{"id":19055,"date":"2013-06-16T08:25:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=19055"},"modified":"2013-06-16T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-16T18:24:49","slug":"more-money-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/more-money-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"More Money for Students!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dollar-sign1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19064\" title=\"dollar sign\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dollar-sign1.jpg\" alt=\"dollar sign\" width=\"227\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a>The Dorm Room Fund (DRF), a student-run venture fund that invests in student-run startups, will be expanding its concept to Boston this fall. The VC fund already operates in Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>For a startup to be eligible for DRF funds, it must have at least one current student or recent graduate on its investment team. Of the 32 students (spread out over three investment teams), there are 7 MBAs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Zones\/bschools.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">top schools<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Wharton.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Wharton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Columbia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia Business School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See <em>Businessweek<\/em>\u2019s article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/articles\/2013-06-05\/vc-fund-for-students-by-students-expands-to-boston\" target=\"_blank\">VC Fund \u2018for Students, by Students\u2019 Expands to Boston<\/a>,\u201d for more details.<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><br \/>\n<span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><br \/>\n<span id=\"hs-cta-78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f\"><br \/>\n<!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/58291\/78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/58291\/78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n (function(){             var s='hubspotutk',r,c=((r=new RegExp('(^|; )'+s+'=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie))?r[2]:''),w=window;w[s]=w[s]||c,                 hsjs = document.createElement(\"script\"), el=document.getElementById(\"hs-cta-78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f\");             hsjs.type = \"text\/javascript\";hsjs.async = true;             hsjs.src = \"\/\/cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com\/cs\/loader-v2.js?pg=78b1a7c2-3814-4ba9-97cc-d84d6a997b0f&#038;pid=58291&#038;hsutk=\" + encodeURIComponent(c);             (document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0]||document.getElementsByTagName(\"body\")[0]).appendChild(hsjs);             try{el.style.visibility=\"hidden\";}catch(err){}             setTimeout(function() {try{el.style.visibility=\"visible\";}catch(err){}}, 2500);         })();\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4169\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Accepted.com\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-small-for-SF.jpg\" alt=\"Accepted.com\" width=\"111\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\" rel=\"author\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best <\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\">Accepted.com's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/AboutUs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Services\/MBAProgramServices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">comprehensive packages<\/a>,<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>or provide targeted assistance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">picking perfect programs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/admissionsresume.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/essayediting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">preparing for intense interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> to get started now!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\">This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/06\/14\/more-money-for-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dorm Room Fund (DRF), a student-run venture fund that invests in student-run startups, will be expanding its concept to Boston this fall. 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