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The stakes are high and the information is a mess. Free sites bury you in
thousands of schools; a private counselor charges $5,000+, often for generic
advice. You want the right fit and a smart return — explained clearly, for the
student, not just the parent.
There's a smarter option
in between.
A clear, personalized report built around your grades, budget, and goals:
Every number comes from official U.S. government data. Delivered as a clean PDF, within 24 hours.
Here's the top of a sample report (with made-up student details). Your full report lists up to 20 schools across 5 tiers — this is just a taste.
College List for "Maya" — Class of 2026
Intended major: Computer Science · Home state: CA · Budget: ~$25k/yr · Sorted by fit & value
🟢 SafetySample data shown for illustration. Every real report uses official U.S. government data.
Each tier answers a different question. Open the actual PDF — no email required.
Our own 0–100 score blends affordability, earnings, and graduation rate — all from official U.S. government data. It rewards real outcomes for the money, not prestige. Here are three of the most-applied-to schools in the country — see how differently they score:
80–100 Great value
60–79 Good value
Below 60 Lower value
Notice how a high-outcome, lower-cost public can out-value a pricier private — exactly what the famous rankings hide.
Your report personalizes this score to your family's income. For higher-income families who won't qualify for need-based aid, we score on the full price you'd actually pay — so it never overpromises a discount you may not get.
We're two senior software engineers — one at Meta, one at Microsoft — and parents of an 11th-grader going through this exact college search right now.
We work with data for a living, so we couldn't stomach making a six-figure decision on guesswork — or on an AI chatbot that sounds confident and gets the numbers wrong. So we built the tool we wanted for our own kid: every figure pulled from official U.S. government data, then organized and explained in plain language.
We're not $5,000 admissions consultants and won't pretend to be — think of us as your researchers and translators for the college search. That's why it's $29, not $5,000.
Read your report, and if it's not genuinely useful, reply within 7 days for a full refund — no questions asked. You keep the report either way. We just ask one line on what missed, so we can keep improving.
"Far more useful than the $300 I spent on a counselor session."
— Mom of a junior at Redmond High School · College Strategy Package
A short 5-minute form — grades, interests, budget, and goals.
Researched from official U.S. government data, sorted into the 5-tier framework, with real after-aid costs.
A clean PDF within 24 hours (Personal College Advisor, 1–2 days). The College Strategy Package & Personal College Advisor are personally hand-checked before sending.
Early feedback from families using their personalized list.
"The Personal College Advisor gives our family a comprehensive list personalized just for us, and the Excel worksheet gives us a solid foundation to build on. We're so happy with this purchase — it's worth every penny."
"Far more useful than the $300 I spent on a counselor session. The strategic read and the major & career analysis were exactly what we needed to make sense of our options."
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