Our Review of the Dating Site ‘academicsingles.com’

Academic Singles is a matching dating site that is designed to help educated people meet. This site is owned and operated by Be2 SARL, which also operates Be2, C-Date and Lisa18. In other words, the company is well versed in the subject of dating sites. Matching relies on a thorough personality test. Through your answers to this test, an analysis of your personality is carried out in order to find you the perfect partner. This site offers a streamlined framework that gives it a very professional look of an online dating agency. It gives a very successful first impression of seriousness and modernity.

• Age range: 35–60 years old

• Distribution: 55% women, 45% men

• Success rate: 77%

The main feature of Academic Singles is its personality test. 15 minutes long, it uses questions with grade responses, responses e.g. ‘I would like a partner who is decisive’ with 6 grades between ‘Not really’ and ‘Very much’. Other questions are multiple-choice such as ‘Who would you choose? Someone exciting and full of surprises – Someone self-assumed, laid-back and well-balanced.’ At the end of this test, the answers are analysed by the system, which then carries out a search for ideal partners.

Aside from this personality test, Academic Singles does not offer any special features. The site is intended to be minimalist in order to encourage members to exchange rather than be distracted by other features.

Registration on Academic Singles is free, as is its basic use. It is therefore possible to take the personality test and browse other members’ profiles without paying. On the other hand, in order to benefit from all the site’s functionalities, you must begin a subscription. Subscribing to Academic singles allows you to:

• See pictures;

• Send unlimited messages;

• Read all received messages;

• See who visited your profile;

• Add members to favourites.

Packages	Price / month	Total
Basic - 3 Months	39.99 GBP	119.97 GBP
Classic - 6 months	29.99 GBP	179.94 GBP
Committed - 12 Months	19.99 GBP	239.88 GBP

The premium subscription plan renews automatically for the same duration. To cancel automatic renewal, there is no online method so you must send a written letter or fax to the customer service department. Furthermore, cancellation must respect a 14-day notice.

Use

Registering on Academic singles is quite simple and quick. However, it is not possible to sign up via Facebook, which means that you have to enter your details manually. It doesn’t take long, however, as you only need to fill out gender, search type, age and contact details.

After registering, you will take the personality test, which lasts about 15 minutes. You will be asked different questions about your ideas, interests and preferences. The test is designed to be simple as it uses checkboxes. After completing the test, you will be prompted to enter a welcome message for your profile, this is the area where you can introduce yourself and say what you are looking for in your own words. To help your ideal partner find you, it is recommended to fill in all the fields in your profile as well. Again, these are multiple choice questions with checkboxes, making the operation simple and quick.

Depending on the results of your personality test and those of other users, you will find a long list of potential partners on your homepage. The profiles are presented to you according to the matching rate, but you can change the search criteria if you wish. 

When you find a member you like, you can contact them by sending them a message. It is the only way to contact other members on this dating site. There is no live chat or webcam option. To simply attract attention, you can send a ‘smiley’ or poke, for example.

On mobile, there is a very well-designed application available on the Google Play or App Store, which allows you to enjoy all the benefits of the platform anywhere. It’s a great way to stay in touch with someone you like at any time of the day.

In terms of security, the site has implemented data encryption to ensure the privacy of the exchanges that take place on the platform. In addition, given the registration process, which includes a fifteen-minute test, it goes without saying that fake profiles are not common on Academic Singles.

The customer support is also rather comprehensive as the dating site is equipped with a Frequently Asked Questions section for the most common questions. For anything else, you can contact customer service directly by e-mail or via the message form available on the site. However, there is no telephone contact option.

If you are looking for something long-term with an educated person, Academic singles is definitely what you need. Thanks to the personality test, you can easily find people whose interests match your own. Moreover, given the large number of members on the dating site, it is clear that there will be no restrictions on the number of partners.

In terms of functionality and design, Academic Singles is minimalist, to say the least. But it remains efficient with a rather attractive success rate. The site has a professional look and knows how to win the trust of its users. Although you may be a little frustrated by the lack of features, you’ll realise that the ones you have are enough.

• Easy contact with other members

• A very pleasant site with a premium look

• Great value for money

Areas for Improvement 

• The automatic renewal subscription