Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Use this handy tool to log achievements, earn scholarships.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 13+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
RaiseMe - College Scholarships
Parent and Kid Reviews
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Pass
Meets our minimum requirements for privacy and security practices.
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Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
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Pass
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Warning
Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
What's It About?
To use RAISE ME: COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS, first register as a high school student between the ages of 13 and 21. Enter your email address or mobile number, a password, a photo, your high school's information, and requested personal information. Choose the colleges that you want to follow. Once you add your first course, you can start earning toward the colleges you're following. The app will lead you through the process of tracking your grades, course names, levels, and other information necessary to qualify for the designated scholarships.
Is It Any Good?
Teens who use this app to log their school achievements may very well feel motivated to do even more while earning real money, but there are some privacy concerns. As kids work to achieve academic, sports, and volunteer goals, they can experience how that initiative earns them scholarship money on RaiseMe: College Scholarships for High Schoolers. While the number of higher education institutions participating is currently limited to under 300, there are still many well-known and prestigious public and private schools listed on the app, which gives kids a broad range of schools to consider. Of course, teens who use it need to be accepted to their chosen college before the scholarship money listed on the app becomes real, but if they're doing the hard work needed to earn those dollars, their chances of acceptance can only improve. On the downside, it's not entirely clear from the privacy policy which third parties are privy to personal information, so families will have to decide if that uncertainty is worth the money and motivation the app can bring.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the value of exploring prospective colleges and scholarships early and often through tools such as RaiseMe: College Scholarships for High Schoolers. It's never too early in your high school career to get motivated for and excited about the next level of education!
Check out Common Sense Media's Best Apps and Sites for College Prep for more ideas on how to help your college-bound teen.
As kids see potential scholarship money increase with achievement on RaiseMe, it can provide a big motivational boost. Read Common Sense Media's Can Tech Help Teens Who Feel Unmotivated About School? for more tech tools that help empower teens academically.
Talk about the privacy concerns around free apps, since many collect and sell user data. Because this app does have potential monetary benefits, is the trade worth it?
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Skills : Self-Direction : achieving goals , goal-setting , initiative , motivation , personal growth , set objectives , work to achieve goals , Responsibility & Ethics : fiscal responsibility , making wise decisions , Tech Skills : using and applying technology
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : February 21, 2018
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Raise Labs
- Version : 1.8.2
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 10.0 or later
- Last updated : June 23, 2019
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