Parents' Guide to

RaiseMe - College Scholarships

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Use this handy tool to log achievements, earn scholarships.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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Privacy Rating Warning

  • Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
  • Personal information is not shared for third-party marketing.
  • Personalised advertising is displayed.
  • Data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
  • User's information is used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
  • Unclear whether this product creates and uses data profiles for personalised advertisements.

Is It Any Good?

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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.

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
  • Category: Education
  • Publisher: Raise Labs
  • Version: 1.8.2
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 10.0 or later
  • Last updated: April 26, 2018

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