Never Miss a Session: Managing Your SSA Alerts
When balancing school, extracurriculars, work, and a social life, it is incredibly easy for your daily study session to slip your mind. We built the Science Scholars Academy (SSA) app to be more than just a library of videos—it is designed to be your personal academic assistant.
By utilizing our custom alerts and push notifications, you can ensure that you stay on top of your coursework and never miss an important update. Here is how to configure your SSA notifications for maximum productivity.
1. Enabling Push Notifications on Your Device
To receive alerts from SSA, you must first ensure that your smartphone allows the app to send you notifications.
- During Installation: When you first open the SSA app after downloading it, you will see a pop-up asking for permission to send you notifications. We highly recommend tapping “Allow.”
- If You Previously Declined: If you accidentally tapped “Deny,” you can always turn them back on.
- On iOS (iPhone/iPad): Go to your device’s native Settings > Notifications, scroll down to the SSA app, and toggle “Allow Notifications” to the ON position.
- On Android: Go to your device’s native Settings > Apps > SSA > Notifications, and ensure they are toggled ON.
2. Setting Up Custom Study Reminders
The most powerful tool for building a consistent learning habit is the daily study reminder. You can configure the SSA app to ping you at the exact time you prefer to study.
- Open the SSA app and tap the Profile or Settings icon.
- Navigate to the Notifications or Study Reminders section.
- Toggle the daily reminder to ON.
- Choose Your Time: Are you an early bird who likes to review physics equations at 7:00 AM over coffee? Or a night owl who prefers to tackle biology at 9:00 PM? Set the clock to your preferred time, and the app will send you a gentle nudge every day exactly when you need it.
3. Managing Course Announcements
Aside from personal study reminders, the SSA app also uses notifications to keep you in the loop with the wider Academy.
- New Content Drops: Be the first to know when your instructor publishes a brand-new video module, uploads a new PDF study guide, or updates a syllabus.
- Live Events & Q&As: If an instructor is hosting a live session or office hours, you will receive an alert so you can tune in and ask your questions in real-time.
- Important Updates: We occasionally send alerts regarding major app updates or new features designed to help you study better.
4. Customizing Your Alert Preferences
We respect your digital space and never want to spam your lock screen. If you feel like you are receiving too many alerts, you do not have to turn them off completely!
Simply go back into your Account Settings > Notifications inside the SSA app. Here, you can toggle specific types of alerts on or off. For example, you can choose to turn off promotional announcements while keeping your daily study reminders active.
Take two minutes today to set up your alerts, and take control of your study schedule!
Still having trouble?
If you have tried all the steps above and the app is still not functioning correctly, we are here to help! Please reach out to our technical support team at support@studywithssa.com with a brief description of the issue and the type of device you are using, and we will get you back to studying as quickly as possible.