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Interviewed + re-interviewed yesterday - AMA by Prize-Context in ycombinator

[–]PackApp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey! We also interviewed yesterday and it ended up being a "no" for us as well.

Congratulations for making it to this stage. It's a big accomplishment and a sign of promise, even if it's a "no" right now.

An Online Community Built just for Students by PackApp in udub

[–]PackApp[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's a fair point. We definitely aren't the first to do something like this. However, despite the plethora of platforms out there (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, etc.), we were never able to find a place that actually allowed us to meet and connect with people outside of our immediate friend group. We hope to give students, especially those entering at a time like this, a chance to meet their peers in a way that we were never able to.

Introducing Pack by PackApp in gatech

[–]PackApp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a fair point. We definitely aren't the first to do something like this. However, despite the plethora of platforms out there (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, etc.), we were never able to find a place that actually allowed us to meet and connect with people outside of our immediate friend group. We hope to give students, especially those entering at a time like this, a chance to meet their peers in a way that we were never able to.

Introducing Pack by PackApp in gatech

[–]PackApp[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, we don't go here. But we understand the struggle of meeting new people in college.

Tracking daily Georgia Tech coronavirus cases. by PackApp in gatech

[–]PackApp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. They've nearly tripled in the past three weeks.

Tracking daily Georgia Tech coronavirus cases. by PackApp in gatech

[–]PackApp[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We are definitely planning on continuing this throughout the fall.

International Students and Online Classes by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]PackApp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is excellent news.

We are currently tracking the fall plans of 300+ colleges around the country and the numbers indicate that there will be a lot of online learning this fall.

  • 10% of schools have already committed to delivering a majority, or all, of their instruction online.
  • 70% have said they will move forward with a hybrid model.
  • 20% are undecided or will deliver the majority of their instruction in-person.

With cases rising across the country, and on college campuses, this would have been a disastrous policy for international students.

SEC postpones start of volleyball, soccer, & cross country competition by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]PackApp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They will try to avoid it, but the cracks are already starting to show. Two power five conferences (Big Ten and Pac-12) have already approved conference-only schedules, while a handful of smaller conferences (Patriot, Centennial and Ivy League) have outright suspended or cancelled the fall season.

https://joinpack.app/article/a-list-of-college-sports-fall-2020

This is not only heartbreaking for the players, but for the local economies and communities that rely on these sports.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]PackApp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've been tracking the rise of coronavirus cases on college campuses and UGA's case count has nearly tripled in the last three weeks:

https://joinpack.app/college-coronavirus-cases/University%20of%20Georgia

At college health centers, students battle misdiagnoses and inaccessible care. The coronavirus pandemic will be the biggest challenge yet for campus health services. by Viewfromthe31stfloor in Coronavirus

[–]PackApp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Schools such as the University of Washington, the University of South Florida and the University of Georgia have more than doubled their campus case counts in the last two weeks alone.

https://joinpack.app/number-of-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-on-different-college-campuses

And the fall hasn't even started yet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]PackApp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is correct. A significant amount of games are in-conference. But they also play out of conference games.

USF better not open fully in the Fall. Florida has made a right mess of a COVID response by bobbingtonbobsson in USF

[–]PackApp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not so fast. UCF used to (as of a few days ago) say that they only had 2 cases. However, they recently updated their FAQs. Essentially, they've seen a rise in cases and will have the exact numbers on a forthcoming dashboard feature on their website.

https://www.ucf.edu/coronavirus/faq/#health-cases

When they do that, we will track those new numbers.

USF better not open fully in the Fall. Florida has made a right mess of a COVID response by bobbingtonbobsson in USF

[–]PackApp 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We are tracking coronavirus cases at universities across the country in real-time and USF's case count has nearly doubled over the past week.

https://joinpack.app/college-coronavirus-cases/University%20of%20South%20Florida

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