The paid memberships are incredibly expensive for the average person, but I suppose it’s just a penny to the demographics the app is targeting. Everyone on the app can use it for free under the guest membership, or you can pay to upgrade for access to exclusive features. For starters, there are various levels to memberships. Let me just say: There are so many rules and weird features on The League. Thus, began my journey of trying an elitist dating app for a month so you don’t have to.
I’m not sure how I skipped the 979,999 applicants before me or even how I got accepted. Nonetheless, I woke up the next morning to a notification that I had been "drafted" into The League. I figured I would have to wait months to hear back about my application, and to be clear, I am nowhere near a rich 10 out of 10 on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. By doing so, The League automatically inputs your education and career to your profile, so everyone can see how smart and accomplished you are.Īfter submitting my profile (and having extreme anxiety over the idea of being judged by a bunch of perfect people), I was put on a waitlist where I was told I was somewhere around number 980,000 on the list. You have to link the app to your LinkedIn and other social media. They want you to show off and send the message that you’re cool and attractive. The app encourages you to choose high-quality photos of you smiling and doing things that interest you, like hiking or going to dinner with friends, rather than posting tons of party photos or selfies in bad lighting. Naturally, I was intrigued.Īfter obsessing about the concept for two days, I decided to apply and see for myself.Īpplying was easy - all you have to do is build a profile similar to Tinder. My first thought was that it was an elitist Tinder designed specifically for the pretty, rich and privileged to have yet another exclusive space to be snobby. The mission “is that The League promotes higher education, encourages career-ambition and, most importantly, cultivates the desire for an egalitarian relationship in both sexes," according to founder and CEO Amanda Bradford. It's super selective, and the waiting process can take months. You have to apply and are placed on a waitlist while The League’s team reviews your profile and decides whether you're worthy enough to be accepted.
If you’ve never heard of The League, it’s essentially a dating app designed to bring successful, ambitious, elite singles together to breed power couples.
That’s where I was introduced to the Harvard of dating applications: The League. We were discussing online dating and the persona you create for yourself to try to find “the one.” Nearly a month ago, I stumbled upon something in one of my class’ lectures that caught my eye.
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