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Priya · Stanford '29
Started in grade 9 · computer science
“The roadmap caught my course rigor gap in sophomore year — early enough to actually fix it.”
For students grade 8 and up — the earlier, the better
Your personal college counselor, from first plan to acceptance letter
Learn how admissions really works, build a plan across courses, activities, essays, and money — and track it year after year, adjusting as your student grows.
Learn
Short guides that teach families how admissions and aid actually work — before decisions get made.
Plan
Build a self-serve strategy across courses, major fit, activities, essays, and financial aid.
Track
Follow the plan through the years — re-evaluate and adjust as grades, interests, and goals evolve.
Educational library
Articles that explain how admissions actually works
Search guides on college fit, financial aid, essays, extracurriculars, and curriculum planning.
College Application
Leveraging Artistic Talent for Top College Admissions
Having an artistic talent can significantly enhance a student's chances of admission to elite colleges, either as a primary focus for specialized art institutes or as a unique interdisciplinary hook for comprehensive universities. By strategically planning their portfolio to showcase creative problem-solving and pairing it with strong academics, students can access thriving, high-paying career paths in fields like UI/UX, industrial design, and art direction.
Aug 2, 2026
College Fit
Choosing Colleges from an Employment Perspective: A Data-Driven Guide
Evaluating colleges through the lens of employment data reveals that elite universities offer significant long-term earning advantages, while outcomes at large public institutions vary drastically depending on the student's specific major. Furthermore, specialized schools provide strong direct industry pipelines, and liberal arts colleges consistently deliver exceptionally high 40-year returns on investment despite different initial post-graduation paths.
Aug 2, 2026
Everything a counselor would build with you
Five connected plans, one student profile.
Curriculum roadmap
Course plans built from your school's own catalog, matched to target-college rigor expectations.
Major fit exploration
Find majors that fit interests and outcomes, backed by real earnings data by school and field.
Extracurricular strategy
See where each activity ranks for your target schools — and exactly what one tier up requires.
Financial aid planning
Match your family's real budget to proven aid strategies — before the college list is built.
Essay planning
Turn the student's real story into a narrative admissions officers remember.
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Application evaluation
Score your profile against a specific school's admit benchmarks — and simulate how your plan moves the score.
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Marcus · MIT '28
Started in grade 10 · engineering
“The plan simulator showed exactly which two moves mattered most. So I did those two things.”
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Elena · Columbia '29
Started in grade 8 · pre-med
“Financial fit was part of our list from day one — no April surprises, and full aid.”
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