Let's face it: Most of us like to snoop a little when it comes to knowing the skinny about fellow students. A new website, College InSight, provides all the nerdy, juicy details you could ever want about your school, about other schools, and about your school when compared to other schools.

You can run reports on topics ranging from the average debt of graduating seniors to the racial and ethnic diversity of the student body (and faculty, too) to what the average financial aid package looks like. You can see how your school stacks up to others and even receive email updates. It's a great way to get data for a paper you might be writing, a great way to figure out where you are on the spectrum at your school, and a great way to easily kill an hour or two. Enjoy!

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The 2010 Scholarships for Military Children began taking applications on November 3. According to the Scholarships for Military Children website, these scholarships are available to you if "your mother or father is active duty, reserve/guard, or retired military personnel or you are the survivor of a deceased member, and you have a military dependent I.D. card you can apply! You must be planning to attend a college or university on a full-time basis."

Applications are available in commissaries or at the website. As someone who has had family members in the military for many, many generations, I want to make sure those of you with military connections are aware of this resource. Some additional resources you may want to consider:

• About.com Guide to the U.S Military
• Resources and Information on Using the GI Bill
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill website

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While Greek life may be an amazing experience for many students, it can also be an unwelcoming and unsafe one for gay students on some college campuses. Sigma Phi Beta, which claims to be America's first gay fraternity, aims to change at least a small part of that.

Started at Arizona State University, the fraternity's mission is to "[promote] equality and respect by providing Queer and Allied men in college with a uniquely diverse safe space within the traditional Greek fraternity system. [They] strive for integrity and professionalism, and uphold high standards of scholarship and excellence." The State Press is also reporting that at least one other chapter of the fraternity is being chartered. For more information, you can check out their website or contact them directly.

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As the economy makes things financially tougher and tougher for many students (and their families), the rising costs of tuition, room, and board only complicate the situation. Luckily, collegestats.org just put together a list of "10 truly free colleges" that offer tuition deals for their students. Of course, before you transfer to a tuition-free school, make sure you've spoken with your financial aid office and explored all of your options ... but do keep in mind that if you can't afford your current institution, your best option may be attending somewhere else instead of dropping out altogether.