September 16, 2009
myUsearch.com announces scholarship for left handed people

myUsearch.com will award a $1000 scholarship to the left handed student who can best answer: "What is the biggest challenge you face in earning a college degree? What can colleges and universities do to help you overcome this challenge and encourage others with similar challenges to further their education?" This scholarship is open to any left handed student that plans to pursue an undergraduate degree from an accredited U.S. college or university. This scholarship is open to first-year or transfer students who have not yet enrolled in the college they hope to attend and will begin their first semester on or before October of 2011. All applicants must have a combined household income of less than $100,000. For further information, visit our scholarship page. Full Scholarship for Left Handed People press release. myUsearch.com has just announced it's newest scholarship for women who are moms. This $1000 scholarship will be awarded to the mother who can best answer: "What is your biggest challenge in earning a college degree as a mother? How can colleges help you overcome this challenge and help more mothers go back to school to earn a college degree." For more information about this scholarship for women, visit our scholarship page or read our scholarship press release. 

August 14, 2009

June 12, 2009
myUsearch.com announces winner of SAT/ACT Scholarship

Chelsea Lorimor of Palisade, Colorado will be the recipient of myUsearch.com's latest scholarship: The SAT/ACT Doesn't Measure Me.....or Does It? To win the scholarship, Lorimor submitted a scholarship essay on the subject of whether college entrance exams are a good indicator of how well students performed in High School and how likely they are to perform well in college. Lorimor plans to attend Mesa State College in Colorado in the fall to study education and hopes to move back to her hometown of Palisade, Colorado to be a teacher someday. To learn more about myUsearch.com's current scholarships, visit our scholarship information page.

May 19, 2009
myUsearch.com co-founder to speak at CESDA Conference

Elizabeth Kraus, co-founder of myUsearch.com, will speak at the CESDA conference in Avon, Colorado on Thursday, May 21st, 2009. Kraus will discuss the costs and benefits of recruiting prospective students online. Many colleges are trying new online tactics to boost their college enrollment, but do these tactics pay off? What value do they offer to the students?

Kraus will discuss how schools can recruit students who are in the process of finding the right college through online tactics that are cost-effective and won't harm their college brand.

April 19, 2009
myUsearch announces scholarship for international and undocumented students

This new scholarship is open to any students who are NOT citizens of the U.S. We will award this $1000 scholarship to the student who can best answer (with a video or an essay): "How will the completion of a U.S. degree impact your life, your family and your home community."

To apply for the scholarship, the students must first complete the myUsearch college match questionnaire and must plan to enroll in their first semester at an accredited US college or university on or before October 1, 2010. Read more about our international scholarship.

March 22, 2009
myUsearch co-founder to speak at SACAC conference

The co-founder of myUsearch.com, Elizabeth Kudner, is scheduled to speak to college admissions professionals at the SACAC conference scheduled for April 18-21, 2009. Kudner will speak on the "Danger of College Search Sites - How to Protect Your Reputation Online". The session will help colleges understand how they can recruit students online without cheapening their brand. Many online college search services claim to match students to colleges and colleges to students, but their tactics can cause a deep frustration among students and can severely tarnish a college's brand. With this session, Kudner will help colleges understand the ups and downs of college matching services, how to choose a college matching service, and how to monitor and manage the prospective students delivered from college matching services.

January 15, 2009
myUsearch scholarship deadline is approaching!
The deadline for the myUsearch $1,000 scholarship titled "The SAT/ACT doesn't know me..............or does it?" is approaching. Make sure to complete the myUsearch college matching questionnaire in order to be eligible and complete the scholarship application by MARCH 1st! To apply for the scholarship, you must be a first-time college student in 2009 or 2010, attend an accredited US college or university and have a household income below $100K. To complete the scholarship application, you just have to write a short essay on whether you think the SAT/ACT is a good indicator of how much you've learned in school and how well you'll do in college. The best essay will win an $1000 scholarship!

The Mantra: More myUsearch users = more scholarship money for students and colleges.

October 22, 2008
And then there were COLLEGE VIDEOS
Colleges need to effectively communicate to students what they specialize in and what they're all about (their "message"). Students need information from the colleges in order to make an educated (no pun intended) decision about where they're going to go to school. So, with myUsearch not only are students provided with an unbiased college matching process, but to help students find the right college, we have also included college videos that will provide even more information both visually and narratively to help students with this decision.

This also helps colleges to properly communicate their "message" and make sure that the students that enroll in their college are students that are more likely to not only attend, but graduate from their institution. It also gives colleges the ability to put a face on the college by showing off their campus, classrooms, instructors and college students.

September 17, 2008
myUsearch signing up colleges
Colleges are finally able to work directly with myUsearch. So, what does this mean to students?

• Students' college matches have been operating quite accurately, but NOW they'll become even MORE accurate
• Students will be provided more information on their college matches
• Students will be able to link directly to college sites
• Students will now have the luxury of having their desired colleges pursue them

This is a big step in completing our mission (increase access to education & help colleges), and we're always listening to students to help them find the right college.

September 10, 2008
myUsearch announces new $1,000 scholarship
As we continue our dedication to higher education, and more importantly those looking to further their education, we announce another $1,000 scholarship titled "The SAT/ACT doesn't know me..............or does it?" Requirements include being a first-time student in 2009 or 2010, attending an accredited college, having a household income below $100K and writing the best essay regarding the scholarship's title.

The Mantra: More myUsearch users = more scholarship money for students and colleges.

August 15, 2008
myUsearch $1,000 scholarship awarded
Stephanie Sidwell of Colchester, Illinois was awarded the myUsearch scholarship "College admissions frustrations and how would you change it". Stephanie currently attends Spoon River College in Canton, Illinois. Spoon River College has four campuses located in Illinois, including online courses. Stephanie's award winning essay focused on enrollment of non-traditional - older - students and how the admission's process could be simplified through the use of weighted GPAs or aptitude tests.

August 1, 2008
myUsearch hires blog writers
Four writers were added this last summer, in order to diversify opinions and articles relating to the college experience and college admissions. The additions included:

• Jillianne Hamilton (student @ Holland College)
• Laurelin Kruse (student @ Yale University)
• Pauline Diaz (student @ Seattle University)
• Kate Scozzaro (student @ University of Rhode Island)

There are several other contributing writers, including those in the fields of college admissions and financial aid,

May 21, 2008
myUsearch announces new $1,000 scholarship
myUsearch announces scholarship titled "College admissions frustrations and how you would change it". Requirements include being a first-time student in 2008, attending an accredited college, having a household income below $75K and writing the best essay regarding the scholarship's title.

Full Press Release

April 16, 2008
At least 10% of profits go to myUsearch scholarships
We believe in education, and now we're putting our wallet where our mouth is. In our pursuit of helping students and colleges we have decided to develop our own scholarship program that will focus on the underserved sector of students. Our goal is to help students pay for college, or at least limit, the number of students who drop out of college due to financial reasons. Students have a direct impact on our scholarships. Just by using the myUsearch college matching online service, each student will contribute to our growing scholarship program. And they didn't even have to give us a dime!  What a deal!

Full Press Release 

April 10, 2008
HELLO WORLD!!!
Change is-a-coming! myUsearch is now available to students across the world looking for the perfect U.S. college match, and we're going to change the way online college search tools work. "Oh, and how do you plan to do that?" For starters, colleges will not be able to advertise to unrelated students. Most sites are cluttered with advertisements (the scapegoat method for sites to generate revenue), but good luck finding these on myUsearch. We're going to provide students with relevant questions to TRULY determine a college match (no more "put in your zip code and.............ta-da.............your perfect college matches"). We list colleges regardless of whether they're paying us.  It's the only way to provide a truly unbiased service to both students and colleges.

No more open market for selling user's information, either. We're selective. We only work with colleges, and specifically with each user's matching colleges. It's all in the interest of our customers. They make myUsearch work, and we're dedicated to protecting what they want as a customer.

August 22, 2009
myUsearch.com announces the winner of the scholarship for international and undocumented students

Student X, who must remain anonymous to protect herself and her family, will be the recipient of the $1000 scholarship for international and undocumented students. Like many undocumented students, Student X was brought to the US by her parents when she was an infant. Her parents were unable to obtain legal citizenship, but decided to stay in this country in order to build a better life for their family. Now as an undocumented student who has grown to know the US as her home, Student X faces great adversity in achieving her dream of going to college. We hope this scholarship will help her to overcome this adversity.  For more information about our scholarships, visit our scholarship page. Full Scholarship Award Press Release