Thursday, December 25, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN
Kim Rubenstein wants college students to avoid a bad roommate experience.
The Youngstown native, now living in Chicago, co-developed Compatibility, a startup that uses an algorithm to match students with roommates, mentors, peers and student organizations.
“I wanted to prove that nonacademic factors affect student success,” she said.
Rubenstein said the product is sold only to housing agencies and universities. Through the housing application process, students are matched on their responses to a 108-question survey about their behavior, personality and interests.
“We don’t use any demographics to match students,” Rubenstein said. The key to matching students is whether their values are aligned, she said.
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