As incoming freshmen, young men and women huddle over their computer staring at their university’s “student life” section trying to find a glimpse into what college life will be like. However, these webpages often appear fraudulent, with posing students smiling and laughing over a dictionary.

If you want to know what the real thing is like, check this out.

Try social networking sites, like myspace, youtube and facebook where you can interact with students already attending.

As an example, here is a clip, courtesy of youtube, of a flashmob at the University of California, Davis.