Zinch
| Zinch | |
|---|---|
| Web address | http://www.zinch.com/ |
Type of site | College Admissions website |
| Registration | Free |
| Owner | Zinch, Inc. |
| Launched | March 12th 2007 |
Zinch is a company that helps students find scholarships and engage in college networking and recruiting. The company's website enables students to create a profile similar to a college application, which can be browsed by colleges that they are interested in so that some may form a connection with the user. Colleges also have the ability to search through these profiles in order to contact interested students.
History
Zinch started out as a research project at Princeton University in June 2006[1] by a group of students. The company was founded by Mick Hagen, Brad Hagen, and Sid Krommenhoek and launched to the public in March 2007. The company is now run by Anne Dwane, who previously founded and ran Military.com.
In September 2011, online textbook rental service Chegg agreed to acquire Zinch.[2] Eventually, the www.zinch.com web address began to redirect to www.chegg.com/schools.