blogs I've reviewed. It has a single purpose; to help young people get into the college of their choice.

What is "Accepted to College" all about?

Brian has been a standardized test instructor for both the SAT and ACT for a large, nationwide test preparation company. While doing web research, he found more bad advice than good about being accepted to college and started up this blog in order to separate the facts from the fiction.

The blog is not designed to attract searchers of all kinds. It's merely a resource for prospective college applicants.

Site Design

The blog is a fairly simple, 3-column, fixed-width theme, with a unique header. The design emphasizes the content and not the design itself. It's not ugly, so don't get me wrong about that. One glance, however, and you can tell it wasn't designed to get attention from anyone other than the intended readers.

One thing different about the design is that the contact form is included in every blog post. This is the first time I've seen it done. I'm not sure of the reasoning behind it, but at least the person filling out the form doesn't have to look for it like I've seen on so many other blogs. There's also a contact page in the sidebar, which is a little different than the contact form in each article.

Article and Post Content

I don't know diddly about going to college, having attended only specific courses over my lifetime. I never attempted to tackle full-time college. I had difficulty looking for the earliest articles because there isn't an archives section. Everything is separated by categories only.

The latest article, "Carnival of College Admissions: 3rd Edition", is a blog carnival focused on educational links. While I don't have the time to click through to them, each blog entry looks to be a resource in itself. Based on his descriptions, Brian knew what articles to look for to enhance the information is his own blog.

My Overall Opinion

As I said earlier, I don't know diddly about college. Since I'm positive there are people out there having difficulties getting into college, staying in college and other related problems, this blog looks to me like a valuable resource for those who want to learn more.

If secondary education is a goal of yours, please don't hesitate to visit Brian's blog.

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