Free to start, with no card, and the weekly update is free on every plan. Pro is $29 a month and Holistic is $59, both cancel whenever you want. A private counselor is usually $3,000 to $10,000 for one application season, paid upfront.

For parents

Help your teen get real guidance
without taking over.

Q: Does Spike replace my child’s school counselor?

No, it complements them. School counselors are stretched thin. Spike covers the day-to-day questions so in-person meetings can focus on the hard decisions.

Q: Is Spike trying to recruit my child for colleges?

No. Colleges do not pay Spike to recommend them, and Spike does not put your teen into a recruiting funnel.

Q: Is my child’s information safe?

Spike does not sell personal information. We’re building to student-privacy expectations, and full privacy docs ship before launch.

Q: What ages is Spike for?

Grades 9–12. Earlier years focus on building a profile and exploring; later years on applications and deadlines.

Q: Can I see how my child is doing?

If your teen adds your email, you get a short weekly update on what they have been working on and which deadlines are close. It is a summary, not access to their account or their conversations.

Spike is an AI college counselor for high-school students. This page covers what it does, what it will not do, and what you can see as a parent.

What to know

The questions parents ask first.

Your teen stays in charge

Spike coaches, it does not write. Essays, activity descriptions, and the final decisions stay your teen's own work.

A weekly email, if your teen adds you

Once a week you get a short read on how things are going and what is coming up. You never see their conversations.

No recruiting, no data selling

Colleges do not pay to be recommended, and your teen's profile is never sold or passed on as a lead.

What it costs

Free to start with no card, and the weekly update stays free on every plan. Paid plans are $29 or $59 a month and cancel anytime.

The weekly email

One update a week, and nothing to log into.

If your teen adds your email address, Spike sends you a short read every week: what they worked on, what is coming up, and the one thing that would actually help. Enough to know whether to step in, and enough to stop asking how it is going.

Added by your teen, and theirs to turn off at any time.

SubjectA good week for Jordan

Spike

This week

Early Decision application to Amherst College is due on November 1. This is a good week to offer another pair of eyes, if Jordan wants them.

Jordan finished four things:

Draft the Amherst supplement
Ask Ms. Reyes for a recommendation letter
Register for the October SAT
Email Dr. Rolston about a lab visit

They also added Bowdoin and Colby to the list.

Coming up

Early Decision application to Amherst CollegeNov 1
Application to Coca-Cola Scholars ProgramOct 31
Regular Decision application to Bowdoin CollegeJan 1
Application to Colby CollegeJan 1

You’re getting this because a student chose to share their progress with you.
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Safety & privacy

What Spike will and will not do.

College applications involve sensitive student information. The boundaries should be clear.

Student data stays separate from recruiting

Spike does not sell personal information or use student profiles to market colleges.

Clear limits

No admissions guarantees, no ghostwritten essays, and no pretending AI is perfect.

You get a summary, not a feed

The weekly email covers progress and upcoming deadlines. Your teen's conversations with Spike stay private to them.

Getting started

How families usually begin.

01
Your teen makes an account
Free, no card. It works on a phone or in a browser, and they can stay on the free plan for as long as they want.
02
They talk to it once
There is no form to fill in first. Ten minutes of conversation is enough for Spike to start being useful.
03
They add your email
Optional, and theirs to turn off. From then on you get the weekly update instead of having to ask.

Questions parents ask

The questions we hear most.

Does Spike replace my child’s school counselor?

Is Spike trying to recruit my child for colleges?

What will it cost?

Is my child’s information safe?

What ages is Spike for?

Can I see how my child is doing?

Help your teen start with a clearer plan.

Create an account and let Spike help organize the next steps.