To be eligible to participate in CollegeData’s Road to College Student Stories, you must be planning to attend or currently attending a four-year college as a first-time freshman in the fall of 2026. To receive payment, CollegeData must accept your story, update and/or excerpt and you must agree that we can post it on the CollegeData website.
Additionally, you must provide:
(1) A recent photo of yourself that will appear with the story;
(2) Any additional information about your college admission experience that we may request;
(3) A signed consent and release form giving CollegeData the right to use all or part of your story.
In addition to earning $200, you could earn up to an additional $500 for optional subsequent stories about your life in college that you submit and we accept and post on the CollegeData website.
