How it works

Three minutes to a starting point, then one clear step a month. No sales call, and no form that ends in “someone will be in touch”.

The journey

  1. Step 1

    Create your free portal account.

    No card and no call. The free plan is genuinely useful on its own, and nothing is charged before you decide otherwise.

  2. Step 2

    Complete onboarding and your first modules.

    Four questions, about two to three minutes: the grade your student is in, a few schools you are curious about, courses and GPA, and test scores if you have them. In 9th and 10th most families do not, and that is expected.

  3. Step 3

    Track progress with your College Success Score.

    Academics and extracurriculars, each reported as a band rather than a bare number, measured against the selectivity you are aiming at. It moves as the profile fills in.

  4. Step 4

    Follow your agenda, and book 1:1 time if you need it.

    Each month brings a short set of actions, lessons and decisions matched to the grade and the season. The paid plan includes an initial 30-minute one-to-one, with more available as an add-on.

  5. Step 5

    Explore colleges and admissions, and refine your profile.

    Search on selectivity, affordability and fit, build a list you can track, and model how a change in test scores shifts it.

  6. Step 6

    Join monthly office hours and apply with confidence.

    Monthly office hours with a college counselor, for the questions a page cannot answer.

How a month works

Curriculum designed to help families navigate high school. Engage with videos, interactive exercises, and reminders for next steps.

  1. Step 1

    See what matters for your list

    Your first profile read compares the information you entered with the colleges you are targeting, so the plan starts with the questions that matter for those schools.

  2. Step 2

    Get your monthly roadmap

    A set of actions, activities and lessons for the month, matched to the grade and the season rather than to a generic checklist.

  3. Step 3

    Go deeper

    Join your cohort's monthly office hours to ask questions and learn from other families. Book 1:1 time with Ayan if you need it.

  4. Step 4

    Update your profile

    Keep the profile current to see trends over time. The roadmap rebalances around whatever still needs work.

What is in a month

October shows first-release content. November and December show illustrative task titles, not a published content list.

OctoberFirst release
  • LearnWhat an Admissions Officer Sees First
  • ActionName What the File Could Miss
  • LearnHow Many APs, IBs, or Honors Classes Should I Take?
  • ActionDownload Your Activity-and-Achievement Log

+ 26 more videos, readings and tasks

5 modules · starts Oct 1

NovemberUnlocks next
  • Improve3 Steps to Strengthen Your Activities List
  • DecidePick Courses Without Closing Doors
  • LearnWhat Colleges Look For in 10th Grade
  • ReflectWhat Your Fall Semester Actually Shows

A full month of videos, readings and tasks

Included in your plan

DecemberUnlocks next
  • LearnFind a Summer Program Worth Your Time
  • ImproveTurn a Club Into a Leadership Role
  • DecideChoose Your SAT or ACT Timeline
  • UpdateLog Your Semester Grades and Activities

A full month of videos, readings and tasks

Included in your plan

What the score will — and won't — say about your child

Parents ask this more than anything else, usually a little quieter than the rest. Here is how it is built.

  • Judged against your child's grade, not a finished senior

    Course rigor is measured against what's expected by the grade they're in. A 9th grader isn't marked down for APs their school won't offer for another year.

  • Measured against the schools you chose

    Your first read compares the information you entered with the schools you're considering — not a national ranking, and not the rest of the class.

  • The profile bands describe growth, not worth

    Developing, Emerging, Competitive, Strong. No letter grades, and nothing on it called failing. It tells you what this read can see today — that honesty is what makes movement visible later.

  • An estimate, and we say so

    Where we show an academic comparison, it is an estimate from public data, never a promise of admission. A read that implied otherwise would be worth less.

  1. Developing
  2. Emerging
  3. Competitive
  4. Strong
Every student begins somewhere on this. Where they start says far less than which way it moves — and in 9th and 10th grade, there is a great deal of time for it to move.

You don't have to figure this out alone.

Start with three minutes and see what comes back. Nothing is charged, and you can stop there.