Free tools
The numbers half of admissions, free.
Every tool runs on real admitted-class and public data, gives you a range instead of fake precision, and ends with what to do next. No account, and nothing you type leaves your browser. What you enter carries between tools on this device.
- College chances calculatorMost usedWhere your GPA and scores land against each school's real admitted class, with an honest range and next steps.
- College essay AI checkerRuns in your browserPaste your draft and see every AI-sounding line highlighted with a fix, not just a score. Nothing is uploaded.
- SAI calculatorNothing uploadedThe federal aid formula, run line by line on your family's numbers, with your Pell Grant eligibility.
- Major match quiz2 minutesFifteen questions about how you like to work, matched against 292 real majors.
- GPA calculatorWeighted and unweighted, computed the way colleges actually read them.
- International GPA converterFor international studentsCGPA, A-Levels, IB, Abitur, bac, and percentage systems to a US 4.0, with the methodology shown.
- SAT to ACT conversionThe official concordance chart, an instant converter, and which score to send.
The other half
These tools read the numbers. Spike is the counselor for the rest.
Spike learns your story through conversation, then puts it to work on everything a calculator cannot see. The numbers you checked here become the first thing it understands about you. See how it works.
When numbers meet a counselor
One conversation with Spike sets several things in motion:
- Profile graphYour numbers become the first nodes of a profile Spike grows by talking with you.
- Essay coachEssays coached from your real story, from first idea to honest final read.
- OpportunitiesReal programs and competitions chosen to strengthen your particular application.
- CalendarDeadlines tracked, with milestones planned backward from every one.
One email when Spike opens. No card, no account. About the waitlist.