163. Better Tech & Better Processes for College Choice with David Hurwitt

<p dir="ltr">The whole college admissions process is frustrating from both sides. Students rely on the school mailers they’re inundated with beginning their second or third year of high school. And schools buy student lists and “spray and pray” them with mailers. There’s no real science behind it and, as a result, students end up transferring or leaving their college after a semester or two (if they opt to go at all) and colleges are constantly looking for new students to fill seats and meet revenue quotas.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Not only that but students of privilege tend to get better access to college planning resources, leaving a big gap in those who end up with a good fit college vs. those who don’t.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">David Hurwitt is on a mission to change this. By leveraging research from the dating app eHarmony, he’s created a free tool where students can match with a good-fit college. This creates better student successes as well as better results for the colleges and universities that provide data and feedback to the system.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Not every student is meant to go to college, and that’s okay. But giving more students access to resources that allow them to forge their own paths is essential. This is a step in the right direction. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Listen in to hear more. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">About David Hurwitt:</h2> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Dave Hurwitt is an innovator. Over the course of his career, he’s led the development and launch of new products and services – from toothpicks to wind turbines – that have generated well over $1 billion in sales.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">If you have a large, front loading washing machine in your house, that was Dave and his team at Whirlpool. They re-envisioned the traditional, small European washer for the US market and took front loaders from 1% of the market to over 50% today, saving billions of dollars in electricity and wat