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 in 2010 through a partnership with Viacom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Our mission is 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. Since launch we've posted more than 10 million visits to our site and have built a community of close to a million young people attending close to 11,000 middle schools, high school and colleges throughout the United States.
In a recent survey of Get Schooled community members, students said that Get Schooled helped them:
- Understand goal setting is important (88%)
- Encouraged them to make college a goal (88%)
- Gave them confidence in what their future could be (84%)
Young people can use Get Schooled to 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
- What The FAFSA? campaign to help your students complete their FAFSA early for the max financial aid package
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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