College Countdown

Plan your path to any university — US, UK, Canada & Australia. AI-powered search, real tuition costs, scholarships, Test Prep & step-by-step application guides.

CollegeCountdown is the only app that brings together college savings, scholarship tracking, and teen college readiness in one place — for both parents and students.

PLAN YOUR COLLEGE SAVINGS

• Link your 529 college savings plan, savings accounts, and investment accounts via Plaid
• See your real-time funding gap against inflation-adjusted costs at any school
• Calculate exactly how much you need to save each month to stay on track
• Track your SECURE 2.0 Roth IRA rollover eligibility ($35,000 lifetime opportunity)
• Share a family gift link so grandparents and relatives can contribute directly

TRACK AND WIN SCHOLARSHIPS

• Build a scholarship pipeline — track every application from research to won
• Discover scholarships matched to your teen's profile, grade, and interests
• Generate AI-powered financial aid appeal letters for any school offer
• Watch your funding gap shrink in real time as scholarships are won

GUIDE YOUR TEEN'S COLLEGE READINESS

• Personalized 4-year high school roadmap with grade-by-grade milestones
• Daily AI-generated study plan tailored to your teen's weak areas and goals
• SAT and ACT diagnostic tests, mini practice sessions, and AI coaching
• Career Compass: discover careers, matched college majors, and the high school courses to take now
• Activities tracker with AI profile analysis — see exactly what colleges will see
• College Readiness Index (0–100): one score that tracks academic, test prep, application, and financial progress

FOR PARENTS

• Parent Hub with Finance, Planner, Goals, Progress, and Nudge tabs
• AI financial coach for gap analysis, scenario planning, and SECURE 2.0 guidance
• Send challenges and goals to your teen — they accept and track progress
• Weekly AI progress report on your teen's college readiness
• AI-suggested nudges — the right message to send at the right moment

FOR TEENS

• Personal dashboard with countdown to college, challenges, and daily plan
• My Day — AI-generated daily schedule targeting SAT/ACT weak spots
• Application Profile Score — understand what admissions officers will see
• Career and major matching based on your interests and strengths
• College Journey timeline — a record of every milestone, score, and win
• Full Length SAT and ACT tests in-app
• Career based prep for future and college COLLEGE SEARCH
• Browse and compare colleges with real data: tuition, acceptance rate, graduation rate, median earnings, and median debt
• Build your college list with Target, Reach, Safety, and Considering categories
• See test score ranges and after-graduation outcomes for every school
• AI-recommended schools based on your teen's career and major interests

PLANS Free trial available. Monthly Family plan $4.99/month or $49.99/year (up to 4 children). Monthly Teen Only plan $1.99/month.

CollegeCountdown is built for families with high school students planning for college enrollment 1–5 years from now. Start free and upgrade when you're ready.

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