CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bridge To College, a Chicago, IL educational startup, has unveiled a new free college matching tool for all high school students involved in the college search process.
Bridge To College's college match tool uses dynamic data sources, research, and machine learning to identify a college uniquely suited to an individual student's needs and interests. Bridge To College's recommendation algorithm factors in students' financial, academic, and social needs to determine the college recommendations.
"Bridge To College evolved from my extensive work in education over the years. I've helped thousands of high-achieving BIPOC and financially disadvantaged students find the absolute best college to suit their individual interests and needs," said Vielka Cecilia Hoy, Bridge To College CEO and Founder. "For years, my work was a very manual process - compiling data and information about the unique offerings of hundreds of colleges, staying updated on each college annually, and carefully finding the right match for each student. With the rapid advancement of technology, it became obvious that this was a process ideally suited for digitization and machine learning."
Hoy assembled a team of twelve (and growing) and built Bridge To College to extend and scale her work nationwide. The unique Bridge To College college matching tool is available for free to any high school student. The student completes an online survey about their high school academic rankings, their financial needs, what type of college experience they're interested in, etc., and Bridge To College's automated matching algorithm presents a list of colleges most aligned with the student's unique interests. Bridge To College often highlights smaller colleges that the student may not have considered previously.
"The college search process is a very manual process, and often influenced by anecdotal discussions with family and friends, "I've heard this college or that college is good. Or, you might consider that college as a good fit,"" Hoy said. "We've taken hundreds of data points about what makes a college a unique fit - financially, academically, and socially - and carefully built our college matching algorithm to deliver improved options for college-bound students."
As more and more students use Bridge To College, the algorithm will become even more skilled at suggesting the ideal college for each high school student.
About Bridge To College
Bridge To College is an educational startup headquartered in Chicago, IL that has developed an advanced college matching tool to aid high school students in finding the ideal college. Free to students, Bridge To College search algorithm suggests the ideal college for each student's financial, academic, and social interests.
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