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Talk to real students at your future college, in your language. Read their tips. Find the help you need before day one.

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Everything you need before your first day

Ask a student

Chat with a verified student of your school who studies what you will study and speaks your language.

Read tips

Short tips from students who were in your place: classes, campus life, what they wish they knew.

Get help fast

One tap to your school's official pages for food, money, housing, health and visas. The 988 crisis line is always there.

One app, everything you need before day one

Real screens from the Halltips app.

Ask a student

The right student, matched for you

Halltips suggests the guides who fit you best, so your first conversation already feels familiar.

  • Same program as you
  • Speaks your language
  • Verified with their school email
Best match
Translation

Write in your language. Read in yours.

Every message is translated automatically between 36 languages. Tap once to see the original.

  • 36 languages, right-to-left included
  • Original text one tap away
  • Share your number only if you both agree
Translated from Spanish
Tips

Learn from students who have been there

Short, practical tips about classes and campus life, written by current students and reviewed by our team.

  • Tip of the week on your home screen
  • Filter by classes or campus life
  • Mark the tips that helped you
Tip of the week
Get help

Official help, one tap away

Food, money, housing, health and visas: Halltips opens your school's official pages, in your language.

  • Links chosen by your school
  • Housing partners near campus
  • The 988 crisis line, always there
988, always there
Your school

Get to know your campus

Photos, campuses with maps, key numbers and a word from your school, before you even arrive.

  • Every campus with a map link
  • Your school website in one tap
  • Your school colors and logo
Campuses and maps
Made for you

Four quick questions, a personal app

Tell us where you are in your journey, what you will study and what you need. Halltips shows the right help first.

  • Just looking, applied, admitted or enrolled
  • Your start term and level
  • What you need help with
4 quick questions

How it works

  1. Find your school

    Pick your future college and tell us what you will study and where you come from.

  2. Meet your match

    We suggest the student guides who fit you best: same program, same language.

  3. Ask anything

    Housing, classes, money, making friends. Real answers from real students.

Safe by design

Verified students

Guides prove they study at your school with their school email.

Report and block

Anyone can report or block in one tap. Our team reviews reports within 24 hours.

Your number stays yours

Phone numbers are shared only when both people say yes.

Honest about privacy

Chats are protected but not end-to-end encrypted. Our team only reads a chat when it is reported.

Already a student? Become a guide.

Help the students who arrive after you, when you have time.

  • A volunteer certificate
  • A line for your resume
  • About 30 minutes a week

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