SchoolSkimmer

For high school seniors

Look past the brochure.

SchoolSkimmer gives you plain, factual guides to selective colleges — what's actually distinctive about each, what it costs, and how to see it for yourself. Every claim links to the college's own pages so you can verify it.

No rankings hype, no sales pitch. Just the things worth looking at before you apply.

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

A tutorial system modeled on Oxford, in the Berkshire hills.

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Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts

An open curriculum and five colleges within reach.

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Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

An open curriculum with a strong arts and film culture.

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A research university where you apply to one of seven colleges.

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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

A coastal-Maine liberal arts college famous for its food and the outdoors.

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★ / The important stuff

Late-night fuel

Not academic, but you asked. The closest McDonald's, Domino's, and Chick-fil-A to each campus, with directions. Distances are approximate and chains open and close — tap through to confirm before you make the trip. (Chick-fil-A is closed Sundays.)

Williams College

Amherst College

Wesleyan University

Carnegie Mellon University

Bowdoin College