Introduction :

• Mark shares some insights on the FAFSA because the new Simplified FAFSA is now live
• Mark discusses, which colleges offer Early Decision and why do they offer it.
• Lynda interviews Soup Campbell, Head of Marketing and Brand at Zeemee-Part 3 of 4

Soup Campbell Interview : Part 3 of 4

• Lynda asks Soup if Zeemee is used by colleges as a demonstrated interest test.
• Soup lets us know if students join one Zeemee community or more than one
• What metrics can colleges get on students who use the Zeemee community?
• Soup explains how bulk messaging works on Zeemee
• Soup talks about how chat channels support students with affinity groups.
• Soup talks about whether Zeemee is available to students outside of the US
• Soup answers if international universities are on Zeemee
• Soup talks about the types of students on Zeemee
• Soup talks about the top 10 schools for engagement.
• Soup talks about the live events colleges host.

Mark’s recommended resource of the week : Recommended Resources for AI by Chris Chilbert

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/28/ai-chatgpt-robots-taking-jobs/ – This is the Washington Post article that I referenced.
• https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4573321 – This is a link to the Harvard study that I mentioned. It’s a bit long, but it’s readable. The Post article references it. It shows how tools such as ChatGPT might be used in the workplace.
• https://hai.stanford.edu – This is Stanford’s AI site. They’re doing incredible research into AI, and it’s worth reviewing.
• https://www.ai.gov/ai-use-case-inventories/ This is an inventory of how federal agencies are using AI.
• https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/sam-altman-openai-chatgpt-gpt-4/674764/ – Article in The Atlantic focusing on ChatGPT and the founder of OpenAI. The Atlantic has a lot of AI coverage.
• https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights – This is from McKinsey Consulting. They have a free newsletter and a lot of good articles on the impact of AI on business.
• https://www.csail.mit.edu – MIT’s AI site.

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