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As former students will attest, their profile is more than just an SAT score and frankly they’re right to think so. Basing an entire academic analysis on one score is narrow minded, but luckily students have more options than ever to further their education and Zinch is here to help. Zinch is a web platform for connecting students with scholarships and future education resources. Continue..Read more about Zinch.

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MoodPanda

Ever been in one of those moods? Sure, we all have. Most of us would like to forget it once it passes, but MoodPanda is promoting the idea of tracking moods, both good and bad. MoodPanda is a free mood tracking service that keeps and analyzes data on all sorts of moods and mood swings. Continue..Read more about MoodPanda.

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BookClubIt

Some would say print media is dead. There may be some truth to that, but it doesn’t mean people have stopped reading. They’ve simply moved their books, magazines and other interests to digital devices and so ‘grabbing a book’ translates to something more descriptive like ‘grabbing a library’. Without the physical book, some past times have been left by the wayside. For instance, book clubs. BookClubIt wants to bring back the tradition of sharing thoughts and insights between readers with online book clubs. Continue..Read more about BookClubIt.

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Exploratree

Have you ever created a pros versus cons list? Many of us have, it involves a subject line and two columns for positive and negative results surrounding the subject. Exploratree is an online way to create those and many, many more types of thinking guides. Continue..Read more about Exploratree.

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Animoto

As we’ve said before, video is an integral part of the future for information consumption and there are an ever increasing amount of resources available to create, edit and publish that video. Animoto is a video creation platform which manipulates user selected content to deliver unique videos. Continue..Read more about Animoto.

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As former students will attest, their profile is more than just an SAT score and frankly they’re right to think so. Basing an entire academic analysis on one score is narrow minded, but luckily students have more options than ever to further their education and Zinch is here to help. Zinch is a web platform for connecting students with scholarships and future education resources.

There are over $1.9 billion in scholarships available, but finding the right match can be a daunting, even impossible task. Zinch works to match scholarships to students by gathering several factors which narrow down scholarship availability and thus make the scholarships more fine tuned towards each student. Factors like student status (grade level), zip code, GPA, heritage, ethnicity, citizenship and several other qualifications all contribute to how scholarships are provided to students. Students can choose from a list of scholarships displayed in a sidebar and apply with the click of a button or ‘Like’ scholarships to receive reminders from Zinch about upcoming deadlines.

Some things that make Zinch stand apart from other online services is their willingness to reward students on their own. Students who use Zinch and are awarded a scholarship found through the service can earn double the amount, with the surplus paid by Zinch. Additionally, Zinch has a unique ‘Mooch’ feature which allows students to earn based on scholarships their friends are awarded. Students can invite their friends to Zinch and if a friend is awarded a scholarship, Zinch will award the referring student an equal amount. With so many ways to earn money for college, students could pile up the cash quickly if they stick with it.

In addition to scholarships, Zinch provides a search feature for finding colleges and universities which match student criteria. Looking for a smaller more personal campus environment or perhaps a four versus two year program? Zinch narrows the field down and compiles a list complete with school details, videos and current student listings. Many students know the field of study they want to pursue, but finding the right school is problematic. There are so many choices, by narrowing down the options Zinch makes the process a little less convoluted.

As if scholarships and universities aren’t enough, Zinch provides several other meaningful resources for students looking to further their education. Have you thought about studying abroad? How about test preparation? Zinch lists the opportunities available and explains briefly what each choice offers. Those features coupled with upcoming college events from a variety of educational institutions and personally connecting with other students ensures Zinch members have fun as well as benefit tremendously from the Zinch resources.

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