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Sign Up for College Takeover

Sign up to participate in College Takeover, a chance to run one of U in the Driver Seat’s social media channels for one day. Share all the great things you’re doing with our social media network by highlighting a UDS activity, safe driver event, or other creative safe driver messaging campaign.

Before signing up, we highly encourage you to read the College Takeover Guidelines to see if you have what it takes!

By filling out the form below you’ll be signing up to participate. UDS cannot promise your submission will be approved unless filled out one week prior to the day you wish to take over social media. By participating in College Takeover your team will receive All-Stars credit for one risk requirement.

  • Selecte the day you'd like access to UDS's social media. We suggest you choose a day where you have events or activities planned. You must fill this form out one week in advance to be given approval for Teen Takeover.
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  • You may select as many as you'd like. 5 UDS Cup points are awarded per event/activity day, not per channel. Hold shift and select more than one.
  • Give us a brief explanation about what you're planning on posting about during or after school to spread the safe driver message.
  • Contact Information

    You must provide an email or phone number for us to reach you with information regarding College Takeover.
  • U in the Driver Seat (UDS) grants one person authority to manage the social media platform of the persons' choosing for one day to conduct College Takeover. No person shall post pictures of text that are foul, of nudity, highly political, and/or derogatory in nature. By agreeing to these terms you will Takeover UDS's social media channels for the one day designated and vacate duties by 11:50 p.m. that same day. To participate in College Takeover you must agree to these terms.

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