Beacon | College Planner

Free college application organizer. Track schools, essays, deadlines, and recommendations. Built for the Class of 2027.

Beacon is a free college application organizer built for students who take this seriously.

Track every school, essay, deadline, and recommendation in one place — organized exactly the way the Common App works.

FEATURES • School List — Search thousands of colleges. Track status, deadlines, and decision plans (EA/ED/RD). • Essay Tracker — Every supplemental prompt auto-populates when you add a school. See which essays you can reuse across schools. • Deadline Calendar — Visual calendar of every deadline across all your schools and essays. • Recommendations — Track who you've asked, confirmed, and submitted. • Activities & Honors — Build your Common App activities list directly in the app. • AI Fit Score — Get an honest reach/match/safety analysis per school based on your stats. • Resume Parser — Upload your resume and auto-fill your activities list. • School Compare — Side-by-side stats for any schools on your list.

Beacon is completely free. No premium tier, no ads, no catch. Built by a student, for students applying in the Class of 2027 and beyond.