College Students Rate Hotspots on RankIt

Posted on October 6, 1997

RankIt, a website where college students have a voice online, is now also the site where students can speak out on what's hot. When visiting other campuses, students can tap into RankIt for tips from their peers on the best local hotspots and stores for college essentials.

In more than 100 towns nationwide, college students were surveyed on the best dinner values, best night clubs, and absolute "must see" spots. The current results are posted as "Local Favorites" on the RankIt website. Students can continue to vote on the selections and add their own suggestions of hip and happening hang-outs in their town. Votes are scored automatically for up-to-the-minute information on the top rankings. Planning a trip to New York City but don't know where to go? New York University students ranked Webster Hall as the best dance club in the Big Apple and swear that Silver Spur has the best cheap breakfast to get back up to speed after a long night out.

To reward students for their input on hip locations across the nation, students can register on-line during the month of October for RankIt's first-ever sweepstakes. Students will have a chance to win a trip for two, including airfare, accommodations and spending money, to the RankIt "Local Favorites" town of their choice, where they can check out the top peer-recommended hotspots for themselves.

RankIt is Visa's first website for the college market and according to Visa has logged over 226,000 monthly user visits since its launch on February 1.