Built for independent educational consultants

Your entire practice,
in one place.

CollegePlannerPro brings students, families, college lists, essays, scheduling, and payments into one modern platform — so you spend application season advising, not administrating.

  • 30-day free trial
  • No setup fee
  • No long-term contracts
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Here’s what’s happening in your practice.
Students48+8 this month
Applications127+16 this month
Essays32In progress
Upcoming9Next 7 days
Application deadlines
Carleton CollegeNov 1Due in 3 days
Emory UniversityNov 15Due in 17 days
UC DavisNov 30Due in 32 days
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Upcoming tasks
Essay review – M. ChenToday
College list review – D. AlvarezTomorrow
Financial plan – S. OkaforNov 2
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Recent payment
The Okafor Family
Application PackagePaid
$750Oct 24, 2026

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Built for every stage of your practice

Different practices need different things. Start where you are.

Emerging & solo IECs

Your business, in a box.

College search and lists your families will love, scheduling and billing on autopilot, and Athena AI essay reviews — with no contract, pay as you go.

See CollegePlannerPro for solo IECs
College search & listsBuild balanced lists from rich college data, then share reports families can actually use.Fiske GuideCustom fieldsBranded reports Student mobile appGive students one place to see tasks, deadlines, messages, and their college list.iOS & AndroidReal-time updates Automated billingTrack time, create invoices, and automatically reconcile online payments.Card & ACHNo setup fee Athena AIDraft thoughtful essay feedback in your voice and send approved comments to Google Docs.45-second reviewsYour judgment stays in charge

Everything a practice needs. Nothing it doesn’t.

Student records

Every student, in one tab

Notes, emails, texts, files, tasks, and meeting history live on one student profile — with unlimited prospect and family contacts alongside your active roster. No more five apps and a spreadsheet.

  • One timeline for every conversation — email, SMS, and notes together
  • Unlimited prospects and contacts on every plan
See student records →
One complete student record
MC
Maya Chen Class of 2027 · Lakeside High
On track Application journey
College listBalanced and ready to share
Next stepsEverything stays on track
One timelineEvery conversation, together
Athena AI

Essay reviews in 45 seconds — your way

Athena drafts feedback in your reviewing style, connected to each student’s essays and college list, and pushes the comments you approve straight to Google Docs. It never rewrites a student’s essay — and it never trains on your data.

  • Turn a 30-minute review into 10 — three times faster through application season
  • One-click comments to Google Docs; your judgment stays in charge
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Athena AI essay review
45seconds to
first feedback
Personal statement · Draft 3

Finding the fault

The first time our robot failed at regionals, I stayed after everyone else had left to figure out why.

It wasn’t the code — it was a loose servo mount I had rushed the night before.1

That evening in the empty workshop taught me more about engineering than any win since.2

1 Specificity

Bring us into the empty workshop with one sensory detail.

2 Structure

Your closing line could make a powerful opening.

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Get paid without chasing

Track your time, generate an invoice in a click, and let families pay online by card or bank transfer. Payments reconcile automatically, so your books stay current without the spreadsheet.

  • Online card and ACH payments, powered by Stripe
  • Time tracker flows straight into invoices — with automatic payment tracking
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Invoice INV-2081 The Alvarez family Issued October 15, 2026
Paid
DescriptionAmount
College counseling4 meetings · September–October
$700.00
Essay review packagePersonal statement and supplements
$500.00
Total paidOct 24, 2026$1,200.00
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College research

College lists families actually love

Build balanced lists from rich, customizable college profiles — Fiske Guide descriptions and ratings included — then deliver them as polished, printable reports with your branding on every page.

  • Fiske Guide profiles, campus map view, and custom data fields
  • Branded, printable college reports parents can hold on to
See college research →
Diego Alvarez College search My college list
Branded report
8 colleges3 reach · 3 target · 2 likely
ListMap
CollegeFit
C
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota · 2,059 students
Reach
UC
UC DavisDavis, California · 31,797 students
Target
PS
University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington · 1,723 students
Likely
E
Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia · 7,359 students
Reach
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Scheduling

Scheduling that runs itself

Share a booking link that syncs with your real availability, and let automated email and text reminders keep students and parents on track — no back-and-forth, fewer no-shows.

  • Students book straight into your synced calendar
  • Automated text and email nudges for meetings and deadlines
See scheduling →
Scheduling automation Calendar connected
Live availability Jordan’s calendar
Wed3:30 Thu10:00 Fri1:00
Booked through your link
Thu15 10:00 AM · 45 minEssay check-inSarah Okafor
Added to your synced calendar
Then it runs itselfReminders go out automatically Email24 hours beforeQueued Text1 hour beforeQueued
New · MCP integration

Bring your AI to your practice

CollegePlannerPro speaks MCP — the open standard that connects AI assistants to your tools. Plug in Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible assistant to ask questions about your caseload, draft family updates, or bridge CollegePlannerPro to the rest of your stack.

  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible assistant
  • Permissioned, secure access — your data stays yours
See MCP integration →
ChatGPT Claude Google Docs Calendar Stripe More tools
CollegePlannerPro assistantConnected securely through MCP Connected
You askedWhich seniors haven’t submitted their Common App essay?
Three seniors still have essays in progressLive data
  • Maya ChenDraft in review
  • Diego AlvarezNot started
  • Priya PatelSubmitted ✓
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