UChic.com Relaunches Site With New Look, Content and Chicster Program For Back-to-School Season

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UChic.com, a leading college resource for teen women that offers the latest trends, tips and news to help them make the most of the college experience, has relaunched their site today. And for the first time, UChic.com introduces consumers to their exclusive "Chicster" network.

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The Chicster network is designed to be the ultimate resume-building opportunity for young women looking to get an early start on their careers. In addition to offering opportunities to get published in their award-winning book series, the Chicster network also offers members access to special discounts and promotions on goods and services that will help them through their college experiences.  To join the network, students can Click Here.

As the back-to-school season is upon us and in celebration of the site's relaunch, UChic is launching a six-week long Back-to-School Bash Giveaway taking place from August 13 through Aug. 24. Each week, UChic readers will be given a chance to win their must-have picks for college living from dorm essentials like alarm clocks and decorative throws to gadgets like a smartphone, mobile speaker and e-reader. To enter the contest, readers must become a fan of UChic's Facebook page and if they refer up to two friends to the contest, they will get an extra chance to win that week.

"We are always developing new content, finding new voices and putting out new books and merchandise to connect with students heading to college, in college and just out of college. I'm thrilled with the expansion of UChic.com and I think students will be as excited as we are about all that's newly available to them heading into the 2013 back-to-school season," said Christie Garton, CEO and Founder of UChic.

About Christie Garton and U Chic Media
UChic.com is the college girl's go-to source for uplifting and inspiring content. After discovering a lack of positive resources for women like her, grad student Christie Garton founded U Chic Media in 2006 with the launch of UChic.com, the first online magazine written for and by college-aged women. Within months, the site grew into a leading online destination with a best-selling line of college guidebooks for girls soon following. U Chic: The College Girl's Guide to Everything" (Sourcebooks 2013), has sold over 80,000 copies, and was recognized by About.com as a 2012 Readers' Choice College Guidebook. 

Underscoring its commitment to the success of their consumers, UChic has made a "100% Behind You Commitment," giving a portion of its profits to the company's Open Door Foundation that provides grants to young women in support of their academic and career pursuits.

UChic and Christie have been featured on The Today Show, Better TV, FOX News, CBS and in leading publications such USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, U.S.News & World Report and Seventeen.

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