Student to Student
STS is committed to providing academic resources to students who would otherwise not be able to afford them.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Education
- Location New York City, NY, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded October 2013
- Website facebook.com
Company Summary
Student to Student (STS) will level the playing field in NYC’s school system by providing free Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) tutoring to under-resourced 8th graders. Participating students will take three courses: verbal and math (SHSAT test subjects), as well as an Academic Mentoring course. STS will engage with individual student learning styles by utilizing a tech platform and current NYU students as resources.
Team
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Andy C. NgCo-Founder
Andy is currently a junior and Gates Millennium Scholar at NYU, majoring in English with minors in Urban Education & Social Entrepreneurship. Andy is also a Teach for America Rising Leaders Fellow, an affiliate of the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), as well as a Junior Program Director for the national nonprofit, College For Every Student.
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Steven ChanCo-Founder
Steven is currently a senior year at NYU where he majors in Applied Psychology on the Pre-Medicine track. As one of the co-founders of Student to Student, Steven’s role is working on business development, strategic planning, and budgeting. Steven is now a tech entrepreneur and plans on working in startups while continuing Student to Student after graduation. When he is not busy working, Steven can be found exploring new places with a camera in ha
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Anna LeCo-Founder
The daughter of immigrant parents with less than a high school education, Anna’s life has been changed by programs similar to Student to Student that are dedicated to promoting disadvantaged student success. Anna is a senior at NYU majoring in Politics and double minors in Sociology and Science & Society. After graduating, Anna will teach in the Baltimore Public School District as a Teach for America Corps Member. She will concurrently earn her M
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Danielle Nogoy
Danielle is a current senior at NYU where she majors in Chemistry on the Pre-Medicine track. Currently, she works as an undergraduate research assistant in the NYU Langone Medical Center Diabetes Research Program in the Schmidt Lab, where she is involved in studying the relationship between the RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products) cell-surface receptor and its role in diabetes and its complications, specifically atherosclerosis.
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Andre C. Ross
Andre C. Ross is a junior in the Stern School of Business studying Management and Economics. At NYU, Andre has already worked to accomplish this goal and currently serves as both the Vice President of the All-University Gospel Choir and the Treasurer of the Black Student Union. Andre was recently named “Male Junior of the Year” by the NYU Academic Achievement Program’s 11th Annual KINGS Award Ceremony.
Previous Investors
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Dalai Lama FellowsUnconfirmedNYU Reynolds Changemaker ChallengeUnconfirmed
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