{"id":685932,"date":"2025-08-19T16:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-latest-feature-lets-college-students-find-and-connect-with-classmates\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:05:13","slug":"tiktoks-latest-feature-lets-college-students-find-and-connect-with-classmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoks-latest-feature-lets-college-students-find-and-connect-with-classmates\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok\u2019s latest feature lets college students find and connect with classmates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a move reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s early days, TikTok is launching a new feature that allows college students to find and connect with others on their campus. The feature, called Campus Verification, lets users add their college campus to their TikTok profile and browse through a list of students at their school. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To access the feature, users need to navigate to their profile and tap the \u201cAdd school\u201d button. From there, they need to enter their school name and then select their graduation year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To verify that they actually go to the school they entered, they need to provide their academic email address. Once complete, their college name and graduation year will be displayed on their profile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users can then browse their school\u2019s page, filter by graduation year, and view all of the users who have added the school to their profile. They can also sort the users list to show the most-followed users first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3037546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=430,242 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=668,375 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=1097,617 1097w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=708,398 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feature is available across more than 6,000 universities through TikTok\u2019s partnership with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myunidays.com\/US\/en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">UNiDAYS<\/a>, a student verification platform that confirms student status. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok says the idea behind the feature is to turn its platform into a hub for real-world connections and belonging on campus, which is essentially what Facebook\u2019s original mission was when it launched in 2004 as a way for Harvard students to connect with one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok\u2019s new feature could be a welcome addition for college students looking to connect with others on campus. However, it also raises concerns about digital privacy, as it could make it easier for users to track others online. Of course, the feature is optional, so those who prefer to keep their TikTok presence separate from their student life can choose to simply not add their school to their profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-inline-cta\">\n<div class=\"inline-cta__wrapper\">\n<p>Techcrunch event<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-cta__content\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__location\">San Francisco<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__separator\">|<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__date\">October 27-29, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s worth noting that the launch comes as Instagram was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mattnavarra\/post\/C-95SZaIkFW?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">spotted testing a similar feature<\/a> last year that would allow users to display their school info and graduation year on their profile and connect with other students. 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