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Podcast: The Scholarship GPS Podcast: Your Directions to a Debt-Free College Degree
Episode: A FREE Student Portfolio Platform + 6 Scholarship Opportunities + A Last-Minute Scholarship Help for the Class of 2025
Description: Cirkled In is a free online student portfolio platform, much like a ‘LinkedIn’ for students. As a mom helping her children in the college admissions process, Reetu Gupta saw the critical need for a platform like this. So, she helped found Cirkled In, and today serves as the company’s CEO. In our conversation, Reetu and I discussed:
The importance of a student portfolio, especially in an age of ‘test-optional’ college admissions
How colleges, internships, and employers are using Cirkled In for admissions and recruiting
Finding scholarships on Cirkled In and their vetting process
Cirkled In’s quarterly $2500 no-essay sch...