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Tools to sharpen your edge
Data-driven, no fluff. Built by mentors who recently navigated the same admissions gauntlet.
Data Report
Ivy League & Top-50 Acceptance Data
Current acceptance rates and SAT/ACT ranges for the 50 most selective universities.
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Free SAT Diagnostic
Estimate your score range in 4 minutes and find the section to focus on first.
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Free ACT Diagnostic
Eight quick questions across all four ACT sections for an estimated composite range.
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SAT Score Calculator
Turn a paper practice test into section scores and a total with College Board’s own conversion table.
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ACT Score Calculator
Correct answers to section scores, Composite, superscore, and SAT equivalent, on the 2026-27 tables.
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ACT to SAT Conversion
The official conversion table, with the colleges in range for every score.
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UC GPA Calculator
Your weighted, capped, and unweighted UC GPA, compared with all nine campuses.
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CSU GPA Calculator
Your Cal State a-g GPA, and whether it clears the minimum for residents or out-of-state applicants.
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High School GPA Calculator
Weighted, unweighted, and cumulative GPA from your courses and credits.
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College List Builder
Sort the Top-50 into reach, target, and likely based on your score.
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Profile Strength Grader
Get an honest A–F grade on your profile and your two biggest opportunities.
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Spike Finder
Discover your admissions archetype and how to sharpen your signature strength.
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SAT & ACT Policy Tracker
See which of the top 100 colleges require, allow, or ignore SAT/ACT scores for 2026-27.
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AI Essay Policy Tracker
Which top-50 colleges have official rules on using AI in application essays — with verbatim policy language.
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Real Acceptance Rates
What 22 universities’ published rates hide, decomposed by application round and by major.
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Application Deadlines 2026-27
Every ED, EA, REA, and Regular Decision deadline for the top 100 colleges, grouped by date.
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MAP Scores by Grade
Look up any MAP Growth RIT score against the 2025 norms, kindergarten through 12th grade.
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i-Ready Scores by Grade
See the placement level and national percentile for any i-Ready score, grades K-8.
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State Tests: Practice, Dates, Scores
Official practice tests, this year’s dates, and a score lookup for STAAR, CAASPP, FAST, MCAS, and more.
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Can a 529 Plan Pay for Tutoring?
The federal rules since July 2025, the conditions on the tutor, and how 15 states tax it.
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Entrance Exams & Math Competitions
ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT, HSPT, AMC 8, and MATHCOUNTS: format, dates, and fees for 2026-27.
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SAT & ACT Test Dates 2026-27
Every test date with its registration deadline and the day scores come out.
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AP Score Calculators
Estimate your score on 21 AP exams, with the source of every cut point shown.
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AP Credit by College
The lowest AP score 153 colleges accept, and what 12 common exams earn at each.
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AP Pass Rates 2026
All 40 AP exams ranked by pass rate, from College Board’s score distributions.
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College Lists
Colleges by acceptance rate, test policy, and early application round.
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College Decision Dates 2027
When early and regular decisions come out at 48 colleges, in each school’s own words.
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Should I Retake the SAT?
Compare your score to the published middle-50% ranges at up to 5 target schools for an honest verdict.
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