applyful sxsw edu

A Foray IntoCollaborativeCollegeSelection

A panel proposal for SxSw edu ‘14

Hosted by

43%dropout rate at4-year colleges

459:1student-to-counselor

ratio in U.S.

$6Bcollege budget spent

recruiting and marketing to students

The Share Economyhas lessons to teach

the college admissionscommunity.

What roles do the various parties of the admissions process play in a crowdsourced

environment?

ParentsCounselors

StudentsTeachers

Colleges

ServiceProvider

Which hurdles prohibit students from adopting a collaborative college selection

model?

Does social mediahave a role in thecollaborativecollege selectionenvironment?

See data from over 1,000

student, counselor,

parent and teacher

interviews.

Moderated byTony ZandersFounder, CEO

@applyful

Education