As summer comes to a close, many students are packing their bags in preparation for the trip back to college. If that means its time to fret over finances, getting hired or upcoming grades, tech is here to help. Check out these five startups to help you get the semester started, in peace.
With the soaring cost of college education — as well as income inequality — in the U.S., we all stand to benefit from NextGenVest, a company devoted to helping students pay for college. The service, which assists students with financial aid apps, deadlines and finding scholarships, saves college kids both time and money. It’s also entirely free to use, operating its business by selling its online financial education platform to schools. They also offer internships.
If you’re searching for an internship, look no further than WayUp. WayUp is an online platform that connects students and recent grads with some of the best jobs and internships around, including ones with top companies like Uber, The New York Times and Google. It’s simple and easy to use — all you need to do is sign up (for free), create your mobile profile and explore the job board. With the thousands of internships they feature, you’re bound to find the one to get you through the semester and ready for the postgrad workforce.
Transtutors is an online tutoring company that will help you get the grades you know you’re capable of. You can submit an assignment you need help with, put in a request for personal tutoring or add your question to their Q&A section in Quora fashion. The list of subjects covered is massive, ranging from accounting and finance to computer science and humanities. They also award $1,000 scholarships to students of any major.
Brainscape is the Quizlet of the future. It’s a web and mobile education platform that applies the latest in cognitive science research to make studying as efficient and fun as possible. Brainscape is built around a scientifically proven adaptive flashcards algorithm that focuses on the concepts you struggle with, rather than wasting time on the stuff you know well. “Flashcards on steroids,” they call it. Their audience spans millions across the country, from students to teachers, all of whom collaborate to make the most effective Rolodex of the future.
Referrals account for between 30-50 percent of all hires in the US. You can be the most hardworking, smartest candidate around, but if you don’t have the proper network, you will be at a disadvantage. Firsthand knows this reality well, which is why they set up a business around a mission to give every job hopeful the best possible career network. Their platform connects candidates with experienced professionals for career conversations, resume critiques and mock interviews. They’ve connected with over 100 universities worldwide.
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