COLLEGE VIDEO TOURS

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If you have a college-boundchild who wants to visit severalcampuses before choosing a school,you may want to save time (and alot of money) by ordering a videotour of 1 of 350 college campusesfrom Collegiate Choice (201-871-0098; www.collegiatechoice.com).The 1-hour tapes cost $15. Visit your local library to seeif it carries them. The tapes are notmeant to rival the slick promotionalones schools offer free of charge;rather, they're actual, uneditedvideotapes of student-led tours—the kind you would receive if youscheduled an actual visit.