Today, standardized test scores and AP classes are very important factors that colleges use to filter out applicants, so students who want to pursue higher education must be strong in those areas. Unfortunately, a good score in these tests requires heavy financial input for optimal preparedness. Students who can invest in these resources spend significant amounts of money on SAT, ACT, and AP prep books and guides which are of no use to them after the class or exam is over. However, some students in CMSD schools do not have the same capability to spend money on those books, and access to resources is one of the reasons for lower scores than those who can prepare better. Resource Reborn aims to bridge the gap in resources by redirecting useful prep books and other school resources from students who no longer have a use for it to students in CMSD schools who may not necessarily have the same opportunities. The way it will achieve that is through a web app that will allow for resource redistribution among high school students. This idea came out as the winning pitch in Accelerate Cleveland:2020 under the category of Educating for Tomorrow (this project was originally named Connect4U).

With your help, we can work towards making higher education more accessible to all students and to improve equity in education.