More than 80% of high school students say their goal is to attend a four-year college. But young people are nervous about how to make that dream come true. They are confused about which college to attend, stressed about the college application process and anxiety ridden about how to actually pay for college. They need information about financial aid, scholarships and jobs that help them offset the cost of a higher education.
Get Schooled was founded five years ago through a partnership with Viacom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Our mission has been to empower and engage young people and to give them the tools and inspiration to get the education they need to succeed. We use our digital platform, gamification and a recipe we call ‘sizzle and substance’ to inspire and engage students. To date, we’ve reached more than five million young people attending close to 11,000 middle and high schools throughout the United States.
Through Get Schooled, young people will find:
- Tips for succeeding in high school, including text wake up calls, selecting classes or even navigating homecoming
- Games that teach everything from refresher math to college application tips
- An easily searchable database of scholarships
- Tools to find a job that will help pay for college.
- Tools to explore college options
- Real-live help through text on everything from questions about SAT scores to FAFSA to filling out a job application
The more young people explore our site, the more points they earn to cash in our reward store, earn badges and eventually qualify for scholarships. Here are 6 Reasons You Need to be on Get Schooled!
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DJ Khaled joined Get Schooled, Viacom and TV and radio personality Sway Calloway, along with high school students from around the country, to recognize the impact of their award-winning 'Major Keys’ campaign, taking over Viacom’s six-story digital billboard and sharing keys to success with New York City area high school students in Viacom’s Times Square Studio as part of Get Schooled annual Yearbook Day.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationThe Major Keys campaign took first place in Best Social Good Campaign
Source: Get Schooled FoundationGet Schooled ranked among top 10 most innovative companies in gaming.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationMaddie Lamb, Sequoyah High School senior, winner of the Graduate for Más Homecoming Court, leads in the design of a collaborative art project that reflects the power of community in ensuring all students graduate from high school prepared for the future.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationSnapchat Tour is part of Get Schooled’s College Application Campaign that also includes personal statement coaching and text-based college advice
Source: Get Schooled FoundationGet Schooled, Viacom and the Ad Council release a new series of PSA’s as part of a national ad campaign featuring DJ Khaled aimed at boosting high school and college success rates
Source: Get Schooled FoundationCarol City Middle School in Miami Gardens took first place in the National Fall Attendance Challenge. They earned a visit from DJ Khaled to celebrate their big win.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationDePaul University Student Dawn Adepoju to Receive Mega-Scholarship Toward College Degree
Source: Get Schooled FoundationTo ensure more young people have access to the information they need to go to college, today the Get Schooled Foundation announced the expansion of the College Text Hotline for the 2015-16 school year during a panel at the 20th Anniversary National College Access Network (NCAN) Conference.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationSacramento High School students earn a surprise celebrity principal for the day and a $2,000 grant to recognize their commitment to high school graduation and college success.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationNickelodeon has partnered with Get Schooled, a national non-profit co-founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom, to award one skilled and innovative animator with a $25,000 scholarship by creating an original animated short.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationChance the Rapper and Ludacris joined non-profit Get Schooled, Comcast’s Internet Essentials, and city and school leaders at Alcott College Prep on Tuesday afternoon to kick off the Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge, designed to help thousands of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students finish their school year strong and increase their preparation for college.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationFormer Chicago Bears player James "Big Cat" Williams surprises, awards laptops in classroom visits.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationPartnership Allows Low-Income Teens More Access to College Information
Source: UnigoOn Thursday, June 12, recording artist and Detroit native, Big Sean will return to his hometown to act as “Principal for the Day” at Bates Academy (Bates), an Excellent Schools Detroit “Recommended School.”
Source: Get Schooled FoundationToday, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Get Schooled, Viacom and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at the T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA, to discuss the importance of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) when planning for college.
Source: Get Schooled FoundationAfter airlifting tacos to the remote Alaskan community in 2012, Taco Bell® returns on a new mission: reward teens for their hard work toward graduation
Source: Get Schooled FoundationGet Schooled has focused on attendance as a critical metric in school and student performance because it is one of the best predictors of high school graduation rates and college readiness rates.
Source: Get Schooled Foundation