MeetYourClass

Stronger teams, better outcomes. MeetYourClass supports students while aligning admissions, marketing, housing, and more. MeetYourClass bridges silos, builds connections, and delivers results across campus. Check it out ↓ Visit meetyourclassinc.com to learn more. #meetyourclass #EnrollmentManagement #StudentRetention #HigherEdInnovation #EducationTechnology #EnrollmentManagement

As we approach the holiday season , communities on MeetYourClass are continuing to thrive and grow. ???? Check out this weeks Top 10 down below ↓ Visit meetyourclassinc.com to discover how MYC’s data-driven approach can elevate your institution’s community-building efforts and provide actionable insights for effective student engagement. #Top10Communities #HigherEd #StudentEngagement #MeetYourClass #Admissions #EnrollmentInsights

Summer Melt. $11B in tuition is lost every year at colleges and universities across the country because of Summer Melt and the problem is only going to get worse. Come to our New Enterprise Forum meeting this Thursday, November 21, at Ann Arbor SPARK, beginning at 5 PM and you can learn what Summer Melt is and what MeetYourClass is doing to help solve it. Founded in 2022 by four University of Michigan students, Blake Mischley, Jonah Liss, Kaleb Schmottlach and Jon Millar, MeetYourClass is helping universities fill seats by revolutionizing how they build community and allocate resources. Graduating from the 2023 Techstars Detroit accelerator program, MYC was the Innovation Track Winner at the 2024 Michigan Business Challenge presented by Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Blake Mischley, the company's CEO and Co-Founder, will share the story of MYC, its tremendous traction to date and its plans for the future. The evening will also feature an expert panel discussion addressing the provocative topic of "Should I stay or should I go now? The Founder's Dilemma." Moderated by Barbara A. Boldt, Principal at Boldt Global, LLC, the panelists will be David C. Bloom, Executive Director of Pointe Angels; Peter Deppe, Co-Founder and former CTO of KUHMUTE ?; Danny Ellis, Co-Founder and CEO of SkySpecs; and Sherwin Prior, Co-Founder and CEO of KUHMUTE ?. It will be an evening full of education, insights and networking. Please join us. For further information on the event, please go to the NEF website at: https://lnkd.in/gWRK3K2c Please register for the event on Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/gpUPZVWv

Early deadlines are here, and early applicants are growing fast—53% of students now apply EA. But with more options, keeping students engaged is more important than ever to reduce decision fatigue and melt. Check out this article for strategies to keep your students engaged and reduce melt during this time.?↓

The Founder's Dilemma: To be rich or to be king. Few have been both. Harvard Business Review had an article that examined this quandary some years ago. New Enterprise Forum is going to host an expert panel discussion on Thursday, November 21, at Ann Arbor SPARK that will explore the topic in today's startup world. As startups scale, every leadership transition impacts the company's culture and how decisions are made. During this dynamic panel discussion, we will hear firsthand from two founders who have navigated the trade-off of the Founder's Dilemma. We will also get the perspective of an investor who will assess founder fit and alignment and a non-founder CEO who has successfully led a leadership transition to drive growth, while honoring the founder's original vision. Entitled "Should I stay, or should I go now? The Founder's Dilemma," the panel will be moderated by Barbara A. Boldt, Principal at Boldt Global, LLC, with the panelists being David C. Bloom, Executive Director of Pointe Angels; Peter Deppe, Co-Founder and former CTO of KUHMUTE ?; Danny Ellis, Co-Founder and CEO of SkySpecs; and Sherwin Prior, Co-Founder and CEO of KUHMUTE ?. The evening's agenda will also have a showcase presentation from Blake Mischley, Co-Founder and CEO of MeetYourClass, on the company's history and impressive traction and growth. MeetYourClass was the Innovation Track Winner at the 2024 Michigan Business Challenge presented by Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. The event will kick off at 5:00 p.m. with food, drink and networking, with the programming starting at 5:45 p.m.. For further information on the event, please go to our NEF website at: https://lnkd.in/gWRK3K2c Please register for the event on Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/gpUPZVWv

Happy National Signing Day! ? ?? Today marks a huge step for so many students as they officially commit to their colleges! Some of the first members of the Class of 2029 are making their decisions official today, and we couldn’t be more excited for them. Choosing the right campus is just the beginning, and at MeetYourClass, we’re here to help make those next steps easier by connecting students with their new communities. To all the athletes committing to their future schools today, we’re rooting for you! ?? #NationalSigningDay #MeetYourClass #ClassOf2029 #HigherEd #NationalLetterOfIntent #SigningDay2024

November is in full swing, and our student communities are growing fast! Check out this week’s Top 10 communities below ↓ Want to see how peer-based communities can transform your institution? Schedule a demo with MeetYourClass today and discover how our data-driven tools can boost student engagement and enrollment at every step! Visit meetyourclassinc.com to learn more! ?? ?? #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #Admissions #CommunityBuilding #MeetYourClass #EnrollmentInsights

We are proud to share that MeetYourClass has been included on the Renaissance Venture Capital Startup Hotlist for the third time in a row! The Hotlist features some of the most promising early-stage companies in Michigan, based on hundreds of recommendations from VC funds, and in connection with our participation in UnDemo Day. We’re honored to be recognized alongside Michigan’s most innovative startups as we work to help colleges engage students and boost enrollment! ????

MeetYourClass recently pitched on the My First Million podcast alongside Milieu, Tour, MetaFrazo, Brothers Nuts, and Pathlit. Click here to see the MeetYourClass pitch: https://lnkd.in/eDamMx8t. Everyone has to check out what these other start-ups from the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are building. Here is a high-level overview about why each excites me so much: The organizers: Bobby Housel, Tommy Potter, Barry Sabin, and Austin Kennedy have changed the way entrepreneurs meet at UMich and UIUC. At UMich, they host bi-weekly meet-ups that anyone can attend without an application, dues, or required meetings. After Blake Mischley and I attended each of these meet-ups during our freshman year, we were inspired and knew what it would take to stop talking about launching MeetYourClass and finally make it happen. Milieu, Inc.: Nathan Shatz and Ronil Chaudhary are going to revolutionize skincare by customizing our cosmetic products and habits to each person's unique microbiome. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/etZqAgmF. Tour & Tour.video (YC S21): Amulya Parmar?and Kishan Sripada (my good friend from high school!) are making apartment tours virtual and interactive. I used their product when shopping for an apartment in Chicago this past summer. I cannot imagine having made such a significant financial and lifestyle decision without Tour. MetaFrazo: Shrikar Lekkala is helping content creators such as universities "dub" their online content into 60+ languages. Being so close to universities grappling with the impending domestic, demographic cliff, I am confident that MetaFrazo will empower universities to bring their educational services to a much larger population. I am so excited to see how companies like MetaFrazo help to educate the world. Shameless plug, but another impressive dubbing start-up is sync. (YC W24) – where my cousin, Noah Milberger, serves as the founding engineer. Brothers Nuts: Austin Majors and Caleb Majors have such an inspiring story, and their sprouted nut products are making for healthier, more sustainable snacking habits. I am already craving the Crackled Cheezy Almonds that are on the way. Pathlit: Advay Gupta is making reading and responding to emails substantially easier. Their response generator and inbox categorization system is positioned to drastically decrease the 13 hours per day the average worker spends on emails. I cannot begin to imagine the increased productivity and job satisfaction this will bring. Regarding MeetYourClass, we shared how our platform supports students in their transition from high school to college while helping universities enhance enrollment efforts. Specifically, we discussed how universities can tackle rising "Summer Melt" rates, which is the initial point of enrollment leakage and student support that MeetYourClass aims to address. Thank you Sam Parr, Shaan Puri, and the rest of the My First Million team for having us!

?? Reminder: Our webinar is this Thursday, Nov 7 @ 2:00pm! If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the time! Join us to explore how you can use social media to boost student engagement, build stronger peer-to-peer communities, and address today’s biggest challenges in enrollment management. Swipe through to see the key topics we’ll cover! Link to register: https://lnkd.in/eqJaZKqz #highered #meetyourclass #admissions #socialmedia