User Stories

[jayden-andrews]

User Story 1: As a student, I want to create a profile with my academic background, demographics, interests, and financial needs to be used in the scholarship search.

User Story 2: As a student, I want the platform to use my profile to automatically surface and rank the most relevant scholarship opportunities, so that I can focus my energy on the ones I'm most likely to win and that are coming up soonest.

User Story 3: As a student, I want to track the status, deadlines, and required materials for each scholarship I'm applying to, so that I never miss a deadline or submit an incomplete application.

[coreyeross25]

These are strong, clear user stories with a consistent focus on student value, but they can be slightly improved by making them more specific and measurable. For User Story 1, consider defining what “demographics” and “financial needs” include to avoid ambiguity. For User Story 2, clarify how rankings are determined (e.g., deadlines, eligibility match, award amount) to make it more actionable for development. For User Story 3, it’s well-written but could be strengthened by specifying features like reminders or status categories (e.g., submitted, in review, awarded). Overall, they are solid but would benefit from a bit more detail to guide implementation and reduce assumptions.

[jayden-andrews]

User Story 1: As a student, I want to create a profile with my academic background, demographics such as race, gender, location, and first-generation status, as well as my interests and financial need indicators like income range, so that the system can accurately match me with relevant scholarships.

User Story 2: As a student, I want the platform to automatically surface and rank scholarships based on my profile using factors such as eligibility match, deadline proximity, and award amount, so that I can prioritize the opportunities I am most likely to qualify for and win.

User Story 3: As a student, I want to track each scholarship’s status, including not started, in progress, submitted, and awarded, along with deadlines and required materials, and receive reminders for upcoming due dates, so that I never miss a deadline or submit an incomplete application.