back with us again is rob franek. he's a college prep expert from the princeton review. hi, rob. - hey, good to be here. - what's the best way to learn about a college? - what we tell our students is that the easiestickest way to learn about a school and the qu is to get on to campus to take a tour, to spend the day at that school, because it allows you to answer this question. campus culture fit, financial aid fit, career services fit, is the food good, are the beds comfortable. these are questions that you can ask about in your interview, as well as your time on campus. - isn't the official tour pretty much a very organized sales pitch? after all, don't schools pick students with the best personality to be tour guides? - it's an important question to ask, and the answer is always gonna be yes, right? schools, colleges, universities are always gonna pick their most polished students to come out in front of but, that doesn't mean that those students couldn't give you an unbiased view. remember that your role is not just to be marketed to, but to use that tour or any time

joining us is rob franek. he's from the princeton review. hi! - good to be here, thanks for inviting me. - just so we're all on the same page, what is the princeton review? - princeton review is an education services company. we started a little over 30 years ago to help students master the sat and the act, but over the last 30 years we've been helping students with standardized tests, as well as college admissions advice, as well as financial aid. - during your career, you've worked in college admissions, as well as a test prep teacher. so you should know, which is the better test for students to take? - aha, it's an important question, and one that comes up all the time. the answer is really easy. the better test for you to take is the one that you're going to perform best on. when we think about it, admissions teams at schools large and small, are going to want to put you in the best light using the sat or the act. the majority of the 4,000 schools that are out there will super set your scores, meaning that you'll take the best verbal or math