What does it mean to Follow a College?

RaiseMe has hundreds of 4-year colleges listed. Some are not yet partners, but 80+ of them offer micro-scholarships on our new site for community college and college students (and we’re adding more every year!).

By Following a 4-year college, you indicate that you would like to earn scholarships from that college, learn more about them, and allow the college to learn more about you. They will gain access to basic information about you when you Follow them.

Why is Following so important?

Following a 4-year college is the crucial first step in earning micro-scholarships. If you are Following a college, you'll be able to see what potential micro-scholarship dollars you'd earn when you transfer based on the achievements you add to your Portfolio.

4-year colleges have earning deadlines - a date when the Portfolios of all students planning to transfer in a certain semester (i.e. Spring 2022) have their earnings locked in and their information submitted to that college. Learn more about them in this article (under Earning Deadline.)

You must be Following a college by their earning deadline in order to be eligible to receive for Micro-Scholarships at that school.