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FIRST MEASURE / SHOWCASE

Show more than the application can.

Bring your experiences, work, and goals together in a personalized digital portfolio.

STORYThe person behind the list
PHOTO + VIDEOWork you can see
GROWTHMilestones over time
GOALSWhat comes next

A fuller picture of who you are—and where you’re going.

For students and young people with more to share than an application or activity list allows.

Supplements required applications and recruiting systems. No admission, award, recruiting, or membership outcome is promised.

More than a collection of accomplishments.

School, sports, work, service, projects, performances, and milestones often live in different places. Showcase brings the strongest parts together in one personalized portfolio you can keep building as you grow.

Different goals.
One place to show the story.

Shaped around your goals, audience, and strongest evidence.

01 / COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

Give context to the application.

Connect academic interests, projects, activities, and goals beyond the application.

ProjectsLeadershipWritingGoals
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02 / ATHLETICS & RECRUITING

Show the athlete’s development.

Bring skills, competition history, verified results, and selected photo or video into focus.

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04 / SORORITY & FRATERNITY RECRUITMENT

Introduce the person behind the profile.

Introduce your values, interests, involvement, and service without implying affiliation or membership.

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05 / PERFORMING ARTS & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Let the work be seen and heard.

Highlight performances, creative projects, training, and growth through photo and video.

PERFORMANCEVIDEOPROCESS
06 / LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Show initiative in action.

Give context to leadership, service, work, personal projects, and meaningful milestones.

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07 / GENERAL STUDENT SHOWCASE

Make space for the whole story.

Bring interests, activities, and achievements together, even before a specific application goal.

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Start before the application. Keep building from there.

Capture progress as it happens instead of trying to reconstruct everything later. Your Showcase can keep growing long after an application.

  1. NOWBegin with what matters today

    Your interests, activities, projects, and goals today.

  2. NEXTAdd the next chapter

    New work, service, competitions, performances, or athletic milestones.

  3. OVER TIMEBuild a record of growth

    Leadership, certifications, achievements, and new goals—each chapter adds context.

Know what comes next.

First Measure responds within 1 business day.

  1. Submit your intake

    Share your goals and whatever materials you already have.

  2. We review everything

    First Measure reviews the story, evidence, and portfolio opportunities.

  3. Confirm scope & price

    You receive the recommended package and final scope before committing.

  4. Build, review & launch

    We create the portfolio, complete the included revisions, and publish it.

Start with what you have.

Uploads are optional at initial intake. Add photos, résumés, activity lists, project files, awards, video, and other materials as available.

No purchase commitment.

Submitting an intake does not commit you to a purchase. Scope and final price are confirmed before work begins.

Choose the depth that fits.

Start with the amount of story and work you want to share. Every package includes launch and the first year of hosting.

Starter

$199

Tell the story

A focused introduction to you, your strongest experiences, and what matters most right now.

Start a Starter Showcase

Plus

$299

Show the work

More room for projects, activities, achievements, leadership, and media that deserve a deeper presentation.

Start a Plus Showcase

Signature

$449

Build the full picture

For broader stories, multiple goals, richer evidence, or work that benefits from deeper customization.

Start a Signature Showcase

First year of hosting included$99/year beginning in year two

Compare all package features
Showcase package comparison. Prices include the first year of hosting; renewal is $99 per year beginning in year two.
Build packageStarter$199Plus$299Signature$449
Best forA focused introductionWork and experiences in more depthRicher stories or multiple portfolio goals
FormatSingle-page portfolioExpanded single-page portfolioCustom portfolio structure
Core sectionsUp to 5Up to 7Based on approved strategy
Projects / featured evidenceUp to 2Up to 4Expanded/custom
Photos & mediaBasicExpandedAdvanced/custom
Video / external mediaYesYesYes
Dedicated project/detail treatmentLimitedUp to 2As appropriate
Revision rounds123
Target turnaround7–10 business days10–14 business days14–21 business days
Future updatesAvailable separatelyAvailable separatelyAvailable separately

First year included

Keep your Showcase growing.

Every package includes the first year of portfolio hosting, starting at publication. No additional hosting charge at launch.

After the first year, continued hosting is $99 per year.

  • Live at its published First Measure URL
  • Secure with HTTPS/SSL
  • Available for continued use
  • Routine hosting maintenance for reliable deployment
  • Deployment of your approved portfolio
  • QR code linking to your Showcase

Keep a place for new milestones. Content revisions and portfolio updates through First Measure are available separately; they are not included in hosting.

Ready to share.

A public portfolio, built and hosted by First Measure.

Your finished portfolio

  • Public portfolio URL
  • Desktop, tablet, and mobile experience
  • QR code for easy sharing
  • First year of First Measure hosting included ($99/year beginning in year two)
  • Link to your supplied résumé or activity-list PDF

Future update support is available separately.

Optional additions

  • Custom domain connection
  • Additional future portfolio updates

Outside the standard package

Not included by default:

  • Self-service website editing
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Custom-domain registration cost
  • Creation of a new résumé
EVIDENCE WITH INTEGRITY

Real experiences. Carefully presented.

Built from accurate, supportable information. Achievements, roles, affiliations, and outcomes are never invented or overstated.

PRIVACY BY INTENTION

Share what helps—not everything collected.

Share only what belongs in public. Private records, sensitive contact details, birth dates, and personal or travel schedules stay out.

FIRST MEASURE SHOWCASE

Your experiences tell a bigger story.
Showcase it.

Explore the portfolio type that fits the person, the evidence, and what comes next.

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