For example, the creators of Date My first got their idea for the site after their female friends complained that they were spending most of their time with other students enrolled in the school of social work, most of whom were women.
Each member's qualifying school is verified using the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) for NSC registered schools and through proof of education when an NSC report is not available.** Every member is also checked against the National Sex Offender Registry. Customize who can and cannot see your profile; for example, co-workers, employers, classmates and friends.
If potential lovers weren't meeting in the classroom, the university needed a better platform for both sexes to interact.
Students today are busier than ever, especially with more of them having to work to help pay for tuition.
He opened her profile and saw her name was Michelle Przybyski. One walk of four hours with Lalinde's dog, Domino, around campus and a date at the library (that didn't really involve studying) later, the two Columbia University graduate students applied for a marriage license in New York just 10 days after meeting in person. With countless dating websites such as match.com, and okcupid.com, the online dating market is a bit crowded.
But Date My School has inched its way in and formed a niche for students searching for a boyfriend or girlfriend who shares the same educational goals and understands school comes first on the priority list.